Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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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 Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L
20 Jul Yokohama F·Marinos A 0–3 L
05 Jul Tokyo 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
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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 7' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hiiro Komori on 7.
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yudai Kimura, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taishi Matsumoto is hanging Hiiro Komori on the field on 29 minute.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Kasper Junker.
  • 32' What a strike from Matheus Savio! The score is 2-0.
  • 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Samuel Gustafson made 266 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 42' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' It looks surprising Nagoya Grampus does not make any changes. Soichiro Mori has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' Another change for Nagoya Grampus made on 63 minute. Yuya Yamagishi leaves to be changed by Yudai Kimura.
  • 66' Goal! Teruki Hara scores his 6 goal in 279 matches.
  • 71' Takuro Kaneko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Thiago Santana. He replaces Yusuke Matsuo on 76 minute.
  • 78' Nagoya Grampus manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kensuke Nagai is hanging Ryuji Izumi on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' The Nagoya Grampus manager makes a substitution. Katsuhiro Nakayama departs to be replaced by Shuhei Tokumoto.
  • 86' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kensuke Nagai suffering a number of foals already.
  • 88' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Samuel Gustafson by Shoya Nakajima on 88 minute.
  • 89' Genki Haraguchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuro Kaneko on 89 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danilo Boza on 90.
  • Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

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
Jo 4
Kensuke Nagai 4
Jo 3
Ryuji Izumi 2
Leo 2
Wataru Endo 2
Mateus 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 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-07-20 Yokohama F·Marinos 3–0 Nagoya Grampus L 2025-07-05 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Tokyo 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.