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

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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

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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 27 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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Tōkyō launch into their encounter with Urawa Red Diamonds.
5' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' Thiago Santana does the damage! The net is bulging and Urawa Red Diamonds surge ahead!
29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomoaki Okubo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
32' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Hotaka Nakamura departs to be replaced by Kosuke Shirai.
37' Kanta Doi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
47' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Tōkyō in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
50' GOAL! Ryotaro Araki fires home to make it 0-2!
55' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Hiroki Sakai exits the field as Yusuke Matsuo enters on 55.
58' The Japan Kuryu Matsuki breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 0-3!
63' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tōkyō winning 100% of all matches.
68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
70' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Ken Iwao is replaced by Shoya Nakajima on 70 minute.
74' The crowd applauds Ryotaro Araki as he leaves the pitch. Teruhito Nakagawa steps in for FC Tokyo.
79' It looks surprising FC Tōkyō does not make any changes. Hirokazu Ishihara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Ayumu Ohata makes way for Hirokazu Ishihara at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
81' Shinzo Koroki has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thiago Santana on 81 minute.
85' The referee calls foul for Samuel Gustafson. He receives a card.
89' Poor challenge from Kanta Doi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Another change for FC Tokyo made on 90 minute. Kuryu Matsuki leaves to be changed by Jaja Silva.
It finishes all square. FC Tōkyō and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 2-1.

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.