Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Urawa Red Diamonds

0 – 0

Full Time

Kashima Antlers

Sun 4 Jun 2023 · 08:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 45,575 HT 45' · FT 45'

Marius Hoibraten 57' Y

Y 84' Hayato Nakama

Y 90' Tomoki Hayakawa

Y 90' Diego Pituca

Junpei Hayakawa 90' Y

Hiroki Sakai 90' 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 Andy Madley
Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe

7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 10.3 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

2023-06-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kashima Antlers 2022-09-03 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jun	Kashima Antlers	H	0–0	D
31 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–1	W
27 May	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	2–0	W
20 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–0	D
14 May	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
10 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–2	L

Kashima Antlers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Jun	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
27 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–2	D
20 May	FC Tōkyō	H	1–1	D
14 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	2–0	W
07 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–0	W
03 May	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–0	W

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' Temperatures are rising at Saitama Stadium 2002 as Urawa Red Diamonds face off against Kashima Antlers in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Urawa Red Diamonds has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' Shinzo Koroki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 63 goals in his last 450 appearances.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' Shoma Doi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
35' Kashima Antlers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexander Scholz suffering a number of foals already.
45' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
46' The crowd applauds Bryan Linssen as he leaves the pitch. Ken Iwao steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
51' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Kashima Antlers's 4-4-2 shape.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marius Hoibraten.
59' It is a substitution in Kashima Antlers team. Yuki Kakita is replaced by Shoma Doi on 59 minute.
64' It looks surprising Kashima Antlers does not make any changes. Tomoaki Okubo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
66' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Shinzo Koroki is replaced by Jose Kante on 66 minute.
71' 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.
73' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Yuta Higuchi departs to be replaced by Arthur Caike.
78' The crowd applauds Kaito Yasui as he leaves the pitch. Takuya Ogiwara steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
83' Supporters expect more eagerness from Atsuki Ito, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 8 goals in the last 7 games.
84' Controversy at the stadium! Hayato Nakama argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
87' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Kaishu Sano departs to be replaced by Tomoya Fujii.
90' Tomoki Hayakawa is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Bryan Linssen ↓ Ken Iwao 46'
2
Hiroki Sakai
30
Shinzo Koroki ↓ Jose Kante 66'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
14
Takahiro Sekine ↓ David Moberg-Karlsson 66'
28
Alexander Scholz
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↓ Junpei Hayakawa 78'
5
Marius Hoibraten
15
Takahiro Akimoto
3
Atsuki Ito
25
Kaito Yasui ↓ Takuya Ogiwara 78'

Bench

11
Jose Kante ↑ 66'
4
Takuya Iwanami
26
Takuya Ogiwara ↑ 78'
10
David Moberg-Karlsson ↑ 66'
12
Zion Suzuki
19
Ken Iwao ↑ 46'
46
Junpei Hayakawa ↑ 78'

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

3
Gen Shoji
31
Yuya Oki
8
Shoma Doi ↑ 59'
17
Arthur Caike ↑ 73'
15
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 87'
33
Hayato Nakama ↑ 59'
32
Keigo Tsunemoto ↑ 73'

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Arthur Caike	3
Yuma Suzuki	3
Takuya Iwanami	3
Yuki Muto	2
Shoma Doi	2
Hidetoshi Takeda	2
Ayase Ueda	2
Takahiro Sekine	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-06-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-05-27 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-05-20 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2023-05-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Sagan Tosu FC L

Kashima Antlers Form

2023-06-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2023-05-27 Sagan Tosu FC 2–2 Kashima Antlers D 2023-05-20 Kashima Antlers 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2023-05-14 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-05-07 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2023-05-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.09 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Kashima Antlers xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds31% Draw28% Kashima Antlers41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

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	13%	87%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

59%

Draw or Kashima Antlers

69%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds20% Draw48% Kashima Antlers32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

10.3%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

2 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	22%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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