Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
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 Kyoto 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 Tokyo 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 23 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D 20 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–0 W 13 Sep Albirex Niigata A 1–0 W 31 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–1 D 23 Aug Avispa Fukuoka A 0–0 D 16 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–0 D 20 Sep Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L 13 Sep Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L 31 Aug Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W 22 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 2–4 L 16 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W Season Stats
Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red Diamonds #7 Position #16 24 Points 25 18 Played 18 8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11 40 Scored 37 42 Conceded 37 -2 GD +0 1.33 PPG 1.39 44% Win % 39% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this seasonShimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Shimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededUrawa Red Diamonds0-151/116-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Shimizu S-Pulse is hosting Urawa Red Diamonds for another epic battle.
- 5' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 367 games and scored 286 goals.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kazuki Kozuka suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Koya Kitagawa, as he is very good at scoring at IAI Stadium Nihondaira with 7 goals in the last 6 games.
- 40' Urawa Red Diamonds seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 46' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Kengo Kitazume departs to be replaced by Sen Takagi.
- 51' It’s high time Tadahiro Akiba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' The supporters are chanting for Takashi Inui. He replaces Kazuki Kozuka on 56 minute.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Takuro Kaneko. He replaces Takahiro Sekine on 63 minute.
- 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 73' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Ryoma Watanabe is replaced by Yusuke Matsuo on 73 minute.
- 78' 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.
- 83' Min-tae Kim has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 84' Junpei Hayakawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Samuel Gustafson on 84 minute.
- 86' The whistle greets Koya Kitagawa as he departs to be replaced by Hikaru Nakahara.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Hikaru Nakahara.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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Koya Kitagawa ↓ Hikaru Nakahara 86'
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8
Kazuki Kozuka ↓ Takashi Inui 56'
- 16
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5
Kengo Kitazume ↓ Sen Takagi 46'
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6
Kota Miyamoto ↓ Shinya Yajima 46'
- 98
- 4
- 14
- 66
- 19
- 24
Bench
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33
Takashi Inui ↑ 56'
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21
Shinya Yajima ↑ 46'
- 28
- 1
- 41
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11
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 86'
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38
Toshiki Takahashi ↑ 56'
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70
Sen Takagi ↑ 46'
- 17
Coach Tadahiro AkibaUrawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
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8
Matheus Savio ↓ Shoya Nakajima 73'
- 11
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- 26
- 4
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14
Takahiro Sekine ↓ Takuro Kaneko 63'
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- 5
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13
Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 73'
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25
Kaito Yasui ↓ Kai Shibato 63'
- 99
Bench
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10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 73'
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22
Kai Shibato ↑ 63'
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77
Takuro Kaneko ↑ 63'
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24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 73'
- 88
- 16
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Junpei Hayakawa ↑ 84'
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Coach Maciej Skorza -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shinzo Koroki 5 Shota Kaneko 3 Shota Kaneko 3 Douglas 2 Shinzo Koroki 2 Valdo 2 Fabricio 1 Ryosuke Yamanaka 1 Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-09-13 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-08-22 Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.66 Shimizu S-Pulse xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.49 Urawa Red Diamonds xGI would bet for: Shimizu S-Pulse or Urawa Red Diamonds 74% + Both teams to score 63%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.15Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 82% 18% ± 2.5 60% 40% ± 3.5 38% 62% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw 68%Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds 57%Shimizu S-Pulse or Urawa Red Diamonds 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.5%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 7.6%1 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 6.3%0 – 0 Actual2 – 0 5.9%0 – 1 5.6%0 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.7%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 2 3.5%Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse
Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 12% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 19% 59% -0.5 41% — 59% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 17% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 23% ✗Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 20% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.