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

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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	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

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

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Urawa Red Diamonds have kicked off against Albirex Niigata. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rikizo Matsuhashi might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Kento Hashimoto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
12' It’s gonna be a card for Shinzo Koroki.
17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Albirex Niigata's compact .
27' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' Ryosuke Kojima needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
42' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Albirex Niigata's shape.
47' 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.
52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Albirex Niigata are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
58' A change in the Albirex Niigata ranks — Yuji Ono exits the field as Motoki Nagakura enters on 58.
62' Shinzo Koroki makes way for Bryan Linssen at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
67' Soya Fujiwara, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
71' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Samuel Gustafson by Yoshio Koizumi on 71 minute.
73' Albirex Niigata receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
78' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
80' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Takahiro Sekine by Tomoya Ugajin on 80 minute.
85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuji Ono, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' Kento Hashimoto gets the nod from Albirex Niigata. He replaces Yuto Horigome and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Urawa Red Diamonds 0-0 Albirex Niigata. Honours even.

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.