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

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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

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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 27 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

41% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

23% 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

5/3

31-45

4/6

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

4/1

16-30

2/4

31-45

5/4

46-60

4/7

61-75

4/–

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

Matheus Savio	5 G	1 A
Minamino Harumi	4 G
Takuro Kaneko	3 G	6 A
Hiiro Komori	1 G

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	13 G
Aleksandar Cavric	7 G	1 A
Elber	3 G	2 A
Yuma Suzuki	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers has kicked off!
5' Ryota Nagaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 460 appearances.
10' Kashima Antlers 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.
15' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a Yellow card on 15.
20' Ryosuke Yamanaka, a Japan defender, has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
34' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a Yellow card on 34.
35' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a Yellow card on 35.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
48' Poor challenge from Koki Machida. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
52' What a moment for Ewerton! That strike on 52 puts his side firmly in control.
57' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Ryohei Shirasaki on, Itsuki Someno off on 57 minutes.
59' Takahiro Sekine is replacing Koya Yuruki for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
67' Yasushi Endo is replacing Ryota Nagaki for the Kashima Antlers side.
72' It’s high time Takeshi Otsuki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
73' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 73 minute. Ewerton leaves to be changed by Kai Shibato.
77' Kai Shibato has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
80' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 80 minute. Katsuya Nagato leaves to be changed by Daiki Sugioka.
81' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Takahiro Sekine gets a Yellow card.
86' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
88' The crowd applauds Leo as he leaves the pitch. Quentin Martinus steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Urawa Red Diamonds take all three points.

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
Hidetoshi Takeda	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Yuki Muto	2
Shoma Doi	2
Everaldo	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.