Thursday , 2 July 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashima Antlers, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 1
Full Time
Kashima Antlers
Sat 20 Sep 2025 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Tae-hyeon Kim
Marius Hoibraten 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2025-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-08-17 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-06-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Kashima Antlers 2023-10-28 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L
13 Sep Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L
31 Aug Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W
22 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 2–4 L
16 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
09 Aug Yokohama FC A 2–1 W
Kashima Antlers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
13 Sep Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W
31 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 1–1 D
23 Aug Albirex Niigata A 2–1 W
16 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 1–1 D
10 Aug FC Tōkyō 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' Welcome to Saitama Stadium 2002 that hosts another battle between Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 14' Brilliant from the ! Yuma Suzuki makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 14.
  • 19' Yuta Matsumura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 34' Kashima Antlers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Kashima Antlers looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kimito Nono scoring 1 goals.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Kashima Antlers! Kei Chinen comes on to replace Yu Funabashi.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' That is a card for Kashima Antlers. Tae-hyeon Kim will be fuming at that decision.
  • 57' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiiro Komori is hanging Takuro Kaneko on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashima Antlers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 72' Isaac Kiese Thelin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yusuke Matsuo at the 72 minute mark.
  • 76' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 76.
  • 77' The Kashima Antlers manager makes a substitution. Leo Ceara departs to be replaced by Talles.
  • 81' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Yoichi Naganuma has done his job and it is now time for Takuya Ogiwara to step up.
  • 84' Another change for Kashima Antlers made on 84 minute. Aleksandar Cavric leaves to be changed by Keisuke Tsukui.
  • 89' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' Kashima Antlers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryoya Ogawa is hanging Yuma Suzuki on the field on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Kashima Antlers players.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kashima Antlers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-08-17 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-06-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Kashima Antlers 2023-10-28 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-09-13 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-08-22 Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-08-09 Yokohama FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Kashima Antlers Form

2025-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers W 2025-09-13 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-08-31 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2025-08-23 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima Antlers W 2025-08-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-08-10 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Kashima Antlers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.93 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Kashima Antlers xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds26% Draw29% Kashima Antlers45%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
55%
Draw or Kashima Antlers
74%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashima Antlers
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds17% Draw49% Kashima Antlers34%
Actual: Kashima Antlers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.2%
0 – 2
9.5%
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kashima Antlers covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 24% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Kashima Antlers keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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