Wednesday , 30 September 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
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

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
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 Tōkyō 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 Kyōto 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
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' What a night it is going to be! Urawa Red Diamonds welcome Nagoya Grampus for this crunch clash at Saitama Stadium 2002.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Tsukasa Morishima has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 11' Brilliant from the ! Jose Kante makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 16' It’s gonna be a card for Akinari Kawazura.
  • 21' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a card for a hard tackle on 21.
  • 26' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Marius Hoibraten.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Nagoya Grampus. Noriyoshi Sakai is replaced by Naoki Maeda.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Naoki Maeda has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Tomoaki Okubo on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Takuya Ogiwara is replacing Takahiro Sekine for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 70' Nagoya Grampus is showing some good football. However, Nagoya Grampus are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 76' The referee shows Nagoya Grampus player a card on 76.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Bryan Linssen on, Jose Kante off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Another substitution for Nagoya Grampus to replace Kensuke Nagai by Taika Nakashima on 79 minute.
  • 82' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Ryoya Morishita trudges off to be replaced by Thales Paula on 82 minutes.
  • 87' 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.
  • 89' Bryan Linssen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Takuya Iwanami is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomoaki Okubo at the 90 minute mark.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Jo 4
Kensuke Nagai 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 Tōkyō 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 Kyōto 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.