Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sun 4 Oct 2020 · 08:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'
Tomoya Ugajin 51' Y
Y 78' Mateus
Thomas Deng 85' R
Ewerton 85' Y
Leo 85' Y
Ewerton 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Ryo Hirama
  • Referee Osamu Akasaka
  • Referee Kenshi Uda
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 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 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

8
6
9
Urawa Red Diamonds 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-08-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Nagoya Grampus H 0–1 L
30 Sep FC Tōkyō H 0–1 L
26 Sep Yokohama FC H 0–2 L
23 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
20 Sep Kawasaki Frontale H 0–3 L
13 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 4–3 W
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
30 Sep Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
26 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–1 W
23 Sep Gamba Osaka A 1–2 L
19 Sep Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
13 Sep Yokohama FC A 2–3 L

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
14% 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
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus has kicked off!
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' With 3 assists to his name this season, Yuki Soma is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 444 games and scored 412 goals.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Nagoya Grampus is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Ryosuke Yamanaka has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Massimo Ficcadenti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 51' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a Yellow card on 51.
  • 54' What a moment for Mu Kanazaki! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 59' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Takahiro Sekine trudges off to be replaced by Yosuke Kashiwagi on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Ryotaro Ito has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kazuki Nagasawa on 64 minute.
  • 69' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Naoki Maeda has done his job and it is now time for Gabriel Xavier to step up.
  • 74' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 78' Nagoya Grampus receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 81' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Tomoya Ugajin departs to be replaced by Ryosuke Yamanaka.
  • 85' The referee has no hesitation. Thomas Deng is booked for Urawa Red Diamonds — Red card on 85.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ewerton on 87 minutes.
  • 89' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Mu Kanazaki has done his job and it is now time for Ryogo Yamasaki to step up.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Nagoya Grampus to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

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

2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus 2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-08-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Nagoya Grampus 2019-05-12 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-08-26 Nagoya Grampus 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō L 2020-09-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Yokohama FC L 2020-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2020-09-13 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 3–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2020-10-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2020-09-30 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2020-09-23 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2020-09-19 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-09-13 Yokohama FC 3–2 Nagoya Grampus L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.72 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.15 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds31% Draw24% Nagoya Grampus45%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
54%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
69%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Nagoya Grampus
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds25% Draw38% Nagoya Grampus37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
4.9%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
3.4%
0 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 15% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 19% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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