Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 0
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Sat 18 Sep 2021 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Takahiro Akimoto 75' Y

Overview

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

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

4
4
12
Urawa Red Diamonds 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
11 Sep Yokohama FC A 2–0 W
29 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
25 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
21 Aug Tokushima Vortis A 1–0 W
14 Aug Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L
11 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–2 L
08 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 3–0 W
28 Aug Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
25 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 1–5 L
21 Aug Yokohama FC H 3–1 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
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
43% 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
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' The game is set. Cerezo Osaka FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A stunning finish from Ataru Esaka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 15' The 25-year-old Ryuya Nishio has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Koya Yuruki is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 25' Jun Nishikawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ricardo Rodríguez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 59' Koya Yuruki doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Yusuke Maruhashi as he leaves the pitch. Tatsuhiro Sakamoto steps in for Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Atsuki Ito. He replaces Yuichi Hirano on 64 minute.
  • 69' Ayumu Seko is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
  • 70' Kasper Junker is replacing Takahiro Sekine for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Takahiro Akimoto on 75 minutes.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yoshio Koizumi is replaced by Tatsuya Tanaka.
  • 82' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 87' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Cerezo Osaka FC's compact .
  • Cerezo Osaka FC will have plenty to reflect on. Urawa Red Diamonds were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 4
Souza 2
Hiroshi Kiyotake 2
Kato Mutsuki 1
Tadanari Lee 1
Shota Fujio 1
Alexander Scholz 1
Osmar Barba 1

Head to Head

2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC 2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-09-11 Yokohama FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-08-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-08-21 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-08-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2021-09-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2021-09-08 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–3 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-08-28 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-08-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–5 Shonan Bellmare L 2021-08-21 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Yokohama FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.79 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Cerezo Osaka FC 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds45% Draw24% Cerezo Osaka FC31%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

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 28%
72%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
68%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
55%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Cerezo Osaka FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds31% Draw41% Cerezo Osaka FC28%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.4%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
19% ✗
Cerezo Osaka FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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