Kashiwa Reysol vs Urawa Red Diamonds
Match details. J1 League, Regular Season - 13. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 08:00 Lagos time. It is played at Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium, Kashiwa City.
What's at stake. Kashiwa Reysol are 4th on 25 points after 12 games, 1 point behind Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2 points clear of Vissel Kobe. A win would take them above Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Urawa Red Diamonds are 7th on 21 points after 12 games, 1 point behind Kawasaki Frontale, 1 point clear of Kashima. A win would take them above Kawasaki Frontale.
Form. Kashiwa Reysol have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D L W W. In this competition Kashiwa Reysol have gone W D L W W W. Urawa Red Diamonds have won seven, drawn none and lost three of their last ten, 2.1 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W L W. In this competition Urawa Red Diamonds have gone W W W L W L.
The numbers. Kashiwa Reysol score two and concede 1.7 a game over their last ten, with two clean sheets and three games without a goal. Kashiwa Reysol average 15.2 shots (5.0 on target), 5.5 corners and 1.8 cards a game, with 51% of the ball. Urawa Red Diamonds score 1.2 and concede 1.6 a game in their last five away, with two clean sheets. Urawa Red Diamonds average 15.5 shots (4.0 on target), 6.2 corners and 0.8 cards a game, with 57% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last nine meetings Kashiwa Reysol have won three, drawn one and lost five. Three of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in two. In the last four, Kashiwa Reysol won two and Urawa Red Diamonds won two. The last time they met, on 6 May 2026, it finished Kashiwa Reysol 0-1 Urawa Red Diamonds: Kashiwa Reysol had 12 shots to 13, 52% of the ball, one yellow card.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 50%; six of the last nine meetings went under 2.5, and the meetings settle it.
The case against. Urawa Red Diamonds's record still gives them 48% to win. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to an open game. Not everything agrees on goals: their records put over 2.5 goals at 50%.
The read. Kashiwa Reysol to win. A tight game. Their goals for and against make Kashiwa Reysol the likelier winners; both teams' records favour Kashiwa Reysol. Six of the last nine meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 1.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read); Kashiwa Reysol or Over 2.5 Goals (no overs on a tight read). Predicted score: Kashiwa Reysol 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).