Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 1
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 16 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 31' Kasper Junker
Danilo Boza 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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Urawa Red Diamonds 23 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2025-05-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-06-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
09 Aug Yokohama FC A 2–1 W
27 Jul Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D
23 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 4–1 W
19 Jul FC Tōkyō A 2–3 L
26 Jun CF Monterrey H 0–4 L
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
10 Aug Kyōto Sanga FC H 1–2 L
20 Jul Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–3 L
05 Jul Tōkyō Verdy H 0–0 D
28 Jun Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 2–1 W
21 Jun Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D

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' Urawa Red Diamonds have kicked off against Nagoya Grampus. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Yuya Asano, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Hiiro Komori gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' Yoichi Naganuma has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 342 appearances.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 22' Japan international Akinari Kawazura has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 27' Nagoya Grampus have won 403 goals from 446 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 29' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Hiiro Komori is replaced by Taishi Matsumoto on 29 minute.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Kasper Junker.
  • 32' Magnificent from Matheus Savio! That is 36 goals in 393 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takuro Kaneko made 381 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' Nagoya Grampus come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 62' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nagoya Grampus backline.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Yudai Kimura on, Yuya Yamagishi off on 63 minutes.
  • 66' Magnificent from Teruki Hara! That is 6 goals in 279 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' 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.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Yusuke Matsuo as he leaves the pitch. Thiago Santana steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 78' Kensuke Nagai has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryuji Izumi on 78 minute.
  • 81' A change in the Nagoya Grampus ranks — Katsuhiro Nakayama exits the field as Shuhei Tokumoto enters on 81.
  • 86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Samuel Gustafson has done his job and it is now time for Shoya Nakajima to step up.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Takuro Kaneko is replaced by Genki Haraguchi.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Danilo Boza. He receives a card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Nagoya Grampus.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

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

2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2025-05-24 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-06-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus 2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-08-09 Yokohama FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-07-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-07-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-07-19 FC Tōkyō 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-06-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 CF Monterrey L

Nagoya Grampus Form

2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-08-10 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2025-07-20 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-07-05 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D 2025-06-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-06-21 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.2 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds53% Draw22% Nagoya Grampus25%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
74%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
47%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Nagoya Grampus
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw38% Nagoya Grampus24%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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