Thursday , 2 July 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
11 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.9 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 Kyoto 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 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 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 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
33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
28% 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
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/4
31-45
5/4
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Saitama Stadium 2002. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Alexander Scholz, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 11' What a strike from Jose Kante! The score is 1-0.
  • 16' Controversy at the stadium! Akinari Kawazura argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 21' Controversy at the stadium! Yoshio Koizumi argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Marius Hoibraten argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 46' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 46 minute. Noriyoshi Sakai leaves to be changed by Naoki Maeda.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Tomoaki Okubo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Takahiro Sekine as he leaves the pitch. Takuya Ogiwara steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 75' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Yuichi Maruyama on 76 minutes earns him a card. Nagoya Grampus will be frustrated.
  • 78' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Jose Kante is withdrawn and Bryan Linssen gets his opportunity.
  • 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' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Bryan Linssen argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Tomoaki Okubo is replaced by Takuya Iwanami on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Urawa Red Diamonds players.

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
Ryuji Izumi 2
Leo 2
Wataru Endo 2
Mateus 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 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.