In this week 17 match on Jun 18th, Urawa Reds and Nagoya Grampus will play a match in Saitama in a clash of these two closely matched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Urawa Reds is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Avispa Fukuoka. Neither Avispa Fukuoka nor Urawa Reds could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Urawa Reds is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Nagoya Grampus recorded a 0-1 loss against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Gakuto Notsuda struck first for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the 58th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nagoya Grampus couldn’t manage to score, and Sanfrecce Hiroshima took the shutout win. Nagoya Grampus is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Shinnosuke Nakatani has been the most effective weapon for Nagoya Grampus lately. The Japaneese defender has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Kasper Junker has been the most prolific scorer on Urawa Reds in his last five matches with three goals.