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

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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.

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' That's the starting whistle at Saitama Stadium 2002. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Urawa Red Diamonds and Cerezo Osaka FC.
5' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Ataru Esaka puts Urawa Red Diamonds on the lead.
15' Cerezo Osaka FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Cerezo Osaka FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Japan international Koya Yuruki has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cerezo Osaka FC's shape.
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yoshito Okubo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
55' Takahiro Sekine is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cerezo Osaka FC so far.
59' What a moment for Koya Yuruki! That strike on 59 puts his side firmly in control.
62' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Tatsuhiro Sakamoto comes on to replace Yusuke Maruhashi.
64' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Yuichi Hirano by Atsuki Ito on 64 minute.
69' 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.
70' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Takahiro Sekine is replaced by Kasper Junker.
75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Takahiro Akimoto.
77' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yoshio Koizumi is replaced by Tatsuya Tanaka.
82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
87' Hiroaki Okuno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Urawa Red Diamonds 2-0 Cerezo Osaka FC.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Tomoaki Makino
8
Daigo Nishi
11
Tatsuya Tanaka ↑ 77'
12
Zion Suzuki
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 70'
7
Kasper Junker ↑ 70'
17
Atsuki Ito ↑ 64'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Cerezo Osaka FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Takashi Inui ↓ Motohiko Nakajima 62'
25
Hiroaki Okuno ↓ Riki Harakawa 77'
21
Kim Jinhyeon
5
Naoyuki Fujita
2
Riku Matsuda
14
Yusuke Maruhashi ↓ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 62'
34
Hiroto Yamada ↓ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto 62'
15
Ayumu Seko
18
Jun Nishikawa ↓ Yoshito Okubo 62'
33
Ryuya Nishio
29
Kato Mutsuki ↓ Adam Taggart 62'

Bench

9
Adam Taggart ↑ 62'
3
Ryosuke Shindo
4
Riki Harakawa ↑ 77'
20
Yoshito Okubo ↑ 62'
28
Motohiko Nakajima ↑ 62'
17
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto ↑ 62'
50
Kenya Matsui

Coach Akio Kogiku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	4
Hiroshi Kiyotake	2
Souza	2
Riku Matsuda	1
Yoshio Koizumi	1
Rafael Ratao	1
Toshiyuki Takagi	1
Atomu Tanaka	1

Head to Head

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

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.