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FC Tōkyō vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
Sat 24 Feb 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Tōkyō vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Ryo Hirama
  • Referee Tadashi Baba
  • Referee Futoshi Nakamura
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
18 Feb Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–0 W
10 Feb Júbilo Iwata A 1–3 L
05 Feb Shonan Bellmare H 3–0 W
31 Jan Cerezo Osaka FC A 2–2 D
20 Jan Vissel Kobe H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Feb FC Tōkyō A 1–1 D
18 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Vegalta Sendai H 1–2 L
04 Feb Gamba Osaka A 2–1 W
31 Jan Kashima Antlers H 0–0 D
20 Jan Kingstonian FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Tōkyō Urawa Red Diamonds
#12 Position #16
37 Points 25
18 Played 18
13 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
55 Scored 37
42 Conceded 37
+13 GD +0
2.06 PPG 1.39
72% Win % 39%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
85% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Tōkyō
Motoki Nagakura 8 G 3 A
Marcelo Ryan 5 G 2 A
Dani Gomez 5 G
Soma Anzai 5 G
Teruhito Nakagawa 4 G 2 A
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . FC Tokyo are looking to make home advantage count against Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 5' The 42-year-old Zlatan Ljubijankic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tokyo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' FC Tokyo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takafumi Hori might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tokyo winning 100% of all matches.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' Takuya Aoki has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' 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 Diego Oliveira suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' FC Tokyo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Motoki Nagakura scoring 1 goals.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 90' Shinzo Koroki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • It finishes all square. FC Tokyo and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.33 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō53% Draw22% Urawa Red Diamonds25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

FC Tōkyō or Draw
75%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
47%
FC Tōkyō or Urawa Red Diamonds
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō41% Draw38% Urawa Red Diamonds21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.3%
0 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō 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% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō 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.