Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 0

Full Time

Kashiwa Reysol

Fri 20 Oct 2023 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Yoshio Koizumi 53' 1–0

Takuya Ogiwara 57' 2–0

Y 45' Tomoki Takamine

Y 90' Naoki Kawaguchi

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)

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 25 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kashiwa Reysol

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol 2023-03-31 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-09-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Kashiwa Reysol 2022-05-08 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-10-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 5–1 Kashiwa Reysol

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–0	W
29 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
24 Sep	Gamba Osaka	A	3–1	W
15 Sep	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	0–0	D
02 Sep	Albirex Niigata	A	1–1	D
25 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W

Kashiwa Reysol

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
30 Sep	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–1	W
23 Sep	Avispa Fukuoka	H	1–3	L
17 Sep	Yokohama FC	A	2–1	W
02 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–0	W
26 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D

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

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

23% Clean Sheets
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

5/3

31-45

4/6

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kashiwa Reysol

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/4

46-60

6/3

61-75

8/1

76+

7/5

■ 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

Kashiwa Reysol

Yusuke Segawa	7 G	2 A
Hinata Yamauchi	5 G
Yoshio Koizumi	4 G	5 A
Keita Endo	4 G	1 A
Tojiro Kubo	4 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Urawa Red Diamonds host Kashiwa Reysol — let the battle begin!
5' Kashiwa Reysol come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
9' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Takahiro Sekine departs to be replaced by Toshiki Takahashi.
14' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
19' Kashiwa Reysol looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Yoshio Koizumi scoring 1 goals.
24' Tomoaki Okubo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Kashiwa Reysol tonight.
29' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maciej Skorza might look to freshen things up shortly.
34' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' Kashiwa Reysol player sees a card in front of him.
46' Kaito Yasui gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Shinzo Koroki and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
53' GOAL! Yoshio Koizumi scores on 53.
57' Takuya Ogiwara has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
61' The Kashiwa Reysol manager makes a substitution. Keiya Shiihashi departs to be replaced by Keiya Sento.
66' 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.
69' Another substitution for Kashiwa Reysol to replace Kota Yamada by Mao Hosoya on 69 minute.
74' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Tomoaki Okubo exits the field as Ekanit Panya enters on 76.
78' Fresh legs for Kashiwa Reysol! Douglas comes on to replace Tomoki Takamine.
83' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
88' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Yoshio Koizumi by Ayumu Ohata on 88 minute.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Naoki Kawaguchi argues furiously but the card stands.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Kashiwa Reysol.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Hiroki Sakai
30
Shinzo Koroki ↓ Kaito Yasui 46'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
26
Takuya Ogiwara
14
Takahiro Sekine ↓ Toshiki Takahashi 9'
28
Alexander Scholz
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↓ Ekanit Panya 76'
5
Marius Hoibraten
8
Yoshio Koizumi ↓ Ayumu Ohata 88'
19
Ken Iwao
3
Atsuki Ito

Bench

9
Bryan Linssen
4
Takuya Iwanami
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 88'
25
Kaito Yasui ↑ 46'
16
Ayumi Niekawa
18
Toshiki Takahashi ↑ 9'
27
Ekanit Panya ↑ 76'

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kashiwa Reysol Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

6
Keiya Shiihashi ↓ Keiya Sento 61'
11
Kota Yamada ↓ Mao Hosoya 69'
50
Yugo Tatsuta
4
Taiyo Koga
36
Yuto Yamada
5
Tomoki Takamine ↓ Douglas 78'
14
Tomoya Koyamatsu ↓ Yuki Muto 61'
28
Sachiro Toshima ↓ Naoki Kawaguchi 61'
46
Kenta Matsumoto
3
Diego
34
Takumi Tsuchiya

Bench

2
Hiromu Mitsumaru
49
Douglas ↑ 78'
9
Yuki Muto ↑ 61'
19
Mao Hosoya ↑ 69'
24
Naoki Kawaguchi ↑ 61'
41
Keiya Sento ↑ 61'
21
Masato Sasaki

Coach Masami Ihara

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	4
Alex Schalk	3
Koya Yuruki	3
Tojiro Kubo	2
Yusuke Matsuo	2
Michael Olunga	2
Yusuke Segawa	2
Mao Hosoya	2

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-09-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2023-09-02 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-08-25 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Kashiwa Reysol Form

2023-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol L 2023-09-30 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-09-23 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-09-17 Yokohama FC 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-09-02 Kashiwa Reysol 2–0 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2023-08-26 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.72 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Kashiwa Reysol xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds57% Draw25% Kashiwa Reysol18%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

82%

Draw or Kashiwa Reysol

43%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kashiwa Reysol

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw46% Kashiwa Reysol16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 0

11.3%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

3 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Kashiwa Reysol covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	24%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Kashiwa Reysol keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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