Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2025

Urawa Red Diamonds

4 – 0

Full Time

Kawasaki Frontale

Sat 6 Dec 2025 · 05:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Marius Hoibraten 45' Y

Isaac Kiese Thelin 68' Y

Y 72' Filip Uremovic

Overview

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

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

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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

2025-12-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2025-05-21 Kawasaki Frontale 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	H	4–0	W
30 Nov	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	1–0	W
09 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–3	L
25 Oct	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–0	D
18 Oct	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–4	L
04 Oct	Vissel Kobe	H	1–0	W

Kawasaki Frontale

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Dec	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–4	L
30 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–2	L
08 Nov	Fagiano Okayama FC	H	1–1	D
25 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–2	L
18 Oct	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	5–3	W
04 Oct	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	1–1	D

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' What a night it is going to be! Urawa Red Diamonds welcome Kawasaki Frontale for this crunch clash at Saitama Stadium 2002.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
15' 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.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Shigetoshi Hasebe will be considering his options from the bench.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuto Ozeki, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
44' Against the run of play, Samuel Gustafson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
45' The referee calls foul for Marius Hoibraten. He receives a card.
46' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — Erison exits the field as Lazar Romanic enters on 46.
51' The travelling Kawasaki Frontale supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
54' The deadlock is broken! Thiago Santana gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
58' The Japan Kenta Nemoto breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 3-0!
63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kaito Yasui made 454 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' Kawasaki Frontale manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiroto Noda is hanging Jesiel on the field on 65 minute.
66' Isaac Kiese Thelin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thiago Santana on 66 minute.
68' Isaac Kiese Thelin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 68.
72' A moment of madness from Filip Uremovic on 72 minutes earns him a card. Kawasaki Frontale will be frustrated.
74' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Shoya Nakajima departs to be replaced by Hiroki Abe.
76' Kawasaki Frontale ring the changes. So Kawahara has done his job and it is now time for Toya Myogan to step up.
77' The Sweden forward Isaac Kiese Thelin breaks the deadlock on 77 minutes. 4-0!
81' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Samuel Gustafson exits the field as Toshikazu Teruuchi enters on 81.
86' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Urawa Red Diamonds players.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

8
Matheus Savio
11
Samuel Gustafson ↓ Toshikazu Teruuchi 81'
10
Shoya Nakajima ↓ Hiroki Abe 74'
12
Thiago Santana ↓ Isaac Kiese Thelin 66'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
26
Takuya Ogiwara
4
Hirokazu Ishihara
5
Marius Hoibraten ↓ Yudai Fujiwara 81'
13
Ryoma Watanabe
25
Kaito Yasui ↓ Kai Shibato 74'
28
Kenta Nemoto

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jesiel ↓ Hiroto Noda 65'
41
Akihiro Ienaga ↓ Yuto Ozeki 46'
14
Yasuto Wakizaka
22
Filip Uremovic
23
Marcinho
31
Sai van Wermeskerken ↓ Sota Miura 46'
6
Yuki Yamamoto
9
Erison ↓ Lazar Romanic 46'
5
Asahi Sasaki
19
So Kawahara ↓ Toya Myogan 76'
98
Louis Thebault-Yamaguchi

Bench

21
Shunsuke Ando
16
Yuto Ozeki ↑ 46'
29
Toya Myogan ↑ 76'
13
Sota Miura ↑ 46'
38
Soma Kanda
39
Kaito Tsuchiya
91
Lazar Romanic ↑ 46'
30
Hiroto Noda ↑ 65'
34
Shuto Yamaichi

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yu Kobayashi	6
Yasuto Wakizaka	4
Shinzo Koroki	4
Akihiro Ienaga	4
Leandro Damiao	4
Shinzo Koroki	3
Ken Iwao	2
Miki Yamane	2

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-12-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2025-11-30 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-11-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-10-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2025-10-18 Yokohama F·Marinos 4–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Vissel Kobe W

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2025-12-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-11-30 Kawasaki Frontale 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-11-08 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Fagiano Okayama FC D 2025-10-25 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2025-10-18 Kawasaki Frontale 5–3 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-10-04 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.34 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Kawasaki Frontale xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds59% Draw21% Kawasaki Frontale20%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.61

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

80%

Draw or Kawasaki Frontale

41%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds44% Draw38% Kawasaki Frontale18%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

3 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

4.2%

0 – 0

4 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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