Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Kashima Antlers

Sun 12 Jul 2020 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Ewerton 15' Y

Y 34' Ryota Nagaki

Y 35' Ryota Nagaki

Y 48' Koki Machida

Kai Shibato 77' Y

Takahiro Sekine 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Kashima Antlers 18 games · 45 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Takuto Okabe
Referee Satoshi Karakami
Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
Referee Hironobu Kikawada

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 Tokyo	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 26 games · Avg 2.3 goals Kashima Antlers

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Kashima Antlers 2019-11-01 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-07-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kashima Antlers 2018-05-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jul	Kashima Antlers	H	1–0	W
08 Jul	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–1	W
04 Jul	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	0–0	D
07 Dec	Gamba Osaka	H	2–3	L
30 Nov	FC Tokyo	A	1–1	D
05 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–2	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Jul	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
08 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–2	L
04 Jul	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–2	L
23 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–3	L
07 Dec	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–0	W
30 Nov	Vissel Kobe	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds		Kashima Antlers
#16	Position	#11
25	Points	45
18	Played	18
7 / 0 / 11	W / D / L	15 / 0 / 3
37	Scored	40
37	Conceded	20
+0	GD	+20
1.39	PPG	2.50
39%	Win %	83%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

0% Clean Sheets
Kashima Antlers this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Kashima Antlers are 11th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Kashima Antlers get us underway at Saitama Stadium 2002.
5' Ryotaro Araki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ewerton.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ewerton, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
25' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kimito Nono scoring 1 goals.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kazuki Nagasawa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ryota Nagaki.
35' Kashima Antlers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
40' Ryohei Shirasaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 367 appearances.
45' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
48' Koki Machida picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' Ewerton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
57' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryohei Shirasaki is hanging Itsuki Someno on the field on 57 minute.
59' Koya Yuruki makes way for Takahiro Sekine at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
64' Daiki Sugioka, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
67' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Yasushi Endo comes on to replace Ryota Nagaki.
72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
73' Kai Shibato gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Ewerton and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
80' The supporters are chanting for Daiki Sugioka. He replaces Katsuya Nagato on 80 minute.
81' Takahiro Sekine picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
88' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Leo departs to be replaced by Quentin Martinus.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 57'
25
Haruki Fukushima
2
Mauricio
29
Kai Shibato ↑ 73'
11
Quentin Martinus ↑ 88'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 57'
28
Katsuya Iwatake

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Hitoshi Sogahata
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 67'
4
Leo Silva
41
Ryohei Shirasaki ↑ 57'
5
Daiki Sugioka ↑ 80'
36
Ayase Ueda ↑ 67'
26
Ryotaro Araki ↑ 80'

Coach Antonio Carlos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yuma Suzuki	3
Takuya Iwanami	3
Arthur Caike	3
Ayase Ueda	2
Yuki Muto	2
Shoma Doi	2
Hidetoshi Takeda	2
Mu Kanazaki	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-07-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2020-07-08 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-07-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka L 2019-11-30 FC Tokyo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2019-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L

Kashima Antlers Form

2020-07-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2020-07-08 Kashima Antlers 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2020-07-04 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2020-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers L 2019-12-07 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2019-11-30 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Vissel Kobe L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.4 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw27% Kashima Antlers35%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

65%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

62%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds23% Draw48% Kashima Antlers29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.7%

0 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

7.3%

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

1 – 3

0 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	21%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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