Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 1
Full Time
Shimizu S-Pulse
Wed 2 Apr 2025 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Ahmed Ahmedov
Samuel Gustafson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shimizu S-Pulse — 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

11
7
2
Urawa Red Diamonds 20 games · Avg 2.3 goals Shimizu S-Pulse
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-07-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-04-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-11-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
29 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W
16 Mar Kyōto 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
#16 Position #7
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 history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 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
Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
–/3
■ 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
Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G

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' The deadlock is broken! Ryoma Watanabe gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
  • 9' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 14' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 19' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Shimizu S-Pulse seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' Shimizu S-Pulse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 42' Shimizu S-Pulse player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' The Shimizu S-Pulse bench stirs into life. Motoki Nishihara is withdrawn and Takashi Inui gets his opportunity.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Shimizu S-Pulse that had 374 games and scored 291 goals.
  • 56' 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 Kai Matsuzaki suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' Matheus Savio makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
  • 61' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Yutaka Yoshida has done his job and it is now time for Capixaba to step up.
  • 66' It’s high time Maciej Skorza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' Shusaku Nishikawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 72' The whistle greets Yusuke Matsuo as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Gustafson.
  • 73' Shimizu S-Pulse ring the changes. Zento Uno has done his job and it is now time for Shinya Yajima to step up.
  • 77' Genki Haraguchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryoma Watanabe on 77 minute.
  • 79' Sen Takagi does the damage! The net is bulging and Shimizu S-Pulse surge ahead!
  • 84' The 22-year-old Zento Uno has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yusuke Matsuo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Samuel Gustafson. He receives a card.
  • 90' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Takuya Ogiwara trudges off to be replaced by Yoichi Naganuma on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tadahiro Akiba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 5
Shota Kaneko 3
Shota Kaneko 3
Shinzo Koroki 2
Valdo 2
Douglas 2
Yusuke Matsuo 1
Daiki Hashioka 1

Head to Head

2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2022-07-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-04-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-11-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-04-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

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 L

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-03-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 3–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-03-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2025-03-08 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-03-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2025-02-26 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.97 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds52% Draw23% Shimizu S-Pulse25%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds37% Draw41% Shimizu S-Pulse22%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.