Thursday , 2 July 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 0
Full Time
Kawasaki Frontale
Wed 29 Apr 2026 · 06:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 30,780 HT 45' · FT 45'
Matheus Savio 54' 1–0
Hiiro Komori 71' 2–0
Matheus Savio 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Assistant 1 Masaru Hasegawa (Japan)
  • Assistant 2 Yuta Tashiro (Japan)
4 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

7
6
13
Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.0 goals Kawasaki Frontale
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
25 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–3 L
18 Apr Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
12 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 2–3 L
05 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L
22 Mar FC Machida Zelvia H 1–2 L
Kawasaki Frontale
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–2 L
25 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 2–1 W
18 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos A 2–1 W
12 Apr Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L
05 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 3–2 W
28 Mar FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L

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' KICK OFF: Kawasaki Frontale gets underway.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Ten Miyagi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yoichi Naganuma made 335 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Kawasaki Frontale started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 40' Kawasaki Frontale looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker So Kawahara scoring 1 goals.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Kawasaki Frontale winning 50% of all matches.
  • 50' 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.
  • 54' What a strike from Matheus Savio! The score is 1-0.
  • 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Asahi Sasaki, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' The whistle greets Shoya Nakajima as he departs to be replaced by Junpei Hayakawa.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Kawasaki Frontale. Filip Uremovic is replaced by Asahi Sasaki.
  • 62' Another change for Kawasaki Frontale made on 62 minute. Lazar Romanic leaves to be changed by Erison.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Takuro Kaneko is replaced by Hiiro Komori on 71 minute.
  • 71' GOAL! Hiiro Komori scores on 71. Assisted by Matheus Savio
  • 74' Another substitution for Kawasaki Frontale to replace Tatsuya Ito by So Kawahara on 74 minute.
  • 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matheus Savio on 79.
  • 82' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Matheus Savio by Yusuke Matsuo on 82 minute.
  • 83' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Ryoma Watanabe by Hayate Ueki on 83 minute.
  • 88' Kawasaki Frontale seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • With this win, Urawa Red Diamonds is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kawasaki Frontale Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2026-04-18 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-03-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L

Kawasaki Frontale Form

2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale L 2026-04-25 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-18 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2026-04-12 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-03-28 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.18 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Kawasaki Frontale xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds49% Draw23% Kawasaki Frontale28%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
72%
Draw or Kawasaki Frontale
51%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kawasaki Frontale
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw39% Kawasaki Frontale23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.5%
0 – 0
3.5%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kawasaki Frontale covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Kawasaki Frontale keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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