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

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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 26 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

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season

0% 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

1/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Ajinomoto Stadium that hosts another battle between FC Tōkyō and Urawa Red Diamonds.
4' The referee has no hesitation. Keigo Higashi is booked for FC Tokyo — Yellow card on 4.
5' Keigo Higashi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
10' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' FC Tōkyō are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Moberg-Karlsson on 25.
29' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Hiroki Sakai gets a Yellow card.
30' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hiroki Sakai.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Alexander Scholz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
45' Tomoaki Okubo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' Shuto Abe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Keigo Higashi at the 46 minute mark.
51' FC Tōkyō looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
56' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Kai Matsuzaki comes on to replace David Moberg-Karlsson.
61' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
66' What a strike from Kei Koizumi! The score is 0-1.
69' Teruhito Nakagawa makes way for Ryoma Watanabe at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
70' FC Tokyo make a change. Kashif Bangunagande trudges off to be replaced by Yuto Nagatomo on 70 minutes.
74' Ryoma Watanabe does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Tokyo surge ahead!
75' Ryoma Watanabe makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and FC Tokyo are in front.
80' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Adailton exits the field as Koki Tsukagawa enters on 80.
81' Hiroki Sakai makes way for Ayumu Ohata at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
86' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
88' FC Tokyo make a change. Diego Oliveira trudges off to be replaced by Pedro Perotti on 88 minutes.
It finishes all square. FC Tōkyō and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 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.