Saturday , 14 November 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
23% 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
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
5/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/5
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
4/5
■ 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
Nagoya Grampus
Yuya Yamagishi 3 G
Takuya Uchida 2 G 1 A
Yudai Kimura 2 G 1 A
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Nagoya Grampus get us underway at Saitama Stadium 2002.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Yuichi Maruyama has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Massimo Ficcadenti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Tomoya Ugajin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 54' Mu Kanazaki makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Nagoya Grampus are in front.
  • 59' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Takahiro Sekine has done his job and it is now time for Yosuke Kashiwagi to step up.
  • 64' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Kazuki Nagasawa exits the field as Ryotaro Ito enters on 64.
  • 69' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Naoki Maeda is withdrawn and Gabriel Xavier gets his opportunity.
  • 74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Deng made 214 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' Mateus is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 81' Ryosuke Yamanaka gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Tomoya Ugajin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a Red card on 85.
  • 87' Ewerton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Ryogo Yamasaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mu Kanazaki on 89 minute.
  • With this win, Nagoya Grampus is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Jo 4
Kensuke Nagai 4
Jo 3
Leo 2
Wataru Endo 2
Mateus 2
Gabriel Xavier 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.