Avispa Fukuoka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Avispa Fukuoka vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.
- Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
3 games this season
🟨 4.0/game
⚽ 10.7 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep | Urawa Red Diamonds | H | 2–3 | L |
| 29 Aug | Kyoto Sanga FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Aug | Kashima Antlers | A | 2–3 | L |
| 15 Aug | Cerezo Osaka FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 23 May | Vissel Kobe | H | 0–1 | L |
| 10 May | Shimizu S-Pulse | A | 4–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep | Avispa Fukuoka | A | 3–2 | W |
| 29 Aug | Yokohama F.Marinos | H | 3–2 | W |
| 23 Aug | FC Machida Zelvia | A | 1–3 | L |
| 15 Aug | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 1–4 | L |
| 22 May | FC Machida Zelvia | A | 0–1 | L |
| 16 May | FC Tokyo | H | 9–10 | L |
Season Stats
| Avispa Fukuoka | Urawa Red Diamonds | |
|---|---|---|
| #10 | Position | #16 |
| 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
36%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
H2H (11 games)
27%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season
Avispa Fukuoka this season
13%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/6
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Avispa Fukuoka
| Shu Morooka | 3 G | 1 A |
| Kazuki Fujimoto | 1 G | |
| Werik | 1 G | |
| Yuma Tsujioka | 1 G |
Urawa Red Diamonds
| Matheus Savio | 4 G | |
| Minamino Harumi | 4 G | |
| Takuro Kaneko | 1 G | 5 A |
| Hiiro Komori | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Avispa Fukuoka kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 7' Matheus Savio doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 10' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a card in front of him.
- 15' Teppei Oka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 20' Avispa Fukuoka are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
- 24' Magnificent from Shosei Usui! That is 8 goals in 207 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 29' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Shusaku Nishikawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' A stunning finish from Shu Morooka — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 39' The 24-year-old Yu Hashimoto has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 44' 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.
- 46' Yuta Miyamoto is replacing Ryoma Watanabe for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
- 48' That looks like a foul for a card for Tomoya Miki.
- 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 58' Kaito Yasui is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yoichi Naganuma at the 58 minute mark.
- 63' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 64' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Tomoya Miki departs to be replaced by Kokoro Maeda.
- 65' The referee has no hesitation. Yuma Tsujioka is booked for Avispa Fukuoka — card on 65.
- 67' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Kaito Yasui is replaced by Hiiro Komori on 67 minute.
- 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
- 77' Avispa Fukuoka have won 219 goals from 207 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 80' A change in the Avispa Fukuoka ranks — Yota Maejima exits the field as Daiki Fukazawa enters on 80.
- 83' What a strike from Kaito Yasui! The score is 2-2.
- 85' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ado Onaiwu on 85.
- 88' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Sasa Shuta comes on to replace Tatsuki Seko.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.
Lineups
Avispa Fukuoka Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 16
- 29
- 23
- 9
- 13
- 11
- 47
- 7
- 15
- 55
Coach
Shinya Tsukahara
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 1
- 7
- 3
- 12
- 13
- 2
- 88
- 25
- 17
- 5
Coach
Cho Kwi Jae
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kazuya Konno | 3 |
| Takahiro Akimoto | 1 |
| Alex Schalk | 1 |
| Yoshio Koizumi | 1 |
| Itsuki Oda | 1 |
| Takuya Iwanami | 1 |
| Matheus Savio | 1 |
| Juanma | 1 |
Head to Head
Avispa Fukuoka Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2026-09-02
Avispa Fukuoka
2–3
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2026-08-29
Urawa Red Diamonds
3–2
Yokohama F.Marinos
W
2026-08-23
FC Machida Zelvia
3–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2026-08-15
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–4
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
L
2026-05-22
FC Machida Zelvia
1–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2026-05-16
Urawa Red Diamonds
9–10
FC Tokyo
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.3
Avispa Fukuoka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Urawa Red Diamonds win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.51
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 2.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 3.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 4.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
Double Chance
Avispa Fukuoka or Draw
63%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
60%
Avispa Fukuoka or Urawa Red Diamonds
77%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.1%
4 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka
| Handicap | Avispa Fukuoka covers | Push | Urawa Red Diamonds covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 12% | 75% |
| -1.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -1 | 25% | 17% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 62% | — | 38% |
| +1 | 62% | 16% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 11% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

