FC Tokyo vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

FC Tokyo

2 – 1

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Wed 3 Apr 2024 · 10:30 UTC National Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 85' Samuel Gustafson

Kanta Doi 89' Y

Overview

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

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

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

2024-04-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-07-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 FC Tokyo 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

Recent Form

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–1	W
30 Mar	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–3	L
16 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	A	3–1	W
09 Mar	Vissel Kobe	H	1–2	L
02 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–1	D
24 Feb	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–2	D

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–1	W
17 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	A	4–4	D
10 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–0	W
03 Mar	Tokyo Verdy	H	1–1	D
23 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	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' The wait is over. FC Tokyo get us underway at National Stadium.
5' Yota Sato is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tokyo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Kuryu Matsuki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 442 appearances.
24' Thiago Santana makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Tokyo and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
32' FC Tokyo ring the changes. Hotaka Nakamura has done his job and it is now time for Kosuke Shirai to step up.
37' The 21-year-old Kanta Doi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
47' The energy levels are beginning to show. Per-Mathias Høgmo might look to freshen things up shortly.
50' What a moment for Ryotaro Araki! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
55' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Yusuke Matsuo on, Hiroki Sakai off on 55 minutes.
58' A goal from the Japan international Kuryu Matsuki! He fires home on 58 to make it 2-1!
63' Shoya Nakajima has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
68' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
70' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Ken Iwao exits the field as Shoya Nakajima enters on 70.
74' The supporters are chanting for Teruhito Nakagawa. He replaces Ryotaro Araki on 74 minute.
79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
80' The crowd applauds Ayumu Ohata as he leaves the pitch. Hirokazu Ishihara steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
81' The supporters are chanting for Shinzo Koroki. He replaces Thiago Santana on 81 minute.
85' Controversy at the stadium! Samuel Gustafson argues furiously but the card stands.
89' Kanta Doi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 89.
90' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Kuryu Matsuki is withdrawn and Jaja Silva gets his opportunity.
The points are shared — FC Tokyo 2-1 Urawa Red Diamonds. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 70'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 81'
4
Hirokazu Ishihara ↑ 80'
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 55'
24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 55'
8
Yoshio Koizumi
16
Ayumi Niekawa

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

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

2024-04-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-03-30 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 FC Tokyo L 2024-03-16 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 FC Tokyo W 2024-03-09 FC Tokyo 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2024-03-02 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2024-02-24 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–2 FC Tokyo D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-04-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-03-17 Shonan Bellmare 4–4 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-03-10 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-03-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Tokyo Verdy D 2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.39 FC Tokyo xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.68 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Tokyo53% Draw22% Urawa Red Diamonds25%

Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

FC Tokyo or Draw

74%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

47%

FC Tokyo or Urawa Red Diamonds

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Tokyo40% Draw37% Urawa Red Diamonds23%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

3 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

3.7%

1 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.7%

4 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Tokyo

Handicap	FC Tokyo covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	19%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	13%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.