FC Tōkyō vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Tōkyō vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Masaaki Toma
- Referee Toru Sagara
- Referee Takahiro Okano
- Referee Koji Morikawa
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 | Kyōto 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 | Tōkyō 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov | Urawa Red Diamonds | H | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Nov | Shonan Bellmare | H | 1–1 | D |
| 09 Nov | Júbilo Iwata | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Nov | Ōita FC Trinita | A | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Oct | Vissel Kobe | A | 3–1 | W |
| 05 Oct | Sagan Tosu FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov | FC Tōkyō | A | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Nov | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 0–2 | L |
| 01 Nov | Kashima Antlers | A | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Oct | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Oct | Ōita FC Trinita | H | 0–1 | L |
| 06 Oct | Shimizu S-Pulse | H | 2–1 | W |
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)
H2H (27 games)
48%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
85%
Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
FC Tōkyō this season
23%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
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 game is set. Urawa Red Diamonds kicks off things out of here…
- 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 450 games and scored 428 goals.
- 20' FC Tokyo looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Motoki Nagakura scoring 1 goals.
- 23' Ryosuke Yamanaka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 23.
- 28' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 38' FC Tokyo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 39' Quentin Martinus makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
- 42' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Kyosuke Tagawa comes on to replace Diego Oliveira.
- 45' That is a Yellow card for FC Tokyo. Yojiro Takahagi will be fuming at that decision.
- 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kensuke Nagai made 450 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tokyo and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 58' The crowd applauds Kensuke Nagai as he leaves the pitch. Na Sangho steps in for FC Tokyo.
- 63' FC Tokyo is showing some good football. However, FC Tokyo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 68' What composure from Kyosuke Tagawa! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 68' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a Yellow card on 68.
- 73' Shinzo Koroki has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 74' Daiki Hashioka is replacing Ryota Moriwaki for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
- 76' Takahiro Sekine gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Ryosuke Yamanaka and will look to change the dynamic.
- 77' Yu Insoo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hirotaka Mita on 77 minute.
- 79' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kazuki Nagasawa is hanging Yosuke Kashiwagi on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 89' Akihiro Hayashi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 33
- 25
- 2
- 10
- 18
- 8
- 11
- 9
- 7
- 32
Bench
- 29
- 39
- 27
- 17
- 1
- 21
- 45
Coach
Kenta Hasegawa
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 8
- 6
- 30
- 1
-
46
Ryota Moriwaki ↓ Daiki Hashioka 74'
- 31
- 10
- 16
- 11
- 4
Bench
- 14
- 25
- 2
-
27
Daiki Hashioka ↑ 74'
- 22
-
7
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 79'
-
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 76'
Coach
Takeshi Otsuki
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Oliveira | 3 |
| Keita Endo | 2 |
| Marcelo Ryan | 2 |
| Tadanari Lee | 2 |
| Taishi Matsumoto | 2 |
| David Moberg-Karlsson | 2 |
| Kyosuke Tagawa | 2 |
| Ryotaro Araki | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Tōkyō Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2019-11-30
FC Tōkyō
1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
D
2019-11-05
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–2
Kawasaki Frontale
L
2019-11-01
Kashima Antlers
1–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2019-10-29
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
D
2019-10-18
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–1
Ōita FC Trinita
L
2019-10-06
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–1
Shimizu S-Pulse
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.26
FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.91
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 2.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 3.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 4.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
Double Chance
FC Tōkyō or Draw
73%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
49%
FC Tōkyō or Urawa Red Diamonds
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō
| Handicap | FC Tōkyō covers | Push | Urawa Red Diamonds covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 15% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 19% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +1 | 72% | 14% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 8% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

