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

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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

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

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

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 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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 Tōkyō	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

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' The wait is over. Kawasaki Frontale get us underway at Saitama Stadium 2002.
5' 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.
10' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' Ken Iwao has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' Kawasaki Frontale is showing some good football. However, Kawasaki Frontale are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
35' 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.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact 4-1-2-3.
45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Taisei Miyashiro suffering a number of foals already.
46' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Takahiro Sekine on, Toshiki Takahashi off on 46 minutes.
51' The 28-year-old Tatsuki Seko has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
52' That looks like a foul for a card for Ken Iwao.
53' Magnificent from Takahiro Sekine! That is 16 goals in 263 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
58' A goal from the Japan international Shusaku Nishikawa! He fires home on 58 to make it 2-0!
63' Shin Yamada is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
64' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Ken Iwao by Yoshio Koizumi on 64 minute.
69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
74' Shintaro Kurumaya has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
75' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Kazuki Kozuka comes on to replace Ryota Oshima.
78' That is a card for Kawasaki Frontale. Kazuki Kozuka will be fuming at that decision.
81' Akihiro Ienaga catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 81.
83' Fresh legs for Kawasaki Frontale! Kento Tachibanada comes on to replace Joao Schmidt.
88' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuichi Hirano is hanging Atsuki Ito on the field on 88 minute.
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Jose Kante ↓ Shinzo Koroki 64'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
26
Takuya Ogiwara
28
Alexander Scholz
21
Tomoaki Okubo
5
Marius Hoibraten
15
Takahiro Akimoto ↓ Ayumu Ohata 75'
19
Ken Iwao ↓ Yoshio Koizumi 64'
3
Atsuki Ito ↓ Yuichi Hirano 88'
25
Kaito Yasui
18
Toshiki Takahashi ↓ Takahiro Sekine 46'

Bench

30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 64'
4
Takuya Iwanami
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 46'
12
Zion Suzuki
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 75'
8
Yoshio Koizumi ↑ 64'
40
Yuichi Hirano ↑ 88'

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

30
Yusuke Segawa ↑ 64'
31
Kazuya Yamamura
49
Kazuki Kozuka ↑ 75'
16
Tatsuki Seko ↑ 83'
8
Kento Tachibanada ↑ 83'
20
Shin Yamada ↑ 83'
1
Sung-ryong Jung

Coach Toru Oniki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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 Tōkyō 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

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.