Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka FC, 2018
Overview
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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
- Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Yuki Tsukakoshi
- Referee Nobutsugu Murakami
- Referee Tomokazu Sato
- Referee Hiroshi Yamaguchi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | Cerezo Osaka FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 26 Aug | Nagoya Grampus | A | 1–4 | L |
| 19 Aug | Shimizu S-Pulse | A | 3–3 | D |
| 15 Aug | Júbilo Iwata | H | 4–0 | W |
| 11 Aug | Sagan Tosu FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Aug | V-Varen Nagasaki | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Aug | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Aug | V-Varen Nagasaki | A | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Aug | Shimizu S-Pulse | H | 3–1 | W |
| 11 Aug | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | A | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Aug | Sagan Tosu FC | A | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Cerezo Osaka FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #2 |
| 25 | Points | 31 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 0 / 11 | W / D / L | 11 / 0 / 7 |
| 37 | Scored | 48 |
| 37 | Conceded | 38 |
| +0 | GD | +10 |
| 1.39 | PPG | 1.72 |
| 39% | Win % | 61% |
Key Stats
45%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
45%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
43%
Clean Sheets
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
Cerezo Osaka FC this season
Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Cerezo Osaka FC are 2nd (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
Cerezo Osaka FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds
| Matheus Savio | 4 G | |
| Minamino Harumi | 4 G | |
| Takuro Kaneko | 1 G | 5 A |
| Hiiro Komori | 1 G |
Cerezo Osaka FC
| Solomon Sakuragawa | 3 G |
| Yumeki Yokoyama | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Urawa Red Diamonds host Cerezo Osaka FC — let the battle begin!
- 5' Takuya Iwanami is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cerezo Osaka FC tonight.
- 10' A quiet spell here at . Cerezo Osaka FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 15' The travelling Cerezo Osaka FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Daiki Hashioka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 444 appearances.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eiichi Katayama, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' Souza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 45' Tomoaki Makino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 50' 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.
- 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 60' Japan international Tatsuya Yamashita has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 65' Yosuke Kashiwagi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 70' Cerezo Osaka FC have won 399 goals from 374 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 75' Yoichiro Kakitani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 90' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- Another three points for Cerezo Osaka FC.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
-
3
Tomoya Ugajin ↓ Takuya Ogiwara 71'
- 30
-
12
Fabricio ↓ Tadanari Lee 8'
- 1
- 2
- 27
-
31
Takuya Iwanami ↓ Yuki Abe 78'
- 10
- 16
- 9
Bench
- 25
-
26
Takuya Ogiwara ↑ 71'
-
22
Yuki Abe ↑ 78'
- 38
- 15
-
20
Tadanari Lee ↑ 8'
- 11
Coach
Oswaldo de Oliveira
Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 9
- 23
- 2
- 22
- 43
- 8
- 11
-
15
Yasuki Kimoto ↓ Kazuya Yamamura 84'
- 10
- 16
Bench
- 27
- 4
- 5
- 26
-
24
Kazuya Yamamura ↑ 84'
- 17
-
13
Toshiyuki Takagi ↑ 46'
Coach
Yoon Junghwan
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Shinzo Koroki | 4 |
| Souza | 2 |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake | 2 |
| Jordy Croux | 1 |
| Toshiyuki Takagi | 1 |
| Ken Tokura | 1 |
| Kato Mutsuki | 1 |
| Tadanari Lee | 1 |
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2018-09-01
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–2
Cerezo Osaka FC
L
2018-08-26
Nagoya Grampus
4–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2018-08-19
Shimizu S-Pulse
3–3
Urawa Red Diamonds
D
2018-08-15
Urawa Red Diamonds
4–0
Júbilo Iwata
W
2018-08-11
Sagan Tosu FC
1–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2018-08-05
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–0
V-Varen Nagasaki
D
Cerezo Osaka FC Form
2018-09-01
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–2
Cerezo Osaka FC
W
2018-08-25
Cerezo Osaka FC
0–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
L
2018-08-19
V-Varen Nagasaki
0–2
Cerezo Osaka FC
W
2018-08-15
Cerezo Osaka FC
3–1
Shimizu S-Pulse
W
2018-08-11
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
1–1
Cerezo Osaka FC
D
2018-08-05
Sagan Tosu FC
1–0
Cerezo Osaka FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87
Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for:
Urawa Red Diamonds or Cerezo Osaka FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cerezo Osaka FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 86% |
|
14% |
| ± 2.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 3.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 4.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
57%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
68%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Cerezo Osaka FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | Cerezo Osaka FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 10% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 16% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +1 | 57% | 19% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 13% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.