Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe

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 Tōkyō 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

4
10
12
Urawa Red Diamonds 26 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jun Kashima Antlers H 0–0 D
31 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W
27 May Kyoto 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
61% 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
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashima Antlers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/–
76+
6/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Kashima Antlers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Kashima Antlers is showing some good football. However, Kashima Antlers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Tomoaki Okubo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashima Antlers tonight.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Kashima Antlers backline.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Yuma Suzuki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Bryan Linssen makes way for Ken Iwao at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 51' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Kaishu Sano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 57' Marius Hoibraten catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 59' Shoma Doi is replacing Yuki Kakita for the Kashima Antlers side.
  • 64' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jose Kante is hanging Shinzo Koroki on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 73' A change in the Kashima Antlers ranks — Yuta Higuchi exits the field as Arthur Caike enters on 73.
  • 78' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Kaito Yasui by Takuya Ogiwara on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Hayato Nakama is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 87' Another substitution for Kashima Antlers to replace Kaishu Sano by Tomoya Fujii on 87 minute.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tomoki Hayakawa.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kashima Antlers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daiki Iwamasa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yuma Suzuki 3
Takuya Iwanami 3
Arthur Caike 3
Hidetoshi Takeda 2
Ayase Ueda 2
Yuki Muto 2
Shoma Doi 2
Leo Silva 1

Head to Head

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

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 Kyoto 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
4%
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.