Avispa Fukuoka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Avispa Fukuoka

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 20 May 2023 · 04:00 UTC Best Denki Stadium 10,417 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 42' Kaito Yasui

Masato Shigemi 72' Y

Overview

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Avispa Fukuoka vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Best Denki Stadium.

Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hayato Shimizu
Assistant 1 Masahiro Horikoshi
Assistant 2 Hiroyoshi Iwata

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

Avispa Fukuoka 10 games · Avg 1.6 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2023-05-20 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-05-28 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-06-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-05-01 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	0–0	D
14 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–0	D
07 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–3	L
03 May	FC Tokyo	H	1–0	W
29 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–3	L
23 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–2	D

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–0	D
14 May	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
10 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–2	L
23 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D
15 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	4–1	W
09 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–0	D

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

100% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ 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' 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.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Avispa Fukuoka and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Yuya Yamagishi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Douglas Groli suffering a number of foals already.
25' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' The deadlock is broken! Kaito Yasui gets on the scoresheet on 35 minutes.
40' Avispa Fukuoka have won 210 goals from 200 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kaito Yasui on 42 minutes.
47' Avispa Fukuoka are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's 4-2-3-1 shape.
52' Atsuki Ito is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
57' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
60' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Takahiro Akimoto trudges off to be replaced by Alex Schalk on 60 minutes.
65' 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.
69' Yuichi Hirano gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Ken Iwao and will look to change the dynamic.
70' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Kaito Yasui is replaced by Kazuaki Mawatari on 70 minute.
72' A moment of madness from Masato Shigemi on 72 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Avispa Fukuoka will be frustrated.
72' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reiju Tsuruno is hanging Ryoga Sato on the field on 72 minute.
73' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Ryoga Sato departs to be replaced by Reiju Tsuruno.
78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
81' Wellington has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuya Yamagishi on 81 minute.
82' A tactical swap from Avispa Fukuoka — Wellington on, Yuya Yamagishi off on 82 minutes.
87' It is a cagey affair so far. Avispa Fukuoka in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact 4-2-3-1.
90' A tactical swap from Avispa Fukuoka — Hisashi Jogo on, Lukian off on 90 minutes.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Jose Kante ↑ 70'
6
Kazuaki Mawatari ↑ 70'
4
Takuya Iwanami ↑ 82'
12
Zion Suzuki
17
Alex Schalk ↑ 60'
40
Yuichi Hirano ↑ 69'
35
Junpei Hayakawa

Coach Maciej Skorza

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

Head to Head

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2023-05-20 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-05-14 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2023-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-05-03 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo W 2023-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2023-04-23 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–2 Avispa Fukuoka D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-05-20 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2023-05-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.71 Avispa Fukuoka xG

Expected Goals

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

1.74 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Avispa Fukuoka or Urawa Red Diamonds 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Avispa Fukuoka39% Draw25% Urawa Red Diamonds36%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Avispa Fukuoka or Draw

64%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

61%

Avispa Fukuoka or Urawa Red Diamonds

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Avispa Fukuoka29% Draw41% Urawa Red Diamonds30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 0

4.7%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Avispa Fukuoka

Handicap	Avispa Fukuoka covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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