Urawa Red Diamonds vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 0

Full Time

Avispa Fukuoka

Sun 27 Jun 2021 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kai Shibato 62' Y

Kai Shibato 63' Y

Y 90' Taro Sugimoto

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Avispa Fukuoka — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yusuke Araki
Referee Toru Sagara
Referee Reo Tanaka
Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama
Referee Kentaro Matsui

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 10 games · Avg 1.6 goals Avispa Fukuoka

Last 5 meetings

2021-06-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka 2021-05-01 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jun	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–0	W
23 Jun	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–0	W
20 Jun	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–3	L
30 May	Nagoya Grampus	H	0–0	D
26 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–2	D
22 May	Vissel Kobe	H	2–0	W

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Jun	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–2	L
19 Jun	Vissel Kobe	H	1–2	L
30 May	Oita FC Trinita	A	1–2	L
26 May	Yokohama FC	A	1–1	D
22 May	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–1	W
15 May	Vegalta Sendai	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds		Avispa Fukuoka
#16	Position	#10
25	Points	21
18	Played	18
7 / 0 / 11	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
37	Scored	49
37	Conceded	59
+0	GD	-10
1.39	PPG	1.17
39%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

100% Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Avispa Fukuoka are 10th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Urawa Red Diamonds and Avispa Fukuoka get this one started.
5' The 38-year-old Tomoya Ugajin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ricardo Rodríguez will be considering his options from the bench.
11' GOAL! Yoshio Koizumi fires home to make it 1-0!
16' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
21' Tatsuya Tanaka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
26' Daigo Nishi, a Japan , has 10 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
31' 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.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Avispa Fukuoka's compact .
41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Avispa Fukuoka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Daiki Kaneko is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Avispa Fukuoka so far.
51' Avispa Fukuoka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' Avispa Fukuoka are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
62' Kai Shibato is having his name booked by the referee on 62.
63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kai Shibato on 63.
63' Takeshi Kanamori makes way for Taro Sugimoto at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Avispa Fukuoka.
65' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Tomoaki Okubo is withdrawn and Koya Yuruki gets his opportunity.
66' Fresh legs for Avispa Fukuoka! Bruno Mendes comes on to replace Yuya Yamagishi.
71' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
76' GOAL! Takahiro Akimoto fires home to make it 2-0!
81' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
82' Naoki Wako is ready to make an impact after coming on for Masato Yuzawa at the 82 minute mark.
87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
89' Kai Shibato makes way for Daiki Kaneko at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
90' Taro Sugimoto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
90' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Yoshio Koizumi is withdrawn and Yuki Muto gets his opportunity.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Urawa Red Diamonds 2-0 Avispa Fukuoka.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Thomas Deng
3
Tomoya Ugajin ↑ 90'
9
Yuki Muto ↑ 90'
19
Daiki Kaneko ↑ 90'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 65'
24
Koya Yuruki ↑ 65'
12
Zion Suzuki

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Daiki Watari ↑ 82'
27
Bruno Mendes ↑ 65'
8
Taro Sugimoto ↑ 63'
22
Naoki Wako ↑ 82'
23
Rikihiro Sugiyama
25
Yuji Kitajima
44
Kimiya Moriyama

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kazuya Konno	3
Yuto Iwasaki	1
Bruno Mendes	1
Alexander Scholz	1
Takahiro Akimoto	1
Alex Schalk	1
Yoshio Koizumi	1
Itsuki Oda	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.46 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Avispa Fukuoka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds54% Draw21% Avispa Fukuoka25%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

76%

Draw or Avispa Fukuoka

46%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Avispa Fukuoka

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds41% Draw36% Avispa Fukuoka23%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

1 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 0

4 – 1

1 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.6%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	16%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	19%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

Avispa Fukuoka Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Clean Sheet