Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Shimizu S-Pulse vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at IAI Stadium Nihondaira.
- Shimizu S-Pulse 14 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 14 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D 20 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–0 W 13 Sep Albirex Niigata A 1–0 W 31 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–1 D 23 Aug Avispa Fukuoka A 0–0 D 16 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Sep Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–0 D 20 Sep Kashima Antlers H 0–1 L 13 Sep Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L 31 Aug Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W 22 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 2–4 L 16 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W Season Stats
Shimizu S-Pulse Urawa Red Diamonds #10 Position #14 20 Points 18 14 Played 14 6 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 9 30 Scored 23 32 Conceded 25 -2 GD -2 1.43 PPG 1.29 43% Win % 36% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history29% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season36% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this seasonShimizu S-Pulse are 10th (20 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 14th (18 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to IAI Stadium Nihondaira that hosts another battle between Shimizu S-Pulse and Urawa Red Diamonds.
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 10' It’s high time Maciej Skorza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Koya Kitagawa made 362 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Matheus Bueno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Shimizu S-Pulse is showing some good football. However, Shimizu S-Pulse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 30' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Kengo Kitazume has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 416 games and scored 377 goals.
- 45' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Kengo Kitazume by Sen Takagi on 46 minute.
- 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Danilo Boza suffering a number of foals already.
- 56' Takashi Inui is replacing Kazuki Kozuka for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
- 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Takuro Kaneko. He replaces Takahiro Sekine on 63 minute.
- 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 73' Yusuke Matsuo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryoma Watanabe on 73 minute.
- 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 83' Matheus Savio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 84' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Samuel Gustafson by Junpei Hayakawa on 84 minute.
- 86' Hikaru Nakahara is replacing Koya Kitagawa for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Hikaru Nakahara.
- The final score is 0-0.
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Shimizu S-Pulse
Starting XI-
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Koya Kitagawa ↓ Hikaru Nakahara 86'
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Kazuki Kozuka ↓ Takashi Inui 56'
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Kengo Kitazume ↓ Sen Takagi 46'
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Kota Miyamoto ↓ Shinya Yajima 46'
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Bench-
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Takashi Inui ↑ 56'
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Shinya Yajima ↑ 46'
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Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 86'
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Toshiki Takahashi ↑ 56'
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Sen Takagi ↑ 46'
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Coach Tadahiro AkibaUrawa Red Diamonds
Starting XI-
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Matheus Savio ↓ Shoya Nakajima 73'
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Takahiro Sekine ↓ Takuro Kaneko 63'
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Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 73'
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Kaito Yasui ↓ Kai Shibato 63'
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Bench-
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Shoya Nakajima ↑ 73'
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Kai Shibato ↑ 63'
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Takuro Kaneko ↑ 63'
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Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 73'
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Junpei Hayakawa ↑ 84'
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Coach Maciej Skorza -
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Head to Head
Shimizu S-Pulse Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-09-23 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-09-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Kashima Antlers L 2025-09-13 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-08-22 Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W