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

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J. League · 2023

FC Tokyo

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

FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Assistant 1 Kota Watanabe
Assistant 2 Tomoyuki Umeda (Japan)

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

FC Tokyo 27 games · Avg 3.4 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	FC Tokyo	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 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' What a night it is going to be! FC Tokyo welcome Urawa Red Diamonds for this crunch clash at Ajinomoto Stadium.
4' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Keigo Higashi gets a Yellow card.
5' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Keigo Higashi gets a Yellow card.
10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
20' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' That is a Yellow card for Urawa Red Diamonds. David Moberg-Karlsson will be fuming at that decision.
29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hiroki Sakai.
30' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Hiroki Sakai gets a Yellow card.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' Diego Oliveira has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' named a 4-1-2-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Shuto Abe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Keigo Higashi on 46 minute.
51' Atsuki Ito is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tokyo so far.
56' The supporters are chanting for Kai Matsuzaki. He replaces David Moberg-Karlsson on 56 minute.
61' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
66' GOAL! Kei Koizumi scores on 66.
69' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Teruhito Nakagawa is replaced by Ryoma Watanabe on 69 minute.
70' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kashif Bangunagande is replaced by Yuto Nagatomo on 70 minute.
74' Ryoma Watanabe doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
75' Ryoma Watanabe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
80' Koki Tsukagawa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adailton at the 80 minute mark.
81' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Hiroki Sakai is replaced by Ayumu Ohata on 81 minute.
86' FC Tokyo are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
88' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Pedro Perotti comes on to replace Diego Oliveira.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Albert Puig

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Bryan Linssen ↓ Shinzo Koroki 70'
2
Hiroki Sakai ↓ Ayumu Ohata 81'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
28
Alexander Scholz
10
David Moberg-Karlsson ↓ Kai Matsuzaki 56'
21
Tomoaki Okubo
5
Marius Hoibraten
15
Takahiro Akimoto
8
Yoshio Koizumi ↓ Takahiro Sekine 70'
19
Ken Iwao
3
Atsuki Ito

Bench

13
Tomoya Inukai
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 70'
22
Kai Shibato
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 70'
12
Zion Suzuki
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 81'
27
Kai Matsuzaki ↑ 56'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

FC Tokyo Form

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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-02-18 FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo57% Draw21% Urawa Red Diamonds22%

Actual: FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo or Draw

77%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

43%

FC Tokyo or Urawa Red Diamonds

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tokyo45% 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 Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo 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.