Avispa Fukuoka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Avispa Fukuoka

2 – 0

Full Time

Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 1 May 2021 · 05:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Takahiro Sekine

Daiki Watari 56' Y

Overview

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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)

Match Details

Referee Hideaki Nishio
Referee Mikiya Nishimura
Referee Nobutsugu Murakami
Referee Yukimasa Anai
Referee Taisuke Nakamura (Japan)
Referee Uhiro Okano (Japan)

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

Avispa Fukuoka 10 games · Avg 1.6 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-01 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W
24 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–1	W
17 Apr	FC Tōkyō	H	1–0	W
14 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L
10 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–2	D
07 Apr	Gamba Osaka	A	0–0	D

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–2	L
25 Apr	Oita FC Trinita	H	3–2	W
18 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–1	L
11 Apr	Tokushima Vortis	H	1–0	W
07 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–0	W
03 Apr	Kashima Antlers	H	2–1	W

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

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

33% Clean Sheets
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

1/3

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

4/2

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Best Denki Stadium!
5' A quiet spell here at Best Denki Stadium. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
8' Bruno Mendes does the damage! The net is bulging and Avispa Fukuoka surge ahead!
13' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
23' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
33' Avispa Fukuoka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
38' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
43' Emil Salomonsson, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' Takahiro Sekine is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Kai Shibato is withdrawn and Ryosuke Yamanaka gets his opportunity.
51' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Ryosuke Yamanaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Avispa Fukuoka receives a card for a hard tackle on 56.
59' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Daisuke Ishizu departs to be replaced by Takeshi Kanamori.
62' Takahiro Sekine makes way for Koya Yuruki at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
67' 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.
72' Masato Yuzawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Avispa Fukuoka tonight.
77' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 77 minute. Daiki Watari leaves to be changed by Takuya Shigehiro.
82' The supporters are chanting for John Mary. He replaces Bruno Mendes on 82 minute.
83' The supporters are chanting for Masato Yuzawa. He replaces Jordy Croux on 83 minute.
86' What a moment for John Mary! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
87' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Shinzo Koroki trudges off to be replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto on 87 minutes.
Urawa Red Diamonds will have plenty to reflect on. Avispa Fukuoka were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

33
Douglas Grolli
14
Jordy Croux ↓ Masato Yuzawa 82'
39
Tatsuki Nara
19
Sotan Tanabe
17
Daiki Watari ↓ Takuya Shigehiro 77'
3
Emil Salomonsson
27
Bruno Mendes ↓ John Mary 82'
13
Takaaki Shichi
31
Masaaki Murakami
6
Hiroyuki Mae
16
Daisuke Ishizu ↓ Takeshi Kanamori 59'

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kazuya Konno	3
Thiago Santana	1
Ryoma Watanabe	1
Shahab Zahedi Tabar	1
John Mary	1
Yuto Iwasaki	1
Bruno Mendes	1
Alexander Scholz	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.32 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka54% Draw22% Urawa Red Diamonds24%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

76%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

46%

Avispa Fukuoka or Urawa Red Diamonds

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka41% Draw38% Urawa Red Diamonds21%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 1

8.3%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

1 – 0

4.4%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	20%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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

Avispa Fukuoka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Clean Sheet