Saturday , 14 November 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Urawa Red Diamonds
3 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 30 Jul 2022 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Shogo Taniguchi
Kai Shibato 81' Y
Yoshio Koizumi 90' Y

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale — J. League .

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

7
6
13
Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-03-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 3–1 W
16 Jul Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
10 Jul FC Tokyo H 3–0 W
06 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–2 D
02 Jul Gamba Osaka A 1–1 D
26 Jun Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
09 Jul Gamba Osaka H 4–0 W
02 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–2 L
25 Jun Júbilo Iwata H 1–1 D
18 Jun Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 5–2 W
29 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 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
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
8% 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
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
5/2
16-30
–/3
31-45
8/5
46-60
5/5
61-75
4/6
76+
5/2
■ 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
Kawasaki Frontale
Marcinho 8 G 3 A
Yasuto Wakizaka 4 G 4 A
Tatsuya Ito 3 G 3 A
Pedro Romano 3 G
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.
  • 4' Atsuki Ito doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 9' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kai Shibato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kaito Yasui, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 17' What a moment for Yusuke Matsuo! That strike on 17 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 22' It’s high time Ricardo Rodríguez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' Marcinho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 47' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Shogo Taniguchi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Hiroki Sakai exits the field as Kazuaki Mawatari enters on 61.
  • 66' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 423 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 69' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Atsuki Ito exits the field as Kai Shibato enters on 69.
  • 70' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Yusuke Matsuo exits the field as Kasper Junker enters on 70.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Kawasaki Frontale — Ten Miyagi on, Marcinho off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' The Kawasaki Frontale bench stirs into life. Daiya Tono is withdrawn and Kazuya Yamamura gets his opportunity.
  • 81' The deadlock is broken! Akihiro Ienaga gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
  • 81' That is a Yellow card for Urawa Red Diamonds. Kai Shibato will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' Akihiro Ienaga doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Kaito Yasui. He replaces David Moberg-Karlsson on 83 minute.
  • 85' Ken Iwao makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
  • 86' What composure from Ken Iwao! The Japan international strokes it home. 4-2.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Yoshio Koizumi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Kawasaki Frontale will have plenty to reflect on. Urawa Red Diamonds were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

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
Kenta Nemoto 2
Tomoaki Okubo 2

Head to Head

2022-07-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2022-03-02 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-11-03 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-03-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–5 Kawasaki Frontale 2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2022-07-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale W 2022-07-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-07-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 FC Tokyo W 2022-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2022-07-02 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-06-26 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2022-07-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-07-09 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Gamba Osaka W 2022-07-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-06-25 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Júbilo Iwata D 2022-06-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2022-05-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds51% Draw22% Kawasaki Frontale27%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
73%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
49%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw38% Kawasaki Frontale24%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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