Urawa Reds face Nagoya Grampus in their upcoming J1 League fixture on SaturdayNagoya Grampus and Urawa Reds will meet for the second time in four days as they square off at the Toyota Stadium in J1 League action on Saturday.Nagoya Grampus have struggled in their recent league outings and have just one win in their last seven league games. The Urawa Reds have found some form in their recent fixtures, making it three wins in a row.The two sides met in the first leg of the quarter-final fixture of the J League Cup on Wednesday, which ended in a 1-1 draw. The two sides will once again lock horns in the second leg next Wednesday, playing out three games back-to-back against one another.J.LEAGUE Official EN@J_League_EnFULL-TIME!Nagoya Grampus 1-1 Urawa Reds J.LEAGUE - All Rights Reserved #JLEAGUE213FULL-TIME!Nagoya Grampus 1-1 Urawa Reds© J.LEAGUE - All Rights Reserved #JLEAGUE https://t.co/6MtfaPI5EjNagoya Grampus vs Urawa Reds Head-to-HeadThe two central Japanese rivals have met 85 times across all competitions. The head-to-head record is perfectly even at the moment with 37 wins for each side and 11 games ending in draws.Three of the last four meetings between the two sides have ended in draws, with the visitors picking up a win in the reverse fixture earlier this season. Nagoya's last win in this fixture came in a league fixture in 2020.Nagoya Grampus form guide (all competitions): D-W-L-W-WUrawa Reds form guide (all competitions): D-D-L-L-WNagoya Grampus vs Urawa Reds Team NewsNagoya GrampusThere are no fresh injury concerns for the home team at the moment as Noriyoshi Sakai, Hidemasa Koda and Kazuki Nagasawa remain sidelined with injuries. Yutaka Yoshida returns from a one-match ban while Jakub Swierczok continues to serve a doping-related ban.名古屋グランパス / Nagoya Grampus@nge_official“1−1は悔しい結果ですけど、次につながる試合だったと思います。試合までの2日間でもさらに成長して、違った姿をファミリーの皆さんに見せたいと思います。”#森下龍矢#マテウスカストロ#INSIDEGRAMPUS#grampus47544“1−1は悔しい結果ですけど、次につながる試合だったと思います。試合までの2日間でもさらに成長して、違った姿をファミリーの皆さんに見せたいと思います。”#森下龍矢#マテウスカストロ#INSIDEGRAMPUS#grampusInjured: Kazuki Nagasawa, Noriyoshi Sakai, Hidemasa KodaDoubtful: NoneSuspended: Jakub ŚwierczokUnavailable: NoneUrawa Reds Tomoya Inukai and Bryan Linssen are injured for the Reds and there are doubts over the availability of Hiroki Sakai.Injured: Tomoya Inukai, Bryan LinssenDoubtful: Hiroki SakaiSuspended: NoneUnavailable: NoneNagoya Grampus vs Urawa Reds Predicted XIsNagoya Grampus (3-4-2-1): Mitchell Langerak (GK); Yuichi Maruyama, Haruya Fujii, Shinnosuke Nakatani; Yuki Soma, Leo Silva, Sho Inagaki, Ryoya Morishita; Keiya Sento, Mateus; Kensuke NagaiUrawa Reds (4-2-3-1): Shushaku Nishikawa (GK); Ayumu Ohata, Alexander Scholz, Takuya Iwanami, Kazuaki Mawatari; Atsuki Ito, Ken Iwao; David Moberg Karlsson, Yoshio Koizumi, Takahiro Sekine; Kasper Junker2 for 1 New Player Bonus at BarstoolNagoya Grampus vs Urawa Reds PredictionThe two sides have been evenly matched in their recent fixtures, with three of their last four games ending in draws. They are also evenly matched in the head-to-head record and are expected to play out another cagey affair.Both sides are expected to prioritize the J League Cup game next week and might choose to rest their key players here. With that in mind, a low-scoring draw might ensue.Prediction: Nagoya Grampus 0-0 Urawa Reds