Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 1

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Kashima Antlers

Sat 3 Apr 2021 · 06:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+5' · FT 45+10'

Ryosuke Yamanaka 19' Y

Y 39' Ayase Ueda

Y 63' Keigo Tsunemoto

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 Jumpei Iida
Referee Yusuke Araki
Referee Yosuke Takabe
Referee Toru Kakinuma
Referee Tomokazu Tajiri

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

2021-04-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kashima Antlers 2020-11-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W
21 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–5	L
17 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–0	D
14 Mar	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–3	L
10 Mar	Yokohama FC	H	2–0	W
06 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–2	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
21 Mar	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–1	L
17 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–1	L
13 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
10 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	H	3–1	W
27 Feb	Shimizu S-Pulse	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Urawa Red Diamonds launch into their encounter with Kashima Antlers.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 423 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Yasushi Endo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
19' Ryosuke Yamanaka was booked on 19.
24' Urawa Red Diamonds looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yuma Suzuki scoring 1 goals.
29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
34' 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.
37' Takahiro Akimoto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the defender.
39' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a Yellow card on 39.
44' Kashima Antlers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
47' A stunning finish from Ikuma Sekigawa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
52' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Antonio Carlos might look to freshen things up shortly.
62' Yuta Matsumura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryohei Shirasaki at the 62 minute mark.
63' The referee shows Kashima Antlers player a Yellow card on 63.
66' Tomoaki Makino does the damage! The net is bulging and Urawa Red Diamonds surge ahead!
68' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Atsuki Ito on, Hidetoshi Takeda off on 68 minutes.
70' The Japan midfielder Takahiro Sekine breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 3-1!
74' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yoshio Koizumi is replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto.
77' Juan Alano gets the nod from Kashima Antlers. He replaces Ryotaro Araki and will look to change the dynamic.
78' The crowd applauds Leo Silva as he leaves the pitch. Yasushi Endo steps in for Kashima Antlers.
83' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
86' The supporters are chanting for Tomoya Ugajin. He replaces Takahiro Sekine on 86 minute.
Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 74'
3
Tomoya Ugajin ↑ 86'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 74'
24
Koya Yuruki
12
Zion Suzuki
17
Atsuki Ito ↑ 68'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

14
Katsuya Nagato
20
Kento Misao C
31
Yuya Oki
28
Koki Machida
4
Leo Silva ↓ Yasushi Endo 78'
41
Ryohei Shirasaki ↓ Yuta Matsumura 62'
9
Everaldo
33
Ikuma Sekigawa
18
Ayase Ueda
13
Ryotaro Araki ↓ Juan Alano 77'
32
Keigo Tsunemoto

Bench

7
Juan Alano ↑ 77'
1
Kwoun Suntae
25
Yasushi Endo ↑ 78'
27
Yuta Matsumura ↑ 62'
19
Itsuki Someno

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

2021-04-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kashima Antlers W 2021-03-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-03-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2021-03-14 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-03-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Yokohama FC W 2021-03-06 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Kashima Antlers Form

2021-04-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kashima Antlers L 2021-03-21 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2021-03-17 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Kashima Antlers L 2021-03-13 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-03-10 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2021-02-27 Kashima Antlers 1–3 Shimizu S-Pulse L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers 74% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds35% Draw26% Kashima Antlers39%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

60%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

65%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds21% Draw45% Kashima Antlers34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

8.9%

0 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

7.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	22%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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