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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

Urawa Red Diamonds
Albirex Niigata
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 : 1
18th of March 2023 06:00
Finished
First half: 45  |  Second half: 45
Albirex Niigata

Live comments

  • 0' - In just a few seconds Saitama Stadium 2002 will turn into a battlefield for Urawa Red Diamonds and Albirex Niigata.
  • 5' - While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Naoto Arai made 257 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' - What a strike from Shusuke Ota! The score is 0-1.
  • 15' - Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Albirex Niigata needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' - It’s high time Rikizo Matsuhashi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' - Supporters expect more eagerness from Alexander Scholz, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 30' - We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' - GOAL! Hiroki Sakai scores on 34.
  • 35' - Goal! Hiroki Sakai scores his 8 goal in 399 matches.
  • 40' - Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' - Urawa Red Diamonds 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.
  • 47' - What a strike from Takahiro Akimoto! The score is 3-1.
  • 52' - looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' - 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.
  • 62' - The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 323 games and scored 274 goals.
  • 67' - Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 68' - The referee calls foul for Yoshio Koizumi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 69' - It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Shinzo Koroki is replaced by Bryan Linssen on 69 minute.
  • 72' - The supporters are chanting for Gustavo Nescau. He replaces Koji Suzuki on 72 minute.
  • 76' - The supporters are chanting for Kaito Yasui. He replaces Tomoaki Okubo on 76 minute.
  • 81' - Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 82' - Albirex Niigata manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yota Komi is hanging Taiki Watanabe on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' - Danilo was booked on 83.
  • 88' - Albirex Niigata is showing some good football. However, Albirex Niigata are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Today 2023-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds vs Albirex Niigata are fighting J. League league on Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds had 36 games and get got 62 points in Season (2018/18)

Albirex Niigata had 16 games and get got 17 points in Season (2018/18)

Ranking

Team Played Points
Kawasaki Frontale 36 88
Yokohama F·Marinos 36 75
Vissel Kobe 36 70
Nagoya Grampus 36 65
Kashima Antlers 36 63
Urawa Red Diamonds 36 62
Sagan Tosu FC 36 59
Avispa Fukuoka 36 52
FC Tokyo 36 49
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 36 46
Cerezo Osaka FC 36 45
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 36 45
Gamba Osaka 36 43
Kashiwa Reysol 36 41
Shonan Bellmare 36 36
Shimizu S-Pulse 36 36
Tokushima Vortis 36 33
Oita FC Trinita 36 29
Vegalta Sendai 36 27
Yokohama FC 36 27

Urawa Red Diamonds

Lineup Bench

Albirex Niigata

Lineup Bench

Urawa Red Diamonds Past Matches

2023-03-11 Vissel Kobe
Urawa Red Diamonds 		0
1
2023-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds
Cerezo Osaka FC 		2
1
2023-02-25 Yokohama F·Marinos
Urawa Red Diamonds 		2
0
2023-02-18 FC Tokyo
Urawa Red Diamonds 		2
0
2022-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds
Avispa Fukuoka 		1
1

Albirex Niigata Past Matches

2023-03-11 Albirex Niigata
Kawasaki Frontale 		1
0
2023-03-04 Albirex Niigata
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 		2
2
2023-02-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Albirex Niigata 		1
2
2023-02-18 Cerezo Osaka FC
Albirex Niigata 		2
2