Sunday , 16 August 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 0
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Fri 18 Aug 2023 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 32,578 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jose Kante 11' 1–0
Y 16' Akinari Kawazura
Yoshio Koizumi 21' Y
Marius Hoibraten 45' Y
Tomoaki Okubo 60' Y
Y 76' Yuichi Maruyama
Bryan Linssen 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Assistant 1 Isao Nishihashi
  • Assistant 2 Masahiro Horikoshi

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

8
6
9
Urawa Red Diamonds 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-08-06 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-06-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-05-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
13 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L
06 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–0 D
16 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
08 Jul FC Tokyo H 0–0 D
01 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 2–1 W
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
13 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–0 W
05 Aug Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W
16 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 L
08 Jul Yokohama F.Marinos H 2–2 D
01 Jul Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 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)
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' Welcome to Saitama Stadium 2002 that hosts another battle between Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Nagoya Grampus have won 396 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 11' A stunning finish from Jose Kante — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 16' Akinari Kawazura has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 16.
  • 21' It’s gonna be a card for Yoshio Koizumi.
  • 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 31' Tojiro Kubo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Marius Hoibraten picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Noriyoshi Sakai makes way for Naoki Maeda at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nagoya Grampus.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tomoaki Okubo on 60 minutes.
  • 65' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Takahiro Sekine is withdrawn and Takuya Ogiwara gets his opportunity.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' Japan international Kensuke Nagai has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Yuichi Maruyama. He receives a card.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Jose Kante is replaced by Bryan Linssen on 78 minute.
  • 79' Nagoya Grampus ring the changes. Kensuke Nagai has done his job and it is now time for Taika Nakashima to step up.
  • 82' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Ryoya Morishita departs to be replaced by Thales Paula.
  • 87' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Bryan Linssen gets a card.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Tomoaki Okubo is replaced by Takuya Iwanami.
  • Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

3-4-2-1

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

2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus 2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-08-06 Nagoya Grampus 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-06-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Nagoya Grampus 2021-05-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Nagoya Grampus

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-08-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-07-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2023-07-01 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-08-13 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2023-08-05 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2023-07-16 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2023-07-08 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2023-07-01 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.78 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds49% Draw25% Nagoya Grampus26%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
73%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
51%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Nagoya Grampus
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds34% Draw43% Nagoya Grampus23%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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