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

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J. League · 2020

Urawa Red Diamonds

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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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō	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

14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

14% 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

4/3

31-45

4/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/4

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashima Antlers

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

3/5

61-75

3/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

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

Kashima Antlers

Leo Ceara	11 G
Aleksandar Cavric	4 G	1 A
Takuya Uchida	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Urawa Red Diamonds is hosting Kashima Antlers for another epic battle.
5' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' Poor challenge from Ewerton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryosuke Yamanaka made 306 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryota Nagaki.
35' That is a Yellow card for Kashima Antlers. Ryota Nagaki will be fuming at that decision.
40' Kashima Antlers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
45' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's shape.
48' A moment of madness from Koki Machida on 48 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Kashima Antlers will be frustrated.
52' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ewerton on 52.
57' A change in the Kashima Antlers ranks — Itsuki Someno exits the field as Ryohei Shirasaki enters on 57.
59' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Koya Yuruki trudges off to be replaced by Takahiro Sekine on 59 minutes.
64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
67' The supporters are chanting for Yasushi Endo. He replaces Ryota Nagaki on 67 minute.
72' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
73' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Ewerton is replaced by Kai Shibato on 73 minute.
77' Poor challenge from Kai Shibato. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
80' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Katsuya Nagato departs to be replaced by Daiki Sugioka.
81' Takahiro Sekine catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
86' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takeshi Otsuki might look to freshen things up shortly.
88' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Leo by Quentin Martinus on 88 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Urawa Red Diamonds to claim maximum 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
Arthur Caike	3
Yuma Suzuki	3
Takuya Iwanami	3
Hidetoshi Takeda	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Yuki Muto	2
Shoma Doi	2
Serginho	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 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

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.