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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale Live Stream, Predictions
Wednesday’s J. League Cup schedule brings us Urawa Red Diamonds up against Kawasaki Frontale.
Full predictions, stats & game poll for the Urawa Red Diamonds v Kawasaki Frontale match are shown here - as well as the best betting odds.
📏 Form Guide
Urawa Red Diamonds
DDWLWD
Urawa Red Diamonds head into this game following on from a 0-0 J1 League drawn game against Avispa Fukuoka.
In that game, Urawa Red Diamonds managed 59% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Avispa Fukuoka got 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.
Fewer than three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Urawa Red Diamonds have been involved. Breaking down the goal weighting in that period, opposition teams scored a total of 5 while Urawa Red Diamonds got themselves 6.
Kawasaki Frontale
DWWWLL
Since being beaten in their last game against Yokohama FC in J1 League competition, Kawasaki Frontale and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Kawasaki Frontale managed 70% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Kawasaki Frontale was Tatsuki Seko (68'). At the other end, Yokohama FC got 7 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Shion Inoue (44') and Ryoya Yamashita (48') scored for Yokohama FC.
In their last 6 clashes, Kawasaki Frontale have amassed a tally of 8 goals. Kawasaki Frontale have also scored in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, they have seen 6 goals go into their own net. That sort of trend might not follow through into this match, of course.
↔️ Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head meetings dating back to 21/03/2021 shows that Urawa Red Diamonds have won 1 of these & Kawasaki Frontale 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.
An aggregate of 16 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 6 of them from Reds and 10 being from Frontale. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.
The last league encounter featuring these clubs was J1 League match day 9 on 23/04/2023 and the score finished Kawasaki Frontale 1-1 Urawa Red Diamonds.
That day, Kawasaki Frontale managed 39% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Yasuto Wakizaka (47').
Urawa Red Diamonds got 14 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Bryan Linssen (81') scored.
The referee was Ryo Tanimoto.
📰 Team News: Urawa Red Diamonds
The Urawa Red Diamonds boss Maciej Skorża will be thankful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this match owing to a completely healthy group to choose from.
🗞️ Team News: Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale manager Tōru Oniki has a number of players out of action. Jesiel (Meniscus Damage) and Shuto Tanabe (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury) won’t be making appearances.
💡 Prediction
We’ve got the feeling that Kawasaki Frontale and Urawa Red Diamonds may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.
Little in this one, and it’s almost too close to call. Our tip is therefore for a very even match with a 1-1 score at the end of the 90.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 00:05 20/05/2023

🏟️ Team Focus:
Urawa Red Diamonds
Formed: 1950
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 (62,010)
Captain: Shūsaku Nishikawa
Chairman: Yoichi Tachibana
Manager: Maciej Skorża
Competitions: J1 League position 6, J. League Cup (Group B)
⭐ Star Player: Shinzo Koroki

Mostly taking to the field in the Striker position, Shinzo Koroki was born in Miyazaki, Japan. After having played his first senior match for Kashima Antlers in the 2005 season, the gifted Forward has scored a sum of 2 league goals in this J1 League 2023 season to date in a total of 11 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 30 | WDWWD |
2 |
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14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 27 | DWWLW |
3 |
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14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 | DDWLW |
4 |
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14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 | WWWWD |
5 |
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13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | LWWLL |
6 |
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14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 23 | LWLWW |
7 |
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14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | WLWWW |
8 |
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12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | WDLWD |
9 |
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14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 20 | LWLDD |
10 |
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14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 19 | WLLWD |
11 |
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14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 18 | WWWLL |
12 |
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14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 18 | LLWDW |
13 |
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14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 16 | LLDWL |
14 |
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14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 13 | DLLLL |
15 |
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14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -8 | 12 | DWDLD |
16 |
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14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -19 | 12 | LWLWW |
17 |
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13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 11 | DLLLL |
18 |
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14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -17 | 7 | LLLLL |
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Kashima Antlers |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Gamba Osaka |
Kawasaki Frontale |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Yokohama FC |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
FC Tokyo |
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Sagan Tosu |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Sagan Tosu |
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Consadole Sapporo |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Albirex Niigata |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
Yokohama FC |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
FC Tokyo |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Kyoto Sanga |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Gamba Osaka |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Consadole Sapporo |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Shinzo Koroki | 3 |
Alexander Scholz | 3 |
Takahiro Akimoto | 2 |
Atsuki Ito | 2 |
Hiroki Sakai | 2 |
Taisei Miyashiro | 4 |
Akihiro Ienaga | 2 |
Yū Kobayashi | 2 |
Kyohei Noborizato | 2 |
Yusuke Segawa | 2 |
Yokohama FC |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Shonan Bellmare |
Sagan Tosu |
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FC Tokyo |
Cerezo Osaka |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
Shonan Bellmare |
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Nagoya Grampus |
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Yokohama FC |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
Vissel Kobe |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Vissel Kobe |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
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