Avispa Fukuoka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Avispa Fukuoka vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W 02 Apr Albirex Niigata A 1–0 W 29 Mar FC Machida Zelvia H 2–2 D 15 Mar FC Tokyo H 1–0 W 09 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–0 W 01 Mar Vissel Kobe A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L 02 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W 28 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 16 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D 08 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–0 W 02 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 0–2 L Season Stats
Avispa Fukuoka Urawa Red Diamonds #16 Position #12 21 Points 25 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11 49 Scored 37 59 Conceded 37 -10 GD +0 1.17 PPG 1.39 39% Win % 39% Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this seasonAvispa Fukuoka are 16th (21 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 12th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka0-151/316-303/231-453/246-60–/–61-754/276+–/2■ Scored ■ ConcededUrawa Red Diamonds0-151/116-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Avispa Fukuoka and Urawa Red Diamonds has kicked off!
- 5' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' Avispa Fukuoka is showing some good football. However, Avispa Fukuoka are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Matheus Savio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' Avispa Fukuoka seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 52' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Yuji Kitajima is replaced by Shintaro Nago on 52 minute.
- 57' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kaito Yasui made 416 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tomoya Ando, as he is very good at scoring at Best Denki Stadium with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 66' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Taishi Matsumoto by Matheus Savio on 66 minute.
- 68' What a strike from Yuto Iwasaki! The score is 1-0.
- 73' Kazuya Konno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' It’s gonna be a card for Kazuya Konno.
- 75' Kazuki Fujimoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuto Iwasaki on 75 minute.
- 76' Takahiro Sekine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takuro Kaneko on 76 minute.
- 78' Takahiro Sekine is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
- 78' The whistle greets Shahab Zahedi Tabar as he departs to be replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
- 83' Genki Haraguchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yoichi Naganuma on 83 minute.
- 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 90' Takumi Kamijima is replacing Takaaki Shichi for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Urawa Red Diamonds.
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Lineups
Avispa Fukuoka Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Yuto Iwasaki ↓ Kazuki Fujimoto 75'
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Kazuya Konno ↓ Takeshi Kanamori 90'
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- 29
- 37
- 31
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25
Yuji Kitajima ↓ Shintaro Nago 52'
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- 88
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Bench
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7
Takeshi Kanamori ↑ 90'
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14
Shintaro Nago ↑ 52'
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Takumi Kamijima ↑ 90'
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13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↑ 78'
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Kazuki Fujimoto ↑ 75'
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Coach Myung-Hwi KimUrawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
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- 6
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- 4
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77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Takahiro Sekine 76'
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- 24
- 5
- 13
- 88
- 25
Bench
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8
Matheus Savio ↑ 66'
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Genki Haraguchi ↑ 83'
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Takahiro Sekine ↑ 76'
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Motoki Nagakura ↑ 83'
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Coach Maciej Skorza -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kazuya Konno 3 Bruno Mendes 1 Alexander Scholz 1 Takahiro Akimoto 1 Alex Schalk 1 Yoshio Koizumi 1 Itsuki Oda 1 Takuya Iwanami 1 Head to Head
Avispa Fukuoka Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-04-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-03-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Fagiano Okayama FC W 2025-03-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kashiwa Reysol L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 42.09 Avispa Fukuoka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.84 Urawa Red Diamonds xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Avispa Fukuoka winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.93Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 90% 10% ± 2.5 74% 26% ± 3.5 54% 46% ± 4.5 35% 65% Double Chance
Avispa Fukuoka or Draw 71%Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds 51%Avispa Fukuoka or Urawa Red Diamonds 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 8.4%2 – 1 7.7%2 – 2 6.9%1 – 2 6.8%3 – 1 5.3%3 – 2 4.8%2 – 0 4.4%2 – 3 4.2%1 – 3 4.1%1 – 0 Actual0 – 2 3.4%0 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka
Handicap Avispa Fukuoka covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 13% 75% -1.5 25% — 75% -1 25% 18% 56% -0.5 44% — 56% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 16% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 10% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet 17% ✗Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.