Albirex Niigata vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 09:00 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium 27,775 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 38' Alexander Scholz pen

Yota Komi 81' 1–1

Hiroki Akiyama 90' Y

Overview

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Albirex Niigata vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.

Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Hajime Matsuo
Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Albirex Niigata 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-02 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D
26 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	0–2	L
18 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
12 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–2	D
05 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–1	L
15 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–0	W

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Albirex Niigata	A	1–1	D
25 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
18 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–0	W
13 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–2	L
06 Aug	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	0–0	D
16 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Denka Big Swan Stadium that hosts another battle between Albirex Niigata and Urawa Red Diamonds.
5' Albirex Niigata are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maciej Skorza will be considering his options from the bench.
20' It looks surprising Albirex Niigata does not make any changes. Takahiro Sekine has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
23' Kaito Yasui is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomoaki Okubo at the 23 minute mark.
28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
33' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
38' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alexander Scholz on 38.
43' Albirex Niigata currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maciej Skorza might look to freshen things up shortly.
53' Albirex Niigata are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
58' Hiroki Sakai, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
63' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
68' The 35-year-old Yuzuru Shimada has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
73' Another substitution for Albirex Niigata to replace Koji Suzuki by Yota Komi on 73 minute.
74' The Albirex Niigata manager makes a substitution. Yoshiaki Takagi departs to be replaced by Shunsuke Mito.
78' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Jose Kante is replaced by Shinzo Koroki.
79' A tactical swap from Albirex Niigata — Eitaro Matsuda on, Takumi Hasegawa off on 79 minutes.
81' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yota Komi makes no mistake. 1-1!
86' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
87' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Takahiro Sekine has done his job and it is now time for Ayumu Ohata to step up.
90' It’s a booking for Albirex Niigata player. Hiroki Akiyama gets a card.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

22
Eitaro Matsuda ↑ 79'
2
Naoto Arai
14
Shunsuke Mito ↑ 74'
6
Hiroki Akiyama ↑ 73'
21
Koto Abe
16
Yota Komi ↑ 73'
15
Taiki Watanabe

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
Shoya Nakajima
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 78'
4
Takuya Iwanami
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 87'
17
Alex Schalk ↑ 78'
25
Kaito Yasui ↑ 23'
16
Ayumi Niekawa

Coach Maciej Skorza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shusuke Ota	2
Thiago Santana	2
Yota Komi	1
Takahiro Akimoto	1
Samuel Gustafson	1
Naoki Maeda	1
Motoki Nagakura	1
Motoki Nagakura	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.24 Albirex Niigata xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Urawa Red Diamonds 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Albirex Niigata38% Draw29% Urawa Red Diamonds33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Albirex Niigata or Draw

68%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

62%

Albirex Niigata or Urawa Red Diamonds

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Albirex Niigata26% Draw50% Urawa Red Diamonds24%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11%

1 – 0

9.8%

0 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

3.3%

1 – 3

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Handicap	Albirex Niigata covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Albirex Niigata vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Albirex Niigata Form

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Clean Sheet