Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale, 2018

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J. League · 2018

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 0

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Kawasaki Frontale

Wed 1 Aug 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Araki
Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
Referee Toru Sagara
Referee Kentaro Uematsu

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-04-29 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-12-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2017-02-24 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	2–0	W
28 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	4–1	W
22 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–1	D
18 Jul	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	W
19 May	Gamba Osaka	A	0–0	D
13 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
22 Jul	V-Varen Nagasaki	H	1–0	W
18 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–1	W
20 May	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	3–0	W
12 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–1	W
12 May	Kashima Antlers	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds		Kawasaki Frontale
#16	Position	#14
25	Points	28
18	Played	18
7 / 0 / 11	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
37	Scored	38
37	Conceded	40
+0	GD	-2
1.39	PPG	1.56
39%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

11% Clean Sheets
Kawasaki Frontale this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Kawasaki Frontale are 14th (28 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

Kawasaki Frontale

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale — let the football do the talking.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Kawasaki Frontale are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kawasaki Frontale needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' Kawasaki Frontale fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
45' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' It’s high time Oswaldo de Oliveira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
60' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
70' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mauricio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Oswaldo de Oliveira might look to freshen things up shortly.
85' Yosuke Kashiwagi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 439 appearances.
90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	6
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Shinzo Koroki	4
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Shinzo Koroki	3
Ken Iwao	2
Miki Yamane	2

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-07-22 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 V-Varen Nagasaki W 2018-07-18 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-05-20 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-05-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-05-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–1 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.97 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds53% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale24%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.28

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

77%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

47%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw41% Kawasaki Frontale21%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.3%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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