Urawa Red Diamonds vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Urawa Red Diamonds

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Albirex Niigata

Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 05:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Shinzo Koroki 12' Y

Y 73' Michael Fitzgerald

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Yuichi Nishimura

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 Tōkyō	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

Urawa Red Diamonds 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Albirex Niigata

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Albirex Niigata 2024-05-11 Albirex Niigata 2–4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-09-02 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Albirex Niigata

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Albirex Niigata	H	0–0	D
30 Nov	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–1	L
22 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
10 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–0	W
30 Oct	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–0	D
23 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W

Albirex Niigata

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
30 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	0–1	L
09 Nov	Kashiwa Reysol	A	1–1	D
23 Oct	Tokyo Verdy	H	0–2	L
18 Oct	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–0	D
05 Oct	Kashima Antlers	H	0–4	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Saitama Stadium 2002 as Urawa Red Diamonds face off against Albirex Niigata in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Shinzo Koroki suffering a number of foals already.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Albirex Niigata are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
12' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a card for a hard tackle on 12.
17' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Albirex Niigata are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
37' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' Sweden international Samuel Gustafson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Albirex Niigata are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fumiya Hayakawa, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
57' Kaito Yasui has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
58' The whistle greets Yuji Ono as he departs to be replaced by Motoki Nagakura.
62' The whistle greets Shinzo Koroki as he departs to be replaced by Bryan Linssen.
67' Marius Hoibraten needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
71' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Samuel Gustafson trudges off to be replaced by Yoshio Koizumi on 71 minutes.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Michael Fitzgerald is booked for Albirex Niigata — card on 73.
78' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
80' The crowd applauds Takahiro Sekine as he leaves the pitch. Tomoya Ugajin steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
85' 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.
90' Kento Hashimoto is replacing Yuto Horigome for the Albirex Niigata side.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

78
Genki Haraguchi ↓ Rio Nitta 80'
11
Samuel Gustafson ↓ Yoshio Koizumi 71'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↓ Bryan Linssen 62'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
38
Naoki Maeda ↓ Hirokazu Ishihara 71'
14
Takahiro Sekine ↓ Tomoya Ugajin 80'
5
Marius Hoibraten
13
Ryoma Watanabe
88
Yoichi Naganuma
25
Kaito Yasui
23
Rikito Inoue

Bench

9
Bryan Linssen ↑ 62'
35
Tomoya Ugajin ↑ 80'
4
Hirokazu Ishihara ↑ 71'
8
Yoshio Koizumi ↑ 71'
20
Yota Sato
16
Ayumi Niekawa
41
Rio Nitta ↑ 80'

Coach Maciej Skorza

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Thomas Deng ↑ 90'
19
Yuji Hoshi
17
Danilo ↑ 58'
42
Kento Hashimoto ↑ 90'
21
Koto Abe
16
Yota Komi ↑ 58'
27
Motoki Nagakura ↑ 58'

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shusuke Ota	2
Thiago Santana	2
Samuel Gustafson	1
Naoki Maeda	1
Motoki Nagakura	1
Motoki Nagakura	1
Motoki Hasegawa	1
Matheus Savio	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-12-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Albirex Niigata D 2024-11-30 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-10-30 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-10-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W

Albirex Niigata Form

2024-12-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Albirex Niigata D 2024-11-30 Albirex Niigata 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2024-11-09 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2024-10-23 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Tokyo Verdy L 2024-10-18 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–0 Albirex Niigata D 2024-10-05 Albirex Niigata 0–4 Kashima Antlers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.23 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Albirex Niigata xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds47% Draw30% Albirex Niigata23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

77%

Draw or Albirex Niigata

53%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Albirex Niigata

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds29% Draw54% Albirex Niigata17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

14.6%

1 – 1

13.9%

2 – 0

9.3%

0 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

3.3%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 2

1.4%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	24%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	16%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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