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
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
20%
Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season
Avispa Fukuoka this season
20%
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
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/3
76+
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 | 2 G | |
| Minamino Harumi | 2 G | |
| Takuro Kaneko | 1 G | 4 A |
| Hiiro Komori | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Avispa Fukuoka welcome Urawa Red Diamonds for this crunch clash at Best Denki Stadium.
- 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Avispa Fukuoka in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
- 7' Goal! Matheus Savio scores his 34 goal in 389 matches.
- 10' That looks like a foul for a card for Danilo Boza.
- 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Cho Kwi Jae might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 24' Assisted by Shu Morooka with the perfectly-timed delivery and Shosei Usui makes no mistake. 1-1!
- 29' 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.
- 34' What a strike from Shu Morooka! The score is 2-1.
- 39' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 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' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Ryoma Watanabe is replaced by Yuta Miyamoto.
- 48' Tomoya Miki is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
- 53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Avispa Fukuoka and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 58' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Yoichi Naganuma trudges off to be replaced by Kaito Yasui on 58 minutes.
- 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 64' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kokoro Maeda is hanging Tomoya Miki on the field on 64 minute.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Hiiro Komori. He replaces Kaito Yasui on 67 minute.
- 72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 77' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 80' The Avispa Fukuoka bench stirs into life. Yota Maejima is withdrawn and Daiki Fukazawa gets his opportunity.
- 83' Against the run of play, Kaito Yasui has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danilo Boza made 380 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- The final score is 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 |
| John Mary | 1 |
| Yuto Iwasaki | 1 |
| Bruno Mendes | 1 |
| Alexander Scholz | 1 |
| Takahiro Akimoto | 1 |
| Alex Schalk | 1 |
| Yoshio Koizumi | 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.

