Saturday , 15 August 2026

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

J. League · 2024
FC Tokyo
2 – 1
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

11
9
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at National Stadium!
  • 5' The 31-year-old Shoya Nakajima has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at National Stadium. FC Tōkyō seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Cklamovski might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 24' Brilliant from the ! Thiago Santana makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 24.
  • 29' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' The FC Tokyo bench stirs into life. Hotaka Nakamura is withdrawn and Kosuke Shirai gets his opportunity.
  • 37' Henrique Trevisan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 42' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Ryotaro Araki gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 55' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Hiroki Sakai by Yusuke Matsuo on 55 minute.
  • 58' A stunning finish from Kuryu Matsuki — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' Hotaka Nakamura has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 437 appearances.
  • 70' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 70 minute. Ken Iwao leaves to be changed by Shoya Nakajima.
  • 74' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Ryotaro Araki departs to be replaced by Teruhito Nakagawa.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Tōkyō side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 80 minute. Ayumu Ohata leaves to be changed by Hirokazu Ishihara.
  • 81' The whistle greets Thiago Santana as he departs to be replaced by Shinzo Koroki.
  • 85' Samuel Gustafson is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 89' Kanta Doi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
  • 90' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Jaja Silva on, Kuryu Matsuki off on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — FC Tōkyō 2-1 Urawa Red Diamonds. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Cklamovski

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

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

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

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
5%
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.