Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Urawa Red Diamonds

3 – 1

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Cerezo Osaka FC

Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 08:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+3' · FT 45+9'

Y 33' Ayumu Seko

Daiki Hashioka 37' Y

Kenyu Sugimoto 87' Y

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Cerezo Osaka FC 18 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura
Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
Referee Hironobu Kikawada
Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals Cerezo Osaka FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2020-09-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-09-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC 2019-03-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-09-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	3–1	W
18 Oct	Vegalta Sendai	H	6–0	W
14 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D
10 Oct	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–0	W
04 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–1	L
30 Sep	FC Tōkyō	H	0–1	L

Cerezo Osaka FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–3	L
17 Oct	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	4–1	W
14 Oct	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–0	W
10 Oct	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
03 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–3	L
27 Sep	Vegalta Sendai	A	3–2	W

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)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

28% Clean Sheets
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

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Cerezo Osaka FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/3

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Saitama Stadium 2002 as Urawa Red Diamonds face off against Cerezo Osaka FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's shape.
15' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Cerezo Osaka FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
28' What a strike from Yuta Toyokawa! The score is 0-1.
33' Ayumu Seko is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
34' What a moment for Shinzo Koroki! That strike on 34 puts his side firmly in control.
37' Daiki Hashioka is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' A stunning finish from Ryosuke Yamanaka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
49' Cerezo Osaka FC is showing some good football. However, Cerezo Osaka FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
54' Toshiyuki Takagi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
59' Naoyuki Fujita is replacing Ayumu Seko for the Cerezo Osaka FC side.
64' Matej Jonjic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
65' Bruno Mendes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hiroaki Okuno at the 65 minute mark.
70' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 70 minute. Shinzo Koroki leaves to be changed by Kenyu Sugimoto.
71' The Curacao Quentin Martinus breaks the deadlock on 71 minutes. 3-1!
73' Toshiyuki Takagi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto on 73 minute.
78' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kazuki Nagasawa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cerezo Osaka FC.
83' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Cerezo Osaka FC backline.
85' Takuya Aoki gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Quentin Martinus and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Kenyu Sugimoto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
90' Katsuya Iwatake has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryosuke Yamanaka on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Urawa Red Diamonds take all three points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Thomas Deng
14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 70'
25
Haruki Fukushima
16
Takuya Aoki ↑ 85'
13
Ryotaro Ito ↑ 90'
28
Katsuya Iwatake ↑ 90'
45
Leo ↑ 70'

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Leandro Desabato
25
Hiroaki Okuno ↓ Bruno Mendes 65'
21
Kim Jinhyeon
22
Matej Jonjic
14
Yusuke Maruhashi ↓ Yuta Koike 73'
3
Yasuki Kimoto
10
Hiroshi Kiyotake C
16
Eiichi Katayama
32
Yuta Toyokawa ↓ Jun Nishikawa 73'
15
Ayumu Seko ↓ Naoyuki Fujita 59'
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↓ Toshiyuki Takagi 73'

Bench

5
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 59'
1
Takumi Nagaishi
13
Toshiyuki Takagi ↑ 73'
4
Yuta Koike ↑ 73'
20
Bruno Mendes ↑ 65'
49
Jun Nishikawa ↑ 73'
18
Koji Suzuki

Coach Lotina

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	4
Hiroshi Kiyotake	2
Souza	2
Koya Yuruki	1
Ryoma Watanabe	1
Riku Matsuda	1
Yoshio Koizumi	1
Rafael Ratao	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-10-14 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō L

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-10-17 Cerezo Osaka FC 4–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2020-10-14 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2020-10-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-10-03 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-09-27 Vegalta Sendai 2–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.23 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.86 Cerezo Osaka FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds47% Draw22% Cerezo Osaka FC31%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

70%

Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC

53%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Cerezo Osaka FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds36% Draw37% Cerezo Osaka FC27%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.7%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.3%

1 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.3%

3 – 3

3.2%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	18%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	15%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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