Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 3
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sun 20 Sep 2020 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Kai Shibato 16' Y
Y 36' Miki Yamane
Y 36' Jesiel
Y 90' Taisei Miyashiro

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Match Details

  • Referee Ryuji Sato
  • Referee Takuto Okabe
  • Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
  • Referee Hiroyuki Igarashi

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

7
6
13
Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-06-01 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 0–3 L
13 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 4–3 W
09 Sep Sagan Tosu FC H 2–2 D
05 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–3 L
29 Aug Ōita FC Trinita H 2–1 W
23 Aug Vissel Kobe H 1–2 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–0 W
13 Sep Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 5–1 W
09 Sep Vissel Kobe H 3–2 W
05 Sep Yokohama F·Marinos A 3–1 W
29 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse H 5–0 W
26 Aug Vissel Kobe A 2–2 D

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
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
14% 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
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
5/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/3
76+
3/2
■ 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
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 6 G 1 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 2 G 3 A
Tatsuya Ito 2 G 1 A
Lazar Romanic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Urawa Red Diamonds have kicked off against Kawasaki Frontale. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Shusaku Nishikawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Kawasaki Frontale so far.
  • 15' Kawasaki Frontale 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.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Kai Shibato on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Urawa Red Diamonds will be frustrated.
  • 21' Reo Hatate has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 26' Yasuto Wakizaka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 444 appearances.
  • 31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 36' A moment of madness from Miki Yamane on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Kawasaki Frontale will be frustrated.
  • 37' Brilliant from the ! Miki Yamane makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 37.
  • 42' Takuya Iwanami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' The crowd applauds Ryota Ohshima as he leaves the pitch. Ao Tanaka steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 50' Brilliant from the ! Yu Kobayashi makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 50.
  • 53' Shinzo Koroki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kenyu Sugimoto on 53 minute.
  • 58' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Leandro Damiao has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 73' The whistle greets Ewerton as he departs to be replaced by Kazuki Nagasawa.
  • 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takeshi Otsuki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' The whistle greets Thomas Deng as he departs to be replaced by Katsuya Iwatake.
  • 87' Ao Tanaka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 89' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. Kyohei Noborizato has done his job and it is now time for Shintaro Kurumaya to step up.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Taisei Miyashiro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 6
Shinzo Koroki 4
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 4
Shinzo Koroki 3
Miki Yamane 2
Kenta Nemoto 2

Head to Head

2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale 2019-06-01 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-09-13 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-09-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-08-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Ōita FC Trinita W 2020-08-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-09-13 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-09-09 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-05 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale W 2020-08-29 Kawasaki Frontale 5–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-08-26 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.7 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds32% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale43%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
57%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
68%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds27% Draw40% Kawasaki Frontale33%
Actual: Kawasaki Frontale win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 16% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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