Urawa Red Diamonds are playing Nagoya Grampus Eight at the J-League of Japan on August 18.
Urawa Red Diamonds (also known as Urawa or Urawa Reds) and Nagoya Grampus Eight (commonly referred to as Nagoya, Nagoya Grampas or Nagoya Grampus) meet again 16 days after the Emperor Cup match which Nagoya Grampus Eight won 3-0. Urawa Red Diamonds are aproaching the match after a defeat from Sanfrecce Hiroshima last Sunday not being able to win for 4 straight games but this time things might turn around differently for them since their defense has been giving solid performances in home games lately having 3 consecutive clean sheets playing as hosts.
Nagoya Grampus Eight, on the other hand, are approaching the match in a good mood securing victories in 3 straight games against Kashima Antlers, Albirex Niigata and Urawa Red Diamonds, however, Nagoya Grampus Eight have been performing poorly in defense lately as they have been conceding goals for 5 consecutive away matches now.
Recent Form:
Urawa Red Diamonds
Urawa Red Diamonds have won once (1-0 against Montedio Yamagata on 12th of July), lost 3 times (2-1 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 13th of August, 3-0 against Nagoya Grampus Eight on 2nd of August and 2-0 against Cerezo Osaka on 16th of July) and drew twice (0-0 against Yokohama F. Marinos on 6th of August and 0-0 against F.C.Tokyo on 8th of July) in their most recent 6 matches.
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus Eight have won 4 times (1-0 against Kashima Antlers on 13th of August, 1-0 against Albirex Niigata on 5th of August, 3-0 against Urawa Red Diamonds on 2nd of August and 1-1 against Vegalta Sendai on 12th of July), lost once (2-1 against Kyoto Purple Sanga on 16th of July) and drew once (2-2 against Yokohama F. Marinos on 8th of July) in their most recent 6 matches.
Team News:
Urawa Red Diamonds
The Urawa Red Diamonds manager Maciej Skorża will be happy not to have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash thanks to a completely injury-free group available to choose from.
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Due to a fully injury-free squad to pick from, the Nagoya Grampus manager Kenta Hasegawa does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this clash.
Head to Head and Key Numbers:
- Urawa Red Diamonds and Nagoya Grampus Eight have met 6 times since May 2021.
- Urawa Red Diamonds have won once, 3 matches ended in a draw while Nagoya Grampus Eight have won twice.
- The most recent match between them took place on August 2, 2023 at the Emperor Cup of Japan where Nagoya Grampus Eight won 3-0.
- Urawa Red Diamonds have scored 3 goals in these 6 head-to-head matches in total while Nagoya Grampus Eight have scored 6.