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Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Nagoya Grampus
2 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 24 May 2025 · 08:30 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Toyota Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

9
6
8
Nagoya Grampus 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-06-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–1 W
17 May Avispa Fukuoka A 1–1 D
11 May Kyōto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
06 May Fagiano Okayama FC H 0–0 D
03 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 3–0 W
29 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–2 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 May Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L
21 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–2 D
17 May FC Tōkyō H 3–2 W
11 May Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D
06 May Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
03 May Tōkyō Verdy H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Nagoya Grampus Urawa Red Diamonds
#3 Position #16
31 Points 25
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
46 Scored 37
44 Conceded 37
+2 GD +0
1.72 PPG 1.39
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds is underway.
  • 5' Teruki Hara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Matheus Savio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 36 goals in his last 393 appearances.
  • 15' It’s high time Maciej Skorza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Nagoya Grampus are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Nagoya Grampus are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Taishi Matsumoto is withdrawn and Kaito Yasui gets his opportunity.
  • 51' What composure from Ryoma Watanabe! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nagoya Grampus and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' Nagoya Grampus have won 403 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 67' Takahiro Sekine gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Matheus Savio and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' The whistle greets Keiya Shiihashi as he departs to be replaced by Tsukasa Morishima.
  • 83' GOAL! Sho Inagaki scores on 83.
  • 88' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 88 minute. Yusuke Matsuo leaves to be changed by Motoki Nagakura.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Taichi Kikuchi. He replaces Mateus on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Naoki Maeda 5
Jo 4
Kensuke Nagai 4
Jo 3
Gabriel Xavier 2
Takahiro Sekine 2
Wataru Endo 2
Ryoma Watanabe 2

Head to Head

2025-05-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-06-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Nagoya Grampus Form

2025-05-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-05-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-05-11 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2025-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-05-03 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-04-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-05-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tōkyō W 2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-05-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Tōkyō Verdy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.98 Nagoya Grampus xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 70% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus46% Draw24% Urawa Red Diamonds30%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Nagoya Grampus or Draw
69%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
54%
Nagoya Grampus or Urawa Red Diamonds
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nagoya Grampus34% Draw40% Urawa Red Diamonds26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Nagoya Grampus

Handicap Nagoya Grampus covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.