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

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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 (2026/27)
Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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	Tōkyō 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

14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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 ball is rolling at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds are looking to make home advantage count against Albirex Niigata.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
12' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a card in front of him.
17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rikizo Matsuhashi will be considering his options from the bench.
22' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 411 goals from 443 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Albirex Niigata backline.
37' Albirex Niigata are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' 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.
47' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
52' Shusuke Ota, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
57' Yoichi Naganuma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
58' The Albirex Niigata manager makes a substitution. Yuji Ono departs to be replaced by Motoki Nagakura.
62' Bryan Linssen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shinzo Koroki on 62 minute.
67' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
71' Yoshio Koizumi gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Samuel Gustafson and will look to change the dynamic.
73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Michael Fitzgerald on 73.
78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yota Komi made 110 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' Tomoya Ugajin is replacing Takahiro Sekine for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Kento Hashimoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuto Horigome on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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 Tōkyō 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.