Sunday , 16 August 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
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Kawasaki Frontale
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Saitama Stadium 2002!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Japan international Kento Tachibanada has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Shin Yamada has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Yasuto Wakizaka, a Japan , has 7 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Takahiro Sekine is ready to make an impact after coming on for Toshiki Takahashi at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' 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.
  • 52' Ken Iwao catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 52.
  • 53' What a strike from Takahiro Sekine! The score is 1-0.
  • 58' Shusaku Nishikawa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 63' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Yoshio Koizumi comes on to replace Ken Iwao.
  • 69' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuki Kozuka is hanging Ryota Oshima on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Kazuki Kozuka. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Kawasaki Frontale player. Akihiro Ienaga gets a card.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Joao Schmidt as he leaves the pitch. Kento Tachibanada steps in for Kawasaki Frontale.
  • 88' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Atsuki Ito is withdrawn and Yuichi Hirano gets his opportunity.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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.