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Kawasaki Frontale won: Kawasaki Frontale 3-2 Urawa Red Diamonds in the J1 League (Round 9) on Sun, 5 Apr 2026 at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu, Kawasaki. Kawasaki Frontale goals: Danilo Boza 10' (og), Lazar Romanic 77', So Kawahara 90'+4. Urawa Red Diamonds goals: Kenta Nemoto 3', Takuro Kaneko 56'. Expected goals: 1.13-1.51. Possession: 54-46. Player of the match: Matheus Sávio (8.1).
Kawasaki Frontale came from behind to beat Urawa Red Diamonds 3-2 at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu on Sunday 5 April in the J1 League.
Kenta Nemoto put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead on 3' (0-1), an own goal by Danilo Boza levelled for Kawasaki Frontale on 10' (1-1), Takuro Kaneko restored Urawa Red Diamonds' lead on 56' (1-2), Lazar Romanic levelled for Kawasaki Frontale on 77' (2-2) and So Kawahara restored Kawasaki Frontale's lead on 90+4' (3-2).
So Kawahara's 90+4' strike proved decisive.
Kawasaki Frontale had 54% of the ball, shots were 14-13 (3-3 on target) and expected goals finished 1.13-1.51.
Matheus Sávio (Urawa Red Diamonds) was player of the match with an 8.1 rating.
Attendance: 21,735.
| Kawasaki Frontale | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 54 | 46 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.13 | 1.51 |
| Total shots | 14 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 23 | 17 |
| Big chances | 2 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 307 (79%) | 281 (81%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Corners | 7 | 3 |
| Total shots | 14 | 13 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 6 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 9 | 7 |
Kawasaki Frontale (4-2-3-1): Svend Brodersen, Reon Yamahara, Yuto Matsunagane, Yuichi Maruyama, Sota Miura, Kento Tachibanada, Yuki Yamamoto, Tatsuya Ito, Yasuto Wakizaka, Marcinho, Erison
Urawa Red Diamonds (4-2-3-1): Shusaku Nishikawa, Takahiro Sekine, Kenta Nemoto, Danilo Boza, Yoichi Naganuma, Kaito Yasui, Kai Shibato, Takuro Kaneko, Ryoma Watanabe, Matheus Sávio, Ado Onaiwu
28 league meetings since 2012: Kawasaki Frontale 13, draws 9, Urawa Red Diamonds 6.
Kawasaki Frontale vs Urawa Red Diamonds: full head-to-head record
Kawasaki Frontale won, 3-2 (J1 League) on Sun, 5 Apr 2026.
Sun, 5 Apr 2026, 07:00 UTC at Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu, Kawasaki, J1 League.
In 28 league meetings since 2012: Kawasaki Frontale 13 wins, 9 draws, Urawa Red Diamonds 6 wins (goals 49-32).