Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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.

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

11
9
6
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
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 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
71% Clean Sheets
FC Tokyo this season
14% 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
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 Tokyo
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' KICK OFF: FC Tōkyō gets underway.
  • 4' The referee shows FC Tokyo player a Yellow card on 4.
  • 5' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Keigo Higashi.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 444 games and scored 412 goals.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tōkyō side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Adailton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 47 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 25' That is a Yellow card for Urawa Red Diamonds. David Moberg-Karlsson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Hiroki Sakai.
  • 30' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 46' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Keigo Higashi departs to be replaced by Shuto Abe.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Kai Matsuzaki has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Moberg-Karlsson on 56 minute.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 66' Goal! Kei Koizumi scores his 7 goal in 416 matches.
  • 69' Ryoma Watanabe gets the nod from FC Tokyo. He replaces Teruhito Nakagawa and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' It is a substitution in FC Tokyo team. Kashif Bangunagande is replaced by Yuto Nagatomo on 70 minute.
  • 74' The Japan Ryoma Watanabe breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 0-2!
  • 75' What a moment for Ryoma Watanabe! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 80' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Adailton has done his job and it is now time for Koki Tsukagawa to step up.
  • 81' Ayumu Ohata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hiroki Sakai on 81 minute.
  • 86' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Diego Oliveira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Diego Oliveira is replaced by Pedro Perotti.
  • Full Time. FC Tōkyō beats Urawa Red Diamonds

Lineups

FC Tokyo 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 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

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.