Sunday , 16 August 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Kasper Junker
Danilo Boza 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus — 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

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Urawa Red Diamonds 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2025-05-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-06-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
09 Aug Yokohama FC A 2–1 W
27 Jul Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D
23 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 4–1 W
19 Jul FC Tokyo A 2–3 L
26 Jun CF Monterrey H 0–4 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
10 Aug Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L
20 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–3 L
05 Jul Tokyo Verdy H 0–0 D
28 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
21 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Nagoya Grampus
#16 Position #3
25 Points 31
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
37 Scored 46
37 Conceded 44
+0 GD +2
1.39 PPG 1.72
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
52% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 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
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Nagoya Grampus get us underway at Saitama Stadium 2002.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nagoya Grampus that had 439 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 7' Goal! Hiiro Komori scores his 7 goal in 263 matches.
  • 12' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 17' Takuro Kaneko is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' Nagoya Grampus 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.
  • 29' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Hiiro Komori trudges off to be replaced by Taishi Matsumoto on 29 minutes.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Kasper Junker.
  • 32' Matheus Savio has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
  • 37' Shuhei Tokumoto is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nagoya Grampus tonight.
  • 42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 47' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 52' Japan international Yoichi Naganuma has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' Yudai Kimura gets the nod from Nagoya Grampus. He replaces Yuya Yamagishi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Teruki Hara makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 76' Thiago Santana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yusuke Matsuo on 76 minute.
  • 78' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Ryuji Izumi has done his job and it is now time for Kensuke Nagai to step up.
  • 81' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Katsuhiro Nakayama exits the field as Shuhei Tokumoto enters on 81.
  • 86' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Samuel Gustafson exits the field as Shoya Nakajima enters on 88.
  • 89' The whistle greets Takuro Kaneko as he departs to be replaced by Genki Haraguchi.
  • 90' Danilo Boza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Naoki Maeda 5
Kensuke Nagai 4
Jo 4
Jo 3
Wataru Endo 2
Mateus 2
Gabriel Xavier 2
Takahiro Sekine 2

Head to Head

2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2025-05-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-06-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-08-09 Yokohama FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-07-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-07-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-07-19 FC Tokyo 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-06-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 CF Monterrey L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-07-20 Yokohama F.Marinos 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-07-05 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2025-06-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-06-21 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.2 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds53% Draw22% Nagoya Grampus25%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
74%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
47%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Nagoya Grampus
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw38% Nagoya Grampus24%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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