Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0 Kawasaki Frontale
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Urawa Red Diamonds won: Urawa Red Diamonds 4-0 Kawasaki Frontale in the J1 League (Round 38) on Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama. Urawa Red Diamonds goals: Samuel Gustafson 44', Thiago Santana 54', Kenta Nemoto 58', Isaac Kiese Thelin 77'. Expected goals: 3.20-0.79. Possession: 59-41. Player of the match: Matheus Savio (8.7).
Match report
Urawa Red Diamonds rout Kawasaki Frontale 4-0
Urawa Red Diamonds swept aside Kawasaki Frontale 4-0 at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Saturday 6 December in the J1 League.
Samuel Gustafson put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead on 44' (1-0), Thiago Santana made it 2-0 on 54', Kenta Nemoto made it 3-0 on 58' and Isaac Kiese Thelin made it 4-0 on 77'.
Urawa Red Diamonds had 59% of the ball, shots were 18-7 (7-1 on target) and expected goals finished 3.20-0.79. Urawa Red Diamonds were the better side on chances, too.
Matheus Savio (Urawa Red Diamonds) was player of the match with an 8.7 rating.
Attendance: 47,878.
Match stats
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Kawasaki Frontale | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 59 | 41 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 3.20 | 0.79 |
| Total shots | 18 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 35 | 11 |
| Big chances | 5 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 2 |
| Accurate passes | 582 (86%) | 364 (79%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Corners | 4 | 2 |
| Total shots | 18 | 7 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 10 | 4 |
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds (4-2-3-1): Shusaku Nishikawa, Hirokazu Ishihara, Marius Høibråten, Kenta Nemoto, Takuya Ogiwara, Kaito Yasui, Samuel Gustafson, Ryoma Watanabe, Shoya Nakajima, Matheus Savio, Thiago Santana
Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1): Louis Yamaguchi, Sai van Wermeskerken, Jesiel, Filip Uremovic, Asahi Sasaki, So Kawahara, Yuki Yamamoto, Akihiro Ienaga, Yasuto Wakizaka, Marcinho, Erison
Key events
- 44' · Goal · Samuel Gustafson (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 45'+2 · Yellow card · Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 46' · Substitution · Sota Miura for Sai van Wermeskerken (Kawasaki Frontale)
- 46' · Substitution · Yuto Ozeki for Akihiro Ienaga (Kawasaki Frontale)
- 46' · Substitution · Lazar Romanic for Erison (Kawasaki Frontale)
- 54' · Goal · Thiago Santana (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 58' · Goal · Kenta Nemoto (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 65' · Substitution · Hiroto Noda for Jesiel (Kawasaki Frontale)
- 65' · Substitution · Isaac Kiese Thelin for Thiago Santana (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 68' · Yellow card · Isaac Kiese Thelin (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 72' · Yellow card · Filip Uremovic (Kawasaki Frontale)
- 74' · Substitution · Hiroki Abe for Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 74' · Substitution · Kai Shibato for Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 76' · Substitution · Toya Myogan for So Kawahara (Kawasaki Frontale)
- 77' · Goal · Isaac Kiese Thelin (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 82' · Substitution · Toshikazu Teruuchi for Samuel Gustafson (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 82' · Substitution · Yudai Fujiwara for Marius Høibråten (Urawa Red Diamonds)
All-time head-to-head
28 league meetings since 2012: Urawa Red Diamonds 6, draws 9, Kawasaki Frontale 13.
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale: full head-to-head record
Questions
Who won Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale?
Urawa Red Diamonds won, 4-0 (J1 League) on Sat, 6 Dec 2025.
When and where is Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale?
Sat, 6 Dec 2025, 05:00 UTC at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, J1 League.
What is the head-to-head record between Urawa Red Diamonds and Kawasaki Frontale?
In 28 league meetings since 2012: Urawa Red Diamonds 6 wins, 9 draws, Kawasaki Frontale 13 wins (goals 32-49).