Saturday , 14 November 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 1
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Sat 24 Jun 2023 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 35,887 HT 45' · FT 45'
Takahiro Sekine 53' 1–0
1–1 58' Shusaku Nishikawa og
Ken Iwao 52' Y
R 78' Kazuki Kozuka
Y 81' Akihiro Ienaga

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Yoshiro Imamura
  • Assistant 1 Osamu nomura
  • Assistant 2 Hideaki Nishio

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
2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D
11 Jun Yokohama FC A 0–0 D
04 Jun Kashima Antlers H 0–0 D
31 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–1 W
27 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 2–0 W
20 May Avispa Fukuoka A 0–0 D
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
11 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
28 May Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W
20 May Yokohama FC A 1–2 L
12 May FC Tokyo A 1–2 L
07 May Sagan Tosu FC H 1–0 W

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Saitama Stadium 2002!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' The 26-year-old Kaito Yasui has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 423 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' It’s high time Toru Oniki made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-2-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Yasuto Wakizaka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 46' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Toshiki Takahashi departs to be replaced by Takahiro Sekine.
  • 51' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Kawasaki Frontale's 4-1-2-3 shape.
  • 52' Ken Iwao picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' Brilliant from the midfielder! Takahiro Sekine makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 53.
  • 58' The deadlock is broken! Shusaku Nishikawa gets on the scoresheet on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Tomoaki Okubo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Yoshio Koizumi on, Ken Iwao off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 74' The energy levels are beginning to show. Toru Oniki might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' The whistle greets Ryota Oshima as he departs to be replaced by Kazuki Kozuka.
  • 78' A moment of madness from Kazuki Kozuka on 78 minutes earns him a card. Kawasaki Frontale will be frustrated.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Akihiro Ienaga.
  • 83' Kento Tachibanada gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Joao Schmidt and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' Yuichi Hirano is replacing Atsuki Ito for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 6
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Yasuto Wakizaka 4
Shinzo Koroki 4
Shinzo Koroki 3
Tomoaki Okubo 2
Ken Iwao 2

Head to Head

2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2023-06-11 Yokohama FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-06-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-05-27 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-05-20 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2023-06-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2023-06-11 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-05-28 Kawasaki Frontale 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-05-20 Yokohama FC 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-05-12 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-05-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.89 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds47% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
72%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
53%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds35% Draw41% Kawasaki Frontale24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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