Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2021
FC Tokyo
1 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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 Tokyo 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

12
9
6
FC Tokyo 27 games · Avg 3.4 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-25 FC Tokyo 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-02-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tokyo 2020-09-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 FC Tokyo 2020-07-18 FC Tokyo 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-11-30 FC Tokyo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo this season
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Tokyo
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 Tokyo
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' And we are off! FC Tōkyō vs Urawa Red Diamonds — let the football do the talking.
  • 1' What a strike from Kyosuke Tagawa! The score is 0-1.
  • 6' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 455 games and scored 423 goals.
  • 11' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 16' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 21' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 26' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' The referee has no hesitation. Masato Morishige is booked for FC Tokyo — Yellow card on 29.
  • 30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Masato Morishige on 30.
  • 35' FC Tōkyō has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tōkyō winning 100% of all matches.
  • 45' Japan international Shusaku Nishikawa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Hiroki Sakai — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Diego Oliveira comes on to replace Yojiro Takahagi.
  • 48' Kasper Junker has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 53' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shuto Abe, as he is very good at scoring at Ajinomoto Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 60' Adailton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kensuke Nagai at the 60 minute mark.
  • 64' Kasper Junker is replacing Koya Yuruki for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 65' FC Tokyo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hirotaka Mita is hanging Takuya Aoki on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' Ataru Esaka has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
  • 71' FC Tōkyō seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 76' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 78' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daigo Nishi is hanging Hiroki Sakai on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' FC Tōkyō are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 85 minute. Kyosuke Tagawa leaves to be changed by Bruno Uvini.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Takahiro Sekine is replaced by Tatsuya Tanaka.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Urawa Red Diamonds to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

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

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

FC Tokyo Form

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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-09-25 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo45% 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 Tokyo or Draw
70%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
55%
FC Tokyo or Urawa Red Diamonds
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Tokyo38% 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
6%
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 Tokyo

Handicap FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.