Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 0
Full Time
Albirex Niigata
Sun 31 Aug 2025 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Matheus Savio 42' Y
Y 90' Michael Fitzgerald

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
3
Urawa Red Diamonds 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Albirex Niigata
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata 2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W
22 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 2–4 L
16 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W
09 Aug Yokohama FC A 2–1 W
27 Jul Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D
23 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 4–1 W
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
23 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L
16 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D
11 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L
20 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L
05 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Urawa Red Diamonds to score. At the same time, Albirex Niigata does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Takuro Kaneko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hiroto Uemura made 278 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 20' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' GOAL! Matheus Savio scores on 30. Assisted by Takuro Kaneko
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a card for Matheus Savio.
  • 47' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Samuel Gustafson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' 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.
  • 59' Yusuke Matsuo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shoya Nakajima on 59 minute.
  • 64' Takuya Shimamura has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matheus Moraes on 64 minute.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 74' Albirex Niigata 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.
  • 76' Kaito Taniguchi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hiroto Uemura on 76 minute.
  • 81' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yoichi Naganuma is hanging Takuya Ogiwara on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Yoshiaki Takagi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Motoki Hasegawa on 86 minute.
  • 88' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Takuro Kaneko departs to be replaced by Takahiro Sekine.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Albirex Niigata player. Michael Fitzgerald gets a card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Albirex Niigata Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Toru Irie

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Thiago Santana 2
Shusuke Ota 2
Naoki Maeda 1
Motoki Nagakura 1
Motoki Nagakura 1
Motoki Hasegawa 1
Matheus Savio 1
Alexander Scholz 1

Head to Head

2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata 2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-08-22 Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-08-09 Yokohama FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-07-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-07-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Shonan Bellmare W

Albirex Niigata Form

2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-08-23 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2025-08-16 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-07-05 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.47 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Albirex Niigata xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds55% Draw26% Albirex Niigata19%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
82%
Draw or Albirex Niigata
45%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Albirex Niigata
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds35% Draw50% Albirex Niigata15%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
12%
2 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Albirex Niigata covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Albirex Niigata keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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