FC Tōkyō vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

FC Tōkyō

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 06:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Masato Morishige 29' Y

Masato Morishige 30' Y

Overview

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FC Tōkyō vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Ajinomoto Stadium.

FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/26)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

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

FC Tōkyō 26 games · Avg 3.4 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-25 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-02-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō 2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tōkyō 2020-07-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-11-30 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–2	L
22 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	1–1	D
18 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	4–0	W
12 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–1	L
28 Aug	Vissel Kobe	A	1–0	W
25 Aug	Vegalta Sendai	A	2–1	W

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Sep	FC Tōkyō	A	2–1	W
18 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	2–0	W
11 Sep	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
29 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
25 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
21 Aug	Tokushima Vortis	A	1–0	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

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season

33% 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

–/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

8/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

4/4

76+

3/2

■ 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' In just a few seconds Ajinomoto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for FC Tōkyō and Urawa Red Diamonds.
1' The deadlock is broken! Kyosuke Tagawa gets on the scoresheet on 1 minutes.
6' Go Hatano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 437 appearances.
11' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
16' FC Tōkyō is showing some good football. However, FC Tōkyō are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Tōkyō winning 50% of all matches.
26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ricardo Rodríguez will be considering his options from the bench.
29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Masato Morishige.
30' The referee has no hesitation. Masato Morishige is booked for FC Tokyo — Yellow card on 30.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' Joan Oumari has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' Brilliant from the ! Hiroki Sakai makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 45.
46' The whistle greets Yojiro Takahagi as he departs to be replaced by Diego Oliveira.
48' Kasper Junker is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
53' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tōkyō and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
60' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Kensuke Nagai has done his job and it is now time for Adailton to step up.
64' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Koya Yuruki exits the field as Kasper Junker enters on 64.
65' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Takuya Aoki is replaced by Hirotaka Mita on 65 minute.
66' Brilliant from the ! Ataru Esaka makes it 0-4 with a superb finish on 66.
71' FC Tōkyō currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
78' Hiroki Sakai makes way for Daigo Nishi at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
85' Bruno Uvini is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kyosuke Tagawa at the 85 minute mark.
87' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Takahiro Sekine has done his job and it is now time for Tatsuya Tanaka to step up.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Urawa Red Diamonds players.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Tomoaki Makino ↑ 87'
8
Daigo Nishi ↑ 78'
11
Tatsuya Tanaka ↑ 87'
12
Zion Suzuki
21
Tomoaki Okubo
7
Kasper Junker ↑ 64'
17
Atsuki Ito ↑ 78'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

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

2021-09-25 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-09-22 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Nagoya Grampus D 2021-09-18 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Yokohama FC W 2021-09-12 FC Tōkyō 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L 2021-08-28 Vissel Kobe 0–1 FC Tōkyō W 2021-08-25 Vegalta Sendai 1–2 FC Tōkyō W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-09-25 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-09-11 Yokohama FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-08-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-08-21 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.2 FC Tōkyō xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tōkyō45% Draw24% Urawa Red Diamonds31%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw

70%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

55%

FC Tōkyō or Urawa Red Diamonds

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Tōkyō38% Draw38% Urawa Red Diamonds24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.4%

3 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.6%

0 – 0

3.4%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap	FC Tōkyō covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	20%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+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

21% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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