Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kyoto Purple Sanga Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

In J-League action, Urawa Red Diamonds met Kyoto Purple Sanga on April 16. Urawa Red Diamonds emerged victorious with a 2-1 win.

The match came alive on the 24th minute when Yusuke Matsuo found the net, giving Urawa Red Diamonds the lead. Rafael Elias and Ryoma Watanabe added to the score, bringing the match to a 2-1 conclusion.

2 months after their last face-off in J-League, the countdown begins for a clash that promises intensity as Urawa Red Diamonds and Kyoto Purple Sanga are set to clash again. In their last match, neither side could break the deadlock, ending in a 1-1 draw. Following their win against Machida Zelvia in J-League on April 13, Urawa Red Diamonds head into this clash with renewed confidence.

Kyoto Purple Sanga come into this clash with momentum as well, following three straight victories against Shonan Bellmare, Montedio Yamagata and Kashima Antlers in their most recent games, stretching their unbeaten streak to seven matches.

In this J-League showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for Urawa Red Diamonds and Kyoto Purple Sanga throughout the campaign. Matheus Savio and Thiago have been pivotal for Urawa Red Diamonds’s attack, with Maciej Skorza at the helm, combining to deliver important goals and assists. In J-League, Thiago has been Urawa Red Diamonds’s standout scorer with three goals, while Savio remains their top assist provider in the competition with three. Supporting them are Ryoma Watanabe, Taishi Matsumoto and Genki Haraguchi, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Urawa Red Diamonds’s attack.

Meanwhile, Kyoto Purple Sanga’s offensive unit, guided by Kwi-Jea Cho, has leaned on Rafael Elias, their main scorer, and Taichi Hara, as they continue to drive the team’s attacking efforts forward. Kyoto Purple Sanga’s top scorer in J-League, Elias, has seven goals this season, while Hara has been their leading creator in the competition with five assists. Kyoto Purple Sanga’s offense has also been strengthened by Hidehiro Sugai, Masaya Okugawa and Sota Kawasaki, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

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Live Streaming

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Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Urawa Red Diamonds - Kyoto Purple Sanga in real time.

Urawa Red Diamonds kicked off the game with Shusaku Nishikawa, Yoichi Naganuma, Marius Hoibraten, Danilo Boza, Hirokazu Ishihara, Samuel Gustafson, Kaito Yasui, Matheus Savio who got substituted by Takahiro Sekine on the 75th minute, Ryoma Watanabe who got substituted by Taishi Matsumoto on the 62nd minute, Takuro Kaneko who got substituted by Genki Haraguchi on the 62nd minute and Yusuke Matsuo who got substituted by Motoki Nagakura on the 75th minute as starters, with Ayumi Niekawa, Takuya Ogiwara, Rikito Inoue, Genki Haraguchi, Taishi Matsumoto, Tomoaki Okubo, Takahiro Sekine, Motoki Nagakura and Rio Nitta on the bench.

Kyoto Purple Sanga's starting eleven were Gakuji Ota, Kyo Sato who got substituted by Shinnosuke Fukuda on the 46th minute, Yoshinori Suzuki, Patrick William, Hidehiro Sugai, Sota Kawasaki, Joao Pedro who got substituted by Taiki Hirato on the 54th minute, Takuji Yonemoto who got substituted by Shimpei Fukuoka on the 46th minute, Taichi Hara who got substituted by Murilo de Souza on the 75th minute, Rafael Elias and Masaya Okugawa who got substituted by Marco Tulio on the 63rd minute, with Kentaro Kakoi, Shinnosuke Fukuda, Kodai Nagata, Hisashi Appiah Tawiah, Murilo de Souza, Temma Matsuda, Taiki Hirato, Shimpei Fukuoka and Marco Tulio on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 0.88 - 0.47
• Ball Possession: 44 - 56
• Big Scoring Chances: 1 - 1
• Total Attempts: 14 - 7
• Shots On Target: 6 - 2
• Blocked Shots: 4 - 0
• Shots in the Box: 10 - 4
• Shots from Outside the Box: 4 - 3
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 8 - 12
• Corners: 5 - 4
• Throw-Ins: 22 - 26
• Saves: 1 - 3
• Free Kicks: 12 - 8
• Offsides: 0 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 106 - 126
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 50 - 75
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 17 - 12
• Tackles: 8 - 11
• Completed Tackles: 4 - 6
• Total Crosses: 13 - 17
• Successful Crosses: 4 - 4
• Interceptions: 8 - 4
• Clearances: 40 - 32

Referee showed the yellow card once throughout the game. Hidehiro Sugai was the one to receive it.

Head-to-head

Since May 2023, the teams have gone head-to-head five times. Urawa Red Diamonds have two victories, while the remaining matches ended in draws. The most recent match between them was on February 22, 2025, in the J-League of Japan, ending in a 1-1 draw. Urawa Red Diamonds have scored six goals across these five encounters, while Kyoto Purple Sanga have scored one. So far, Urawa Red Diamonds have proven stronger in their recent head-to-head record against Kyoto Purple Sanga.

In J-League, Urawa Red Diamonds have played thirteen matches, winning six, drawing four and losing three, netting fifteen goals (1.15 per match) and conceding eleven (0.85 per match). In J-League, Kyoto Purple Sanga have played fourteen matches, winning seven, drawing three and losing four, scoring nineteen goals, averaging 1.36 per match, while conceding sixteen, an average of 1.14 per match.

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds's most recent outing ended in a win against Machida Zelvia, while Kyoto Purple Sanga's recent form includes three consecutive wins, having won Shonan Bellmare, Montedio Yamagata and Kashima Antlers in their last three matches. Overall, over their most recent nineteen games, Urawa Red Diamonds have claimed six victories, suffered six defeats, and drawn seven times, while Kyoto Purple Sanga have won nine of their last twenty matches, losing six and drawing five.

Live Standings

As always, Japan J-League's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Urawa Red Diamonds occupy 4th spot with 22 points in thirteen matches, while Kyoto Purple Sanga hold 3rd place with 24 points after fourteen matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Urawa Red Diamonds and Kyoto Purple Sanga in real time. You can watch the goals by Yusuke Matsuo, Rafael Elias and Ryoma Watanabe as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Urawa Red Diamonds - Kyoto Purple Sanga are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.