Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
- Kashiwa Reysol 18 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jumpei Iida
- Referee Futoshi Nakamura
- Referee Takumi Takagi
- Referee Naoya Okawa
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul | Kashiwa Reysol | H | 0–4 | L |
| 18 Jul | FC Tokyo | A | 0–2 | L |
| 12 Jul | Kashima Antlers | H | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Jul | Vegalta Sendai | A | 2–1 | W |
| 04 Jul | Yokohama F.Marinos | H | 0–0 | D |
| 07 Dec | Gamba Osaka | H | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 4–0 | W |
| 18 Jul | Shonan Bellmare | H | 3–2 | W |
| 11 Jul | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 1–3 | L |
| 08 Jul | Yokohama FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 04 Jul | FC Tokyo | H | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Feb | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | H | 4–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Kashiwa Reysol | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #17 |
| 25 | Points | 20 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 0 / 11 | W / D / L | 7 / 0 / 11 |
| 37 | Scored | 24 |
| 37 | Conceded | 25 |
| +0 | GD | -1 |
| 1.39 | PPG | 1.11 |
| 39% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
42%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
H2H (24 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
14%
Clean Sheets
Kashiwa Reysol this season
Kashiwa Reysol this season
Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Kashiwa Reysol are 17th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kashiwa Reysol
0-15
2/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
3/3
61-75
6/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds
| Matheus Savio | 4 G | |
| Minamino Harumi | 4 G | |
| Takuro Kaneko | 1 G | 5 A |
| Hiiro Komori | 1 G |
Kashiwa Reysol
| Yusuke Segawa | 6 G | 2 A |
| Yoshio Koizumi | 3 G | 2 A |
| Tojiro Kubo | 2 G | 1 A |
| Keita Endo | 2 G | |
| Yuki Kakita | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Saitama Stadium 2002 will turn into a battlefield for Urawa Red Diamonds and Kashiwa Reysol.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' The travelling Kashiwa Reysol supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Takahiro Sekine has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 268 appearances.
- 20' Kashiwa Reysol is showing some good football. However, Kashiwa Reysol are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Kashiwa Reysol are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 27' Controversy at the stadium! Richardson argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 32' Goal! Richardson scores his 1 goal in 238 matches.
- 37' Kashiwa Reysol started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
- 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 46' The Kashiwa Reysol manager makes a substitution. Richardson departs to be replaced by Masatoshi Mihara.
- 51' Michael Olunga has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
- 54' Koya Yuruki is replacing Fabricio for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
- 56' Hayato Nakama does the damage! The net is bulging and Kashiwa Reysol surge ahead!
- 59' Ryotaro Ito is ready to make an impact after coming on for Takahiro Sekine at the 59 minute mark.
- 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ryotaro Ito.
- 69' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuki Muto made 444 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 79' The whistle greets Hayato Nakama as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Segawa.
- 83' Yusuke Segawa picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 88' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Daiki Hashioka is replaced by Kazuki Nagasawa.
- 89' GOAL! Yuta Kamiya fires home to make it 0-4!
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 6
-
12
Fabricio ↓ Koya Yuruki 54'
- 1
- 2
- 27
- 31
- 29
-
9
Yuki Muto ↓ Kenyu Sugimoto 59'
-
41
Takahiro Sekine ↓ Ryotaro Ito 59'
-
45
Leo ↓ Shinzo Koroki 59'
Bench
-
14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 59'
-
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 59'
- 25
-
7
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 88'
-
13
Ryotaro Ito ↑ 59'
-
24
Koya Yuruki ↑ 54'
- 28
Coach
Takeshi Otsuki
Kashiwa Reysol Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
Richardson ↓ Masatoshi Mihara 46'
- 20
- 3
- 23
- 14
- 4
- 7
-
10
Ataru Esaka ↓ Yuto Yamada 79'
- 25
- 39
-
33
Hayato Nakama ↓ Yusuke Segawa 79'
Bench
- 17
-
27
Masatoshi Mihara ↑ 46'
- 2
-
18
Yusuke Segawa ↑ 79'
- 19
-
36
Yuto Yamada ↑ 79'
- 24
Coach
Nelson Baptista
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Shinzo Koroki | 4 |
| Koya Yuruki | 3 |
| Alex Schalk | 3 |
| Yusuke Matsuo | 2 |
| Michael Olunga | 2 |
| Yusuke Segawa | 2 |
| Mao Hosoya | 2 |
| Shinzo Koroki | 2 |
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2020-07-22
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–4
Kashiwa Reysol
L
2020-07-18
FC Tokyo
2–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2020-07-12
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–0
Kashima Antlers
W
2020-07-08
Vegalta Sendai
1–2
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2020-07-04
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–0
Yokohama F.Marinos
D
2019-12-07
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–3
Gamba Osaka
L
Kashiwa Reysol Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75
Kashiwa Reysol xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Kashiwa Reysol win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
54%
Draw or Kashiwa Reysol
73%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashiwa Reysol
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Kashiwa Reysol win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–4 not predicted0 – 4Actual
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
8.6%
0 – 2
8.1%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
5.4%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 3
4.6%
2 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | Kashiwa Reysol covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 14% | 76% |
| -0.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| +0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +1 | 51% | 22% | 28% |
| +1.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +2 | 72% | 15% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet
31%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

