Japan - J1 LeagueStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus, taking place on Friday, 18 August 2023, at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama.
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Urawa Red Diamonds, Recent FormThe 2-1 away defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima will not have sat easily with the Urawa Red Diamonds squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. Their share of possession in that meeting was 44%, while racking up 8 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who had 19 shots on goal with 14 on target.
It's fair to say that manager Maciej Skorża will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 6 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They have been unable to score at home in 3 of their last 6 games, and they have conceded at least one goal in 8 of their 11 games at Saitama Stadium 2002 this season.
There will be mixed feelings from Reds, although undefeated in their last 7 league games at home, 2 of these games ended in a draw.
José Kanté will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 3 goals in the last 6 league outings for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Nagoya Grampus, Recent FormNagoya Grampus will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 1-0 home win against Kashima Antlers. They came away from that fixture with a 33% share of the possession and clocked up 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target, in comparison to Kashima Antlers, who managed 13 attempts on goal, 3 of which were on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 7 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 6 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games.
They have been enduring a less than rewarding period of form away from home at the moment, during which they have lost 3 and only picked up 2 wins from their last 6 matches.
On an individual basis, Kasper Junker will be looking to cause Urawa Red Diamonds some problems having scored 2 goals in Nagoya Grampus' last 6 away games in the league.
It was a 0-0 draw last time these two met, so not one to look back on fondly, with both sides taking away just a single point for their troubles.
Urawa Reds have managed to keep a clean sheet against Nagoya in 4 of their previous 5 meetings.
Nagoya player Naoki Maeda will be looking to get on the scoresheet again against Urawa Reds, having scored 5 goals in the last 5 league meetings between the teams.
Urawa Red Diamonds 3 - 0 Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus 1 - 1 Urawa Red DiamondsWith no real injury worries, Urawa Reds manager Maciej Skorża will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Nagoya manager Kenta Hasegawa has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Urawa Red Diamonds Playing at home | Nagoya Grampus Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Goals scored | 1.3 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 51' | Time first goal scored | 31' |
| 48' | Time first goal conceded | 49' |
| 0.8 | Yellow cards | 1.6 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 3.9 |
| 4-1 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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