Urawa Red Diamonds 3-2 JEF United Chiba
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Urawa Red Diamonds won: Urawa Red Diamonds 3-2 JEF United Chiba in the J1 League (Round 11) on Wed, 21 Oct 2026 at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama. Urawa Red Diamonds goals: Takuro Kaneko 19', Kenta Nemoto 55', Shuta Sasa 81'. JEF United Chiba goals: Boniface Nduka 31', Takumi Tsukui 90'+1. Expected goals: 1.40-1.55. Possession: 50-50. Player of the match: Takuro Kaneko (8).
Match report
Urawa Red Diamonds beat JEF United Chiba 3-2
Urawa Red Diamonds squeezed past JEF United Chiba 3-2 at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Wednesday 21 October in the J1 League.
Takuro Kaneko put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead on 19' (1-0), Boniface Nduka levelled for JEF United Chiba on 31' (1-1), Kenta Nemoto restored Urawa Red Diamonds' lead on 55' (2-1), Shuta Sasa made it 3-1 on 81' and Takumi Tsukui pulled one back for JEF United Chiba on 90+1' (3-2).
Urawa Red Diamonds had 50% of the ball, shots were 10-14 (4-2 on target) and expected goals finished 1.40-1.55.
Takuro Kaneko (Urawa Red Diamonds) was player of the match with an 8 rating.
The result leaves Urawa Red Diamonds 8th on 18 points, with JEF United Chiba 19th on 6.
Attendance: 24,531. Referee: Koji Takasaki.
Match stats
| Urawa Red Diamonds | JEF United Chiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 50 | 50 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.40 | 1.55 |
| Total shots | 10 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 7 | 12 |
| Big chances | 2 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 209 (64%) | 207 (64%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 5 |
| Corners | 6 | 3 |
| Total shots | 10 | 14 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 6 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 3 | 7 |
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds (3-4-2-1): Shusaku Nishikawa, Danilo Boza, Yuta Miyamoto, Kenta Nemoto, Miki Yamane, Kaito Yasui, Tatsuki Seko, Yoichi Naganuma, Takuro Kaneko, Matheus Sávio, Renji Hidano
JEF United Chiba (4-4-2): José Suárez, Takayuki Mae, Daisuke Suzuki, Boniface Nduka, Masaru Hidaka, Kazuki Tanaka, Eduardo, Takuya Yasui, Makoto Himeno, Erison, Ken Yamura
Key events
- 15' · Yellow card · Daisuke Suzuki (JEF United Chiba)
- 19' · Goal · Takuro Kaneko (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 31' · Goal · Boniface Nduka (JEF United Chiba)
- 46' · Substitution · Shuta Sasa for Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 55' · Goal · Kenta Nemoto (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 58' · Substitution · Hiiro Komori for Renji Hidano (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 61' · Substitution · Matheus Índio for Makoto Himeno (JEF United Chiba)
- 66' · Yellow card · Ken Yamura (JEF United Chiba)
- 68' · Yellow card · Kazuki Tanaka (JEF United Chiba)
- 73' · Substitution · Taishi Taguchi for Eduardo (JEF United Chiba)
- 73' · Substitution · Naohiro Sugiyama for Ken Yamura (JEF United Chiba)
- 73' · Substitution · Takumi Tsukui for Kazuki Tanaka (JEF United Chiba)
- 81' · Goal · Shuta Sasa (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 83' · Substitution · Ado Onaiwu for Matheus Sávio (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 83' · Substitution · Leonardo Rocha for Takuya Yasui (JEF United Chiba)
- 87' · Yellow card · Matheus Índio (JEF United Chiba)
- 89' · Yellow card · Taishi Taguchi (JEF United Chiba)
- 90' · Substitution · Jumpei Hayakawa for Takuro Kaneko (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 90' · Substitution · Kotaro Hayashi for Miki Yamane (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 90'+1 · Goal · Takumi Tsukui (JEF United Chiba)
All-time head-to-head
1 league meetings since 2026: Urawa Red Diamonds 1, draws 0, JEF United Chiba 0.
Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Chiba: full head-to-head record
Questions
Who won Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Chiba?
Urawa Red Diamonds won, 3-2 (J1 League) on Wed, 21 Oct 2026.
When and where is Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Chiba?
Wed, 21 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, J1 League.
What is the head-to-head record between Urawa Red Diamonds and JEF United Chiba?
In 1 league meetings since 2026: Urawa Red Diamonds 1 wins, 0 draws, JEF United Chiba 0 wins (goals 3-2).