Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Shimizu S-Pulse 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W 28 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 16 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D 08 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–0 W 02 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 0–2 L 26 Feb Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L 29 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W 16 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 08 Mar Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L 02 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC A 1–1 D 26 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–1 D Season Stats
Urawa Red Diamonds Shimizu S-Pulse #12 Position #13 25 Points 24 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10 37 Scored 40 37 Conceded 42 +0 GD -2 1.39 PPG 1.33 39% Win % 44% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season22% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this seasonUrawa Red Diamonds are 12th (25 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 13th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds0-151/116-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ ConcededShimizu S-Pulse0-152/116-301/331-451/246-601/161-754/476+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Urawa Red Diamonds is hosting Shimizu S-Pulse for another epic battle.
- 4' Goal! Ryoma Watanabe scores his 27 goal in 416 matches.
- 9' Supporters expect more eagerness from Koya Kitagawa, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 14' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
- 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Shimizu S-Pulse is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shusaku Nishikawa made 417 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 39' The travelling Shimizu S-Pulse supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 42' Shimizu S-Pulse player sees a card in front of him.
- 46' The Shimizu S-Pulse manager makes a substitution. Motoki Nishihara departs to be replaced by Takashi Inui.
- 51' Kaito Yasui needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 56' 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.
- 59' Goal! Matheus Savio scores his 30 goal in 378 matches.
- 61' The whistle greets Yutaka Yoshida as he departs to be replaced by Capixaba.
- 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 72' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Yusuke Matsuo is replaced by Samuel Gustafson on 72 minute.
- 73' The whistle greets Zento Uno as he departs to be replaced by Shinya Yajima.
- 77' Genki Haraguchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryoma Watanabe on 77 minute.
- 79' Goal! Sen Takagi scores his 3 goal in 363 matches.
- 84' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
- 89' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 90' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Samuel Gustafson gets a card.
- 90' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Takuya Ogiwara by Yoichi Naganuma on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Shimizu S-Pulse.
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Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
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Matheus Savio ↓ Takahiro Sekine 72'
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Bench
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Genki Haraguchi ↑ 77'
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Samuel Gustafson ↑ 72'
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Takahiro Sekine ↑ 72'
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Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 77'
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Yoichi Naganuma ↑ 90'
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Coach Maciej SkorzaShimizu S-Pulse Lineups
Starting XI
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Yutaka Yoshida ↓ Capixaba 61'
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Ahmed Ahmedov ↓ Koya Kitagawa 46'
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Hikaru Nakahara ↓ Kai Matsuzaki 46'
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Zento Uno ↓ Shinya Yajima 73'
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Motoki Nishihara ↓ Takashi Inui 46'
Bench
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Capixaba ↑ 61'
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Takashi Inui ↑ 46'
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Shinya Yajima ↑ 73'
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Koya Kitagawa ↑ 46'
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Kai Matsuzaki ↑ 46'
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Coach Tadahiro Akiba -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Shinzo Koroki 5 Shota Kaneko 3 Shota Kaneko 3 Douglas 2 Shinzo Koroki 2 Valdo 2 Fabricio 1 Ryosuke Yamanaka 1 Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-03-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-03-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2025-02-26 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds LShimizu S-Pulse Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.97 Urawa Red Diamonds xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.43 Shimizu S-Pulse xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Urawa Red Diamonds winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.4Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 44% 56% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw 75%Draw or Shimizu S-Pulse 48%Urawa Red Diamonds or Shimizu S-Pulse 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.2%2 – 1 Actual1 – 2 6.5%2 – 0 6.5%2 – 2 6.3%1 – 0 5.9%3 – 1 5.8%0 – 0 4.8%3 – 2 4.2%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 1 4.1%0 – 2 3.4%Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Shimizu S-Pulse covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 15% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 20% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 15% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 8% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.