Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
- Nagoya Grampus 18 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Toru Kakinuma
- Referee Daisuke Sakurai
- Referee Tomokazu Tajiri
- Referee Ryo Tanimoto
- Referee Kogo Kumagai
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May | Nagoya Grampus | H | 0–0 | D |
| 26 May | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | A | 2–2 | D |
| 22 May | Vissel Kobe | H | 2–0 | W |
| 16 May | Gamba Osaka | A | 3–0 | W |
| 09 May | Vegalta Sendai | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 May | Avispa Fukuoka | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 0–0 | D |
| 26 May | Vegalta Sendai | H | 0–1 | L |
| 22 May | Tokushima Vortis | A | 0–0 | D |
| 15 May | Shimizu S-Pulse | A | 3–0 | W |
| 12 May | Kashima Antlers | H | 0–2 | L |
| 08 May | Cerezo Osaka FC | H | 1–0 | W |
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)
H2H (23 games)
52%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season
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' We are underway at Saitama Stadium 2002. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 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' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 20' Sho Inagaki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 25' Japan international Yoichiro Kakitani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 30' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 35' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Takahiro Akimoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' Kasper Junker is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
- 45' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 46' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Atsuki Ito on, Hidetoshi Takeda off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Daigo Nishi, a Japan , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nagoya Grampus needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 62' The whistle greets Ryosuke Yamanaka as he departs to be replaced by Koya Yuruki.
- 63' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Koya Yuruki on, Ryosuke Yamanaka off on 63 minutes.
- 68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ricardo Rodríguez might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 73' Shumpei Naruse needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 74' Kazuki Nagasawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuki Soma on 74 minute.
- 79' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Yuki Muto on, Yoshio Koizumi off on 79 minutes.
- 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 87' The whistle greets Kasper Junker as he departs to be replaced by Shinzo Koroki.
- The final score is 0-0.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
-
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka ↓ Koya Yuruki 62'
- 8
- 4
- 29
- 41
- 12
-
37
Hidetoshi Takeda ↓ Atsuki Ito 46'
-
7
Kasper Junker ↓ Shinzo Koroki 87'
- 15
-
18
Yoshio Koizumi ↓ Yuki Muto 79'
Bench
- 20
-
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 87'
- 1
-
9
Yuki Muto ↑ 79'
-
11
Tatsuya Tanaka ↑ 79'
-
24
Koya Yuruki ↑ 62'
-
17
Atsuki Ito ↑ 46'
Coach
Ricardo Rodríguez
Nagoya Grampus Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 1
- 23
- 15
-
9
Ryogo Yamasaki ↓ Manabu Saito 74'
- 8
- 14
- 26
- 4
-
11
Yuki Soma ↓ Kazuki Nagasawa 74'
- 16
Bench
- 7
-
19
Manabu Saito ↑ 74'
-
5
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 74'
- 25
- 21
- 13
- 17
Coach
Massimo Ficcadenti
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Naoki Maeda | 5 |
| Jo | 4 |
| Kensuke Nagai | 4 |
| Jo | 3 |
| Leo | 2 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 |
| Mateus | 2 |
| Gabriel Xavier | 2 |
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2021-05-30
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–0
Nagoya Grampus
D
2021-05-26
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2–2
Urawa Red Diamonds
D
2021-05-22
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
Vissel Kobe
W
2021-05-16
Gamba Osaka
0–3
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2021-05-09
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
Vegalta Sendai
W
2021-05-01
Avispa Fukuoka
2–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
Nagoya Grampus Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.67
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73
Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for:
Urawa Red Diamonds or Nagoya Grampus 74% + Both teams to score 67%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 3.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 4.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
64%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
62%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Nagoya Grampus
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
3.9%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | Nagoya Grampus covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 11% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 18% | 64% |
| -0.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 18% | 21% |
| +1.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +2 | 79% | 12% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
19%
✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
20%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

