Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Tōkyō vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
FC Tōkyō
2 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 18 Feb 2023 · 05:00 UTC Ajinomoto Stadium 38,051 HT 45' · FT 45'
Yoshio Koizumi og 66' 1–0
Ryoma Watanabe 74' 2–0
Keigo Higashi 5' Y
Y 25' David Moberg-Karlsson
Y 29' Hiroki Sakai

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hiroki Kasahara
  • Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
  • Assistant 2 Tomoyuki Umeda (Japan)
7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 7.9 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

11
9
6
FC Tōkyō 26 games · Avg 3.4 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-07-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2022-04-10 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-09-25 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-02-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō

Recent Form

FC Tōkyō
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W
05 Nov Kawasaki Frontale H 2–3 L
29 Oct Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L
12 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 4–0 W
08 Oct Shonan Bellmare H 0–2 L
01 Oct Kashima Antlers A 1–0 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb FC Tōkyō A 0–2 L
05 Nov Avispa Fukuoka H 1–1 D
29 Oct Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–4 L
12 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–1 D
08 Oct Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W
01 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–4 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

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' The game is set. FC Tōkyō kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' Poor challenge from Keigo Higashi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 5' Poor challenge from Keigo Higashi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 10' Takahiro Akimoto has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tōkyō and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' named a 4-1-2-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' David Moberg-Karlsson was booked on 25.
  • 29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hiroki Sakai.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Hiroki Sakai. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' Japan international Kai Matsuzaki has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' The 34-year-old Jakub Slowik has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Keigo Higashi has done his job and it is now time for Shuto Abe to step up.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' The supporters are chanting for Kai Matsuzaki. He replaces David Moberg-Karlsson on 56 minute.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Tōkyō must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' Kei Koizumi adds to his 0 season tally! FC Tokyo lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 69' FC Tokyo make a change. Teruhito Nakagawa trudges off to be replaced by Ryoma Watanabe on 69 minutes.
  • 70' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Kashif Bangunagande has done his job and it is now time for Yuto Nagatomo to step up.
  • 74' Ryoma Watanabe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 75' Magnificent from Ryoma Watanabe! That is 30 goals in 437 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 80' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Adailton is replaced by Koki Tsukagawa.
  • 81' Ayumu Ohata gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Hiroki Sakai and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • 88' FC Tokyo make a change. Diego Oliveira trudges off to be replaced by Pedro Perotti on 88 minutes.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

FC Tōkyō Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 3
Ryotaro Araki 2
Keita Endo 2
Marcelo Ryan 2
Tadanari Lee 2
Taishi Matsumoto 2
David Moberg-Karlsson 2
Kyosuke Tagawa 2

Head to Head

2023-02-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-07-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 FC Tōkyō 2022-04-10 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-09-25 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-02-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō

FC Tōkyō Form

2023-02-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-11-05 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-10-29 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 FC Tōkyō L 2022-10-12 FC Tōkyō 4–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-10-08 FC Tōkyō 0–2 Shonan Bellmare L 2022-10-01 Kashima Antlers 0–1 FC Tōkyō W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-02-18 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2022-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka D 2022-10-29 Yokohama F·Marinos 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2022-10-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2022-10-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-10-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.65 FC Tōkyō xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Tōkyō57% Draw21% Urawa Red Diamonds22%
Actual: FC Tōkyō win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

FC Tōkyō or Draw
77%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
43%
FC Tōkyō or Urawa Red Diamonds
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Tōkyō45% Draw35% Urawa Red Diamonds20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 1
6.9%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.5%
1 – 0
3.6%
4 – 2
3.6%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Tōkyō

Handicap FC Tōkyō covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 17% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 19% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 11% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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