Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2020
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 0
Full Time
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.

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 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
10
12
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Tōkyō A 1–1 D
05 Nov Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
61% 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
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Urawa Red Diamonds kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Itsuki Someno has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 447 appearances.
  • 10' The 31-year-old Katsuya Nagato has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' The referee has no hesitation. Ewerton is booked for Urawa Red Diamonds — Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' Takuya Aoki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' The referee has no hesitation. Ryota Nagaki is booked for Kashima Antlers — Yellow card on 34.
  • 35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ryota Nagaki.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kashima Antlers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daiki Hashioka made 439 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' The referee has no hesitation. Koki Machida is booked for Kashima Antlers — Yellow card on 48.
  • 52' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ewerton on 52.
  • 57' Ryohei Shirasaki is replacing Itsuki Someno for the Kashima Antlers side.
  • 59' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takahiro Sekine is hanging Koya Yuruki on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Yasushi Endo. He replaces Ryota Nagaki on 67 minute.
  • 72' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 73' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Ewerton by Kai Shibato on 73 minute.
  • 77' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 80' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daiki Sugioka is hanging Katsuya Nagato on the field on 80 minute.
  • 81' Takahiro Sekine has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 88' Leo makes way for Quentin Martinus at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Urawa Red Diamonds to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Antonio Carlos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Takuya Iwanami 3
Arthur Caike 3
Yuma Suzuki 3
Yuki Muto 2
Shoma Doi 2
Hidetoshi Takeda 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Taishi Matsumoto 1

Head to Head

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

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 Tōkyō 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
5%
1 – 3
4%
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.