Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 22 Nov 2024 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Thiago Santana 88' Y

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Kawasaki Frontale 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Masuya Ueda

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kawasaki Frontale

Last 5 meetings

2024-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale 2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
10 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–0	W
30 Oct	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	0–0	D
23 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
19 Oct	Tokyo Verdy	A	1–2	L
05 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–1	D
09 Nov	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	1–1	D
01 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	1–3	L
18 Oct	Gamba Osaka	H	1–1	D
05 Oct	FC Machida Zelvia	A	4–1	W
27 Sep	Albirex Niigata	H	5–1	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' Welcome to Saitama Stadium 2002 that hosts another battle between Urawa Red Diamonds and Kawasaki Frontale.
5' Kawasaki Frontale come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Kawasaki Frontale is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kawasaki Frontale are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Per-Mathias Høgmo might look to freshen things up shortly.
23' Brilliant from the ! Ryoma Watanabe makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 23.
28' Kawasaki Frontale are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
33' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Tomoaki Okubo trudges off to be replaced by Yusuke Matsuo on 46 minutes.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' The Japan Yu Kobayashi breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 1-1!
56' So Kawahara gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Ryota Oshima and will look to change the dynamic.
61' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Hirokazu Ishihara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
70' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Thiago Santana comes on to replace Bryan Linssen.
73' Marcinho makes way for Daiya Tono at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Kawasaki Frontale.
78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomoaki Okubo made 439 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
81' It is a substitution in Kawasaki Frontale team. Sai van Wermeskerken is replaced by Erison on 81 minute.
82' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 82 minute. Shin Yamada leaves to be changed by Jesiel.
83' The crowd applauds Ayumu Ohata as he leaves the pitch. Rio Nitta steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
88' That is a card for Urawa Red Diamonds. Thiago Santana will be fuming at that decision.
The points are shared — Urawa Red Diamonds 1-1 Kawasaki Frontale. Honours even.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Jesiel ↑ 82'
11
Yu Kobayashi ↑ 46'
–
Cesar Haydar
17
Daiya Tono ↑ 73'
15
Shuto Tanabe
9
Erison ↑ 81'
19
So Kawahara ↑ 56'
98
Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi

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

2024-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-10-30 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-10-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2024-10-19 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-10-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2024-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-11-09 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-11-01 Kawasaki Frontale 1–3 Kashima Antlers L 2024-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2024-10-05 FC Machida Zelvia 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale W 2024-09-27 Kawasaki Frontale 5–1 Albirex Niigata W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.88 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.59 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds44% Draw25% Kawasaki Frontale31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

69%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

56%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds33% Draw41% Kawasaki Frontale26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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