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

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J. League · 2023

Avispa Fukuoka

0 – 0

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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 (2026/26)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Hayato Shimizu
Assistant 1 Masahiro Horikoshi
Assistant 2 Hiroyoshi Iwata

8 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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 Tōkyō	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

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' Temperatures are rising at Best Denki Stadium as Avispa Fukuoka face off against Urawa Red Diamonds in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' 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.
10' 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 Yuichi Hirano suffering a number of foals already.
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' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Shusaku Nishikawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Avispa Fukuoka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' Shinzo Koroki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' Kaito Yasui is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
40' Avispa Fukuoka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
42' Kaito Yasui was booked on 42.
47' Jose Kante has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
52' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' Avispa Fukuoka are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's 4-2-3-1 shape.
60' Alex Schalk is ready to make an impact after coming on for Takahiro Akimoto at the 60 minute mark.
65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
69' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Ken Iwao is replaced by Yuichi Hirano on 69 minute.
70' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Kaito Yasui by Kazuaki Mawatari on 70 minute.
72' The referee calls foul for Masato Shigemi. He receives a Yellow card.
72' Ryoga Sato makes way for Reiju Tsuruno at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Avispa Fukuoka.
73' Reiju Tsuruno is replacing Ryoga Sato for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
78' Yuya Yamagishi, a Japan , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' It is a substitution in Avispa Fukuoka team. Yuya Yamagishi is replaced by Wellington on 81 minute.
82' Another substitution for Avispa Fukuoka to replace Yuya Yamagishi by Wellington on 82 minute.
87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' The crowd applauds Lukian as he leaves the pitch. Hisashi Jogo steps in for Avispa Fukuoka.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Juanma	1
Kaito Yasui	1
Thiago Santana	1
Ryoma Watanabe	1
Shahab Zahedi Tabar	1
John Mary	1
Yuto Iwasaki	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 Tōkyō 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.