Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Kyoto 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
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Urawa Red Diamonds to score. At the same time, Kawasaki Frontale does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maciej Skorza might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' The 33-year-old Thiago Santana has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Lazar Romanic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' It looks surprising Kawasaki Frontale does not make any changes. Samuel Gustafson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' GOAL! Samuel Gustafson fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 45' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' The whistle greets Erison as he departs to be replaced by Lazar Romanic.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' What composure from Thiago Santana! The Brazil international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 58' A goal from the Japan international Kenta Nemoto! He fires home on 58 to make it 3-0!
  • 63' 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 Filip Uremovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Hiroto Noda gets the nod from Kawasaki Frontale. He replaces Jesiel and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' The whistle greets Thiago Santana as he departs to be replaced by Isaac Kiese Thelin.
  • 68' Isaac Kiese Thelin picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' Filip Uremovic is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 74' The whistle greets Shoya Nakajima as he departs to be replaced by Hiroki Abe.
  • 76' A change in the Kawasaki Frontale ranks — So Kawahara exits the field as Toya Myogan enters on 76.
  • 77' GOAL! Isaac Kiese Thelin fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 81' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Samuel Gustafson is withdrawn and Toshikazu Teruuchi gets his opportunity.
  • 86' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Kawasaki Frontale's compact .
  • Kawasaki Frontale will have plenty to reflect on. Urawa Red Diamonds were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yu Kobayashi 6
Yasuto Wakizaka 4
Shinzo Koroki 4
Akihiro Ienaga 4
Leandro Damiao 4
Shinzo Koroki 3
Miki Yamane 2
Kenta Nemoto 2

Head to Head

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

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 Kyoto 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
7%
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
4%
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.