Thursday , 2 July 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 1
Full Time
Cerezo Osaka FC
Wed 14 Sep 2022 · 10:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Alex Schalk 15' Y

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Cerezo Osaka FC — J. League .

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

4
4
12
Urawa Red Diamonds 20 games · Avg 2.1 goals Cerezo Osaka FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
10 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 4–1 W
03 Sep Kashima Antlers A 2–2 D
13 Aug Jubilo Iwata A 6–0 W
06 Aug Nagoya Grampus A 0–3 L
30 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 3–1 W
Cerezo Osaka FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
10 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W
02 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–2 L
27 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–3 L
06 Aug Vissel Kobe H 3–0 W
30 Jul Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Urawa Red Diamonds and Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' It looks surprising Cerezo Osaka FC does not make any changes. Koji Toriumi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' That is a Yellow card for Urawa Red Diamonds. Alex Schalk will be fuming at that decision.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' The Japan Kato Mutsuki breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 0-1!
  • 29' Cerezo Osaka FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ricardo Rodríguez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Cerezo Osaka FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Hiroki Sakai is replacing Yuta Miyamoto for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 58' Hiroto Yamada makes way for Hiroshi Kiyotake at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cerezo Osaka FC.
  • 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seiya Maikuma, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' It’s high time Akio Kogiku made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' 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 Tetsuya Chinen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Cerezo Osaka FC! Bruno Mendes comes on to replace Kato Mutsuki.
  • 79' 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.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Atsuki Ito as he leaves the pitch. Ataru Esaka steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Cerezo Osaka FC — Hikaru Nakahara on, Seiya Maikuma off on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Urawa Red Diamonds 0-1 Cerezo Osaka FC. Honours even.

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
Hiroshi Kiyotake 2
Souza 2
Yusuke Maruhashi 1
Hayato Okuda 1
Souza 1
Ataru Esaka 1
Hirotaka Tameda 1

Head to Head

2022-09-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC 2022-05-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2022-09-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-09-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2022-09-03 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-08-13 Jubilo Iwata 0–6 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-08-06 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2022-07-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale W

Cerezo Osaka FC Form

2022-09-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-09-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-09-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-08-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Vissel Kobe W 2022-07-30 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.82 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Cerezo Osaka FC xG
I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Cerezo Osaka FC 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds39% Draw26% Cerezo Osaka FC35%
Actual: Cerezo Osaka FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
64%
Draw or Cerezo Osaka FC
61%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Cerezo Osaka FC
74%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Cerezo Osaka FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+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.