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Urawa Red Diamonds will host Kashiwa Reysol at the Saitama Stadium 2002 on Wednesday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have struggled for results in the league of late and currently find themselves mid-table in 10th place with 33 points from 24 games.
They suffered a 4-3 defeat to Consadole Sapporo in their last league outing finding themselves four goals down less than an hour into the game before scoring three late goals to reduce the deficit.
Kashiwa Reysol have not fared any better than their opponents in the league this season and now sit in the bottom half of the pile. They were beaten 3-2 by Kawasaki Frontale in their last match and had a chance to clinch a late leveler from the spot at the death but failed to capitalize.
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The visitors now sit 13th in the league table with 29 points from 24 games. They will be looking to shake off their latest results and return to competitive action with a win.
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Wednesday's game will mark the 60th meeting between Urawa Reds and Kashiwa. The hosts have won 29 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won 20 times. There have been 10 draws between the two teams.
- The hosts were beaten 1-0 in the last meeting between the two teams, ending a seven-game unbeaten run in this fixture.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last eight games across all competitions.
- Urawa Reds are the second-highest-scoring side in the Japanese top flight this season with a goal tally of 39.
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol Prediction
Urawa Reds are without a win in their last three league games and have won just two of their last 10 games in the competition. They have won just one of their last six home matches and could struggle here.
Kashiwa are on a run of back-to-back defeats after going unbeaten in their four games prior. They have won just once on the road since May and could see defeat this week.
Prediction: Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 Kashiwa Reysol
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kashiwa Reysol Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Urawa Reds to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in each of the visitors' last six matchups)
