Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 21 May 2022 · 08:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers — J. League .

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

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

2022-05-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kashima Antlers 2021-11-07 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Kashima Antlers	H	1–1	D
18 May	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	3–3	D
13 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
08 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	0–0	D
06 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–1	D
14 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	4–1	W
07 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–3	L
03 May	Jubilo Iwata	H	3–1	W
29 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	3–0	W
17 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–0	D

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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers.
5' The travelling Kashima Antlers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
6' Arthur Caike has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 6 minutes.
11' Kashima Antlers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
16' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
21' Kashima Antlers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
26' Shoma Doi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 447 appearances.
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
41' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kashima Antlers backline.
44' Alexander Scholz makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keigo Tsunemoto made 447 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
59' 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.
64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
74' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Atsuki Ito trudges off to be replaced by Alex Schalk on 74 minutes.
79' The 30-year-old Kai Shibato has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Arthur Caike by Shoma Doi on 80 minute.
81' Ataru Esaka makes way for Yusuke Matsuo at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
82' A tactical swap from Kashima Antlers — Ryotaro Nakamura on, Diego Pituca off on 82 minutes.
86' The whistle greets Ryuji Izumi as he departs to be replaced by Min-Tae Kim.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

1
Shusaku Nishikawa
4
Takuya Iwanami
22
Kai Shibato
33
Ataru Esaka ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 81'
14
Takahiro Sekine ↓ Tomoaki Okubo 74'
28
Alexander Scholz
7
Kasper Junker
15
Takahiro Akimoto ↓ Tetsuya Chinen 81'
19
Ken Iwao
3
Atsuki Ito ↓ Alex Schalk 74'
24
Yuta Miyamoto

Bench

12
Zion Suzuki
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 74'
11
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 81'
17
Alex Schalk ↑ 74'
8
Yoshio Koizumi
40
Yuichi Hirano
20
Tetsuya Chinen ↑ 81'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

31
Yuya Oki
8
Shoma Doi ↑ 80'
19
Itsuki Someno
7
Juan
20
Min-Tae Kim ↑ 86'
35
Ryotaro Nakamura ↑ 82'

Coach René Weiler

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

2022-05-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2022-05-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–3 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-05-08 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-04-10 FC Tokyo 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-04-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Kashima Antlers Form

2022-05-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2022-05-14 Kashima Antlers 4–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers L 2022-05-03 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Jubilo Iwata W 2022-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Kashima Antlers W 2022-04-17 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.2 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds31% Draw27% Kashima Antlers42%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

58%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

69%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds21% Draw45% Kashima Antlers34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 2

7.8%

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

5.1%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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