Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Nagoya Grampus vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Toyota Stadium.
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (23 games)
52%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
Nagoya Grampus this season
23%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
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
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Nagoya Grampus
| Yuya Yamagishi | 3 G | |
| Takuya Uchida | 2 G | 1 A |
| Yudai Kimura | 2 G | 1 A |
| Naomichi Ueda | 1 G | 1 A |
Urawa Red Diamonds
| Matheus Savio | 5 G | 1 A |
| Minamino Harumi | 4 G | |
| Takuro Kaneko | 3 G | 6 A |
| Hiiro Komori | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Nagoya Grampus welcome Urawa Red Diamonds for this crunch clash at Toyota Stadium.
- 5' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 15' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' Norway international Marius Hoibraten has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 30' Kennedy Egbus Mikuni needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 35' Genki Haraguchi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 301 appearances.
- 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 45' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 46' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Kaito Yasui on, Taishi Matsumoto off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Ryoma Watanabe makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
- 56' Samuel Gustafson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
- 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
- 66' 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.
- 67' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Matheus Savio is replaced by Takahiro Sekine.
- 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 453 games and scored 421 goals.
- 77' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 78' Fresh legs for Nagoya Grampus! Tsukasa Morishima comes on to replace Keiya Shiihashi.
- 83' What an equalizer from Sho Inagaki!
- 88' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Yusuke Matsuo exits the field as Motoki Nagakura enters on 88.
- 90' It is a substitution in Nagoya Grampus team. Mateus is replaced by Taichi Kikuchi on 90 minute.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Nagoya Grampus Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 15
-
7
Ryuji Izumi ↓ Kensuke Nagai 67'
-
10
Mateus ↓ Taichi Kikuchi 90'
- 70
- 27
-
77
Kasper Junker ↓ Yuya Yamagishi 67'
-
3
Yota Sato ↓ Akinari Kawazura 78'
- 55
- 20
- 35
Bench
- 17
-
18
Kensuke Nagai ↑ 67'
- 2
-
14
Tsukasa Morishima ↑ 78'
- 16
- 9
-
11
Yuya Yamagishi ↑ 67'
-
33
Taichi Kikuchi ↑ 90'
-
6
Akinari Kawazura ↑ 78'
Coach
Kenta Hasegawa
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
Matheus Savio ↓ Takahiro Sekine 67'
- 9
- 11
-
6
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Kaito Yasui 46'
- 1
- 26
-
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↓ Takuro Kaneko 46'
-
24
Yusuke Matsuo ↓ Motoki Nagakura 88'
- 5
- 88
- 35
Bench
- 10
-
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 67'
-
77
Takuro Kaneko ↑ 46'
- 3
-
13
Ryoma Watanabe ↑ 46'
-
25
Kaito Yasui ↑ 46'
- 16
- 18
-
20
Motoki Nagakura ↑ 88'
Coach
Maciej Skorza
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Naoki Maeda | 5 |
| Jo | 4 |
| Kensuke Nagai | 4 |
| Jo | 3 |
| Leo | 2 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 |
| Mateus | 2 |
| Gabriel Xavier | 2 |
Head to Head
Nagoya Grampus Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
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
✓ CorrectActual: Nagoya Grampus win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.

