FC Tōkyō vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
FC Tokyo vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
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
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
65%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
H2H (26 games)
46%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
71%
Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
FC Tōkyō this season
14%
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
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Tōkyō
| Motoki Nagakura | 5 G | 2 A |
| Marcelo Ryan | 3 G | 2 A |
| Soma Anzai | 3 G |
Urawa Red Diamonds
| Matheus Savio | 4 G | |
| Minamino Harumi | 4 G | |
| Takuro Kaneko | 1 G | 5 A |
| Hiiro Komori | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' It’s high time Takafumi Hori made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takafumi Hori might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 443 games and scored 412 goals.
- 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 35' FC Tokyo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
- 40' FC Tokyo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
- 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Tokyo and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuki Muto, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 65' Kotaro Omori has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 441 appearances.
- 70' Akihiro Hayashi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tokyo so far.
- 75' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 80' FC Tokyo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 85' Shinzo Koroki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Tokyo and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
FC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 48
- 33
- 2
- 6
- 7
- 38
- 8
-
39
Kotaro Omori ↓ Cayman Togashi 84'
-
20
Ryoichi Maeda ↓ Takefusa Kubo 72'
-
9
Diego Oliveira ↓ Kensuke Nagai 70'
Bench
- 1
- 25
- 18
-
11
Kensuke Nagai ↑ 70'
-
17
Cayman Togashi ↑ 84'
-
15
Takefusa Kubo ↑ 72'
- 5
Coach
Kenta Hasegawa
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 6
- 3
- 30
- 1
- 2
- 10
- 16
- 15
-
9
Yuki Muto ↓ Zlatan Ljubijankic 84'
- 11
Bench
- 25
- 31
- 22
- 14
-
7
Kosuke Taketomi ↑ 64'
- 20
-
21
Zlatan Ljubijankic ↑ 84'
Coach
Takafumi Hori
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Oliveira | 3 |
| Taishi Matsumoto | 2 |
| David Moberg-Karlsson | 2 |
| Kyosuke Tagawa | 2 |
| Ryotaro Araki | 2 |
| Keita Endo | 2 |
| Marcelo Ryan | 2 |
| Tadanari Lee | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Tokyo Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.33
FC Tokyo 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
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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 Tokyo or Draw
75%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
47%
FC Tokyo or Urawa Red Diamonds
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: 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 Tokyo
| Handicap | FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.

