Their next J. League Cup game sees Urawa Red Diamonds locking horns with opponents Cerezo Osaka on Sunday.
View all of the Urawa Red Diamonds v Cerezo Osaka predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest match odds.
Urawa Red Diamonds head into this game following on from a 1-1 J. League Cup drawn game versus Cerezo Osaka.
The only name on the scoresheet from Urawa Red Diamonds was Yoshio Koizumi (53'). Satoki Uejo (2') scored for Cerezo Osaka.
It has been a rare occasion in recent times that Urawa Red Diamonds have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Urawa Red Diamonds have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, leaking 7 goals along the way.
The numbers tell their own story, and Cerezo Osaka have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 9 goals in all. Defensively, Cerezo Osaka have been far from perfect. Despite that, time will tell if that trend shall be replicated here in this game.
A review of their past head-to-head clashes stretching back to 24/10/2020 shows that Urawa Red Diamonds have won 2 of these & Cerezo Osaka 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
A combined total of 12 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 6 from Reds and 6 being from Sakura. The average goals per game has been 2.
Bryan Linssen (Hamstring Injury) and Tomoya Inukai (Fractured Kneecap) are unavailable for Urawa Red Diamonds manager Ricardo Rodríguez.
Cerezo Osaka boss Akio Kogiku has a number of players out of action. Chaowat Veerachat (Fitness), Yusuke Maruhashi (Knee Surgery) and Riki Harakawa (Acromioclavicular Separation) are not able to play.
Our assessment here is that Cerezo Osaka may well find it hard to register a score against this Urawa Red Diamonds team who should score at least once to put them ahead.
Our tip is therefore for a very even contest with a 1-0 winning score for Urawa Red Diamonds at the end of this game.
Should be interesting.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 23:50 21/09/2022
🏟️ Team Focus:
Urawa Red Diamonds
Formed: 1950
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 (62,010)
Captain: Shūsaku Nishikawa
Chairman: Yoichi Tachibana
Manager: Ricardo Rodríguez
Competitions: J1 League position 9, J. League Cup (Semi-finals), AFC Champions League (Semi-Finals)
⭐ Star Player: Kasper Junker
Usually taking up the Striker position, Kasper Junker was born in Denmark. After making a first senior appearance for Randers in the 2013 - 2014 season, the goalscoring Forward has scored 5 league goals in the J1 League 2022 campaign so far in 17 appearances.
| Cerezo Osaka |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Cerezo Osaka |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Cerezo Osaka |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 59 | DWWWD |
| 2 |
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29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 54 | WLWDD |
| 3 |
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30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 51 | WWWLD |
| 4 |
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29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 48 | LLWWD |
| 5 |
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30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 47 | DLDDD |
| 6 |
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30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 45 | DLDLD |
| 7 |
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29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 43 | WDDLW |
| 8 |
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30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 41 | DLWLD |
| 9 |
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29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 40 | WDWLD |
| 10 |
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30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | -3 | 39 | LWDDD |
| 11 |
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29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | -12 | 35 | LLWWD |
| 12 |
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30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 32 | DWLDL |
| 13 |
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29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 31 | WLDWW |
| 14 |
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30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 31 | DLLLW |
| 15 |
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29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 31 | DWLDD |
| 16 |
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29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 30 | LWDLL |
| 17 |
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30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 29 | WWLDL |
| 18 |
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29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -24 | 24 | LLDLD |
| Cerezo Osaka |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Shonan Bellmare |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
| Kashima Antlers |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Cerezo Osaka |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Júbilo Iwata |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Cerezo Osaka |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Consadole Sapporo |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Cerezo Osaka |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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FC Tokyo |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Kyoto Sanga |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Nagoya Grampus |
| Júbilo Iwata |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Consadole Sapporo |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Gamba Osaka |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Kashima Antlers |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| David Moberg Karlsson | 8 |
| Alexander Scholz | 5 |
| Kasper Junker | 5 |
| Atsuki Ito | 4 |
| Yusuke Matsuo | 4 |
| Mutsuki Kato | 6 |
| Adam Taggart | 5 |
| Jean Patric | 4 |
| Hiroto Yamada | 4 |
| Bruno Mendes | 3 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Sagan Tosu |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Consadole Sapporo |
| Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
| Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Cerezo Osaka |
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Shonan Bellmare |
| Kashiwa Reysol |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| FC Tokyo |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Kyoto Sanga |
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Cerezo Osaka |
| Cerezo Osaka |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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