Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Nagoya Grampus

Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 06:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Thiago Santana 16' Y

Atsuki Ito 31' Y

Y 41' Takuji Yonemoto

Overview

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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)

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	H	2–1	W
20 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	0–1	L
12 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–1	L
07 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	3–0	W
03 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–1	W

Nagoya Grampus

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–1	W
13 Apr	Júbilo Iwata	A	1–0	W
07 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	H	0–0	D
03 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–1	W
30 Mar	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	2–1	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

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' KICK OFF: Urawa Red Diamonds gets underway.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' 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.
15' Keiya Shiihashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 275 appearances.
16' That looks like a foul for a card for Thiago Santana.
21' Kennedy Egbus Mikuni has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
24' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kaito Yasui on 24.
29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
31' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
41' Takuji Yonemoto is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Per-Mathias Høgmo will be considering his options from the bench.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Nagoya Grampus's compact .
66' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Thiago Santana makes it 2-0.
71' The Nagoya Grampus bench stirs into life. Ken Masui is withdrawn and Patric gets his opportunity.
73' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Naoki Maeda is withdrawn and Yusuke Matsuo gets his opportunity.
78' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
81' Kyota Sakakibara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sho Inagaki on 81 minute.
86' Nagoya Grampus are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
89' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Kaito Yasui exits the field as Ekanit Panya enters on 89.
90' Shinzo Koroki is replacing Thiago Santana for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 90'
24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 73'
20
Yota Sato
16
Ayumi Niekawa
29
Yota Horiuchi
27
Ekanit Panya ↑ 89'

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

8
Keiya Shiihashi ↑ 71'
34
Takuya Uchida ↑ 71'
10
Patric ↑ 71'
16
Yohei Takeda
5
Haruki Yoshida
28
Kyota Sakakibara ↑ 81'
25
Tojiro Kubo

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Naoki Maeda	5
Jo	4
Kensuke Nagai	4
Jo	3
Wataru Endo	2
Mateus	2
Gabriel Xavier	2
Takahiro Sekine	2

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2024-04-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-04-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W

Nagoya Grampus Form

2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2024-04-21 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-04-13 Júbilo Iwata 0–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-04-07 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2024-04-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-03-30 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.01 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.64 Nagoya Grampus xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds47% Draw23% Nagoya Grampus30%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

71%

Draw or Nagoya Grampus

53%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Nagoya Grampus

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds35% Draw40% Nagoya Grampus25%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

3.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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