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Albirex Niigata vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Albirex Niigata
1 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 11 May 2025 · 05:05 UTC Denka Big Swan Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Ryoma Watanabe
Keisuke Kasai 60' Y
Danilo 78' Y
Taiki Arai 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 Tokyo 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

3
3
Albirex Niigata 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-12-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Albirex Niigata 2024-05-11 Albirex Niigata 2–4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-09-02 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
03 May FC Tokyo H 2–3 L
29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W
26 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
19 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L
13 Apr Yokohama FC H 0–0 D
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D
06 May Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
03 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–0 W
25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
20 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 3–1 W
16 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Denka Big Swan Stadium!
  • 5' Albirex Niigata have won 119 goals from 110 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Albirex Niigata are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 20' It’s high time Maciej Skorza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Australia international Jason Geria has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 29' A moment of madness from Ryoma Watanabe on 29 minutes earns him a card. Urawa Red Diamonds will be frustrated.
  • 34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 49' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 54' Albirex Niigata are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 60' It’s gonna be a card for Keisuke Kasai.
  • 64' The whistle greets Takuro Kaneko as he departs to be replaced by Tomoaki Okubo.
  • 65' The Albirex Niigata manager makes a substitution. Keisuke Kasai departs to be replaced by Yota Komi.
  • 70' Albirex Niigata are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 74' Motoki Hasegawa does the damage! The net is bulging and Albirex Niigata surge ahead!
  • 78' Poor challenge from Danilo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 79' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Taishi Matsumoto by Motoki Nagakura on 79 minute.
  • 80' Motoki Nagakura is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 86' A change in the Albirex Niigata ranks — Danilo exits the field as Ken Yamura enters on 86.
  • 90' Taiki Arai was booked on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Motoki Hasegawa is replaced by Yoshiaki Takagi on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daisuke Kimori

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shusuke Ota 2
Thiago Santana 2
Alexander Scholz 1
Hiroki Sakai 1
Yota Komi 1
Takahiro Akimoto 1
Samuel Gustafson 1
Naoki Maeda 1

Head to Head

2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-12-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Albirex Niigata 2024-05-11 Albirex Niigata 2–4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-09-02 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Albirex Niigata

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-03 Albirex Niigata 2–3 FC Tokyo L 2025-04-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Albirex Niigata W 2025-04-26 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2025-04-19 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-04-13 Albirex Niigata 0–0 Yokohama FC D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-05-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2025-04-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19 Albirex Niigata xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Albirex Niigata or Urawa Red Diamonds 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Albirex Niigata34% Draw30% Urawa Red Diamonds36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Albirex Niigata or Draw
64%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
66%
Albirex Niigata or Urawa Red Diamonds
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Albirex Niigata24% Draw49% Urawa Red Diamonds27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Albirex Niigata

Handicap Albirex Niigata covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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