Urawa Red Diamonds vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 3

Full Time

Avispa Fukuoka

Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 05:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Alexander Scholz pen 18' 1–0

1–1 32' Kazuya Konno

1–2 54' Itsuki Oda

1–3 62' Kazuya Konno

Alex Schalk 75' 2–3

Shoya Nakajima 28' Y

Kai Shibato 39' Y

Y 64' Itsuki Oda

Y 71' Daiki Miya

Takuya Ogiwara 79' Y

Alex Schalk 83' Y

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)

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

2023-11-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka 2023-05-20 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Avispa Fukuoka 2022-05-28 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2021-06-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–3	L
12 Nov	Vissel Kobe	H	1–2	L
28 Oct	Kashima Antlers	A	0–0	D
20 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–0	W
29 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	1–1	D
24 Sep	Gamba Osaka	A	3–1	W

Avispa Fukuoka

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	3–2	W
11 Nov	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
28 Oct	Yokohama F.Marinos	H	0–4	L
20 Oct	Kawasaki Frontale	A	2–4	L
30 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	0–0	D
23 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–1	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' What a night it is going to be! Urawa Red Diamonds welcome Avispa Fukuoka for this crunch clash at Saitama Stadium 2002.
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Avispa Fukuoka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' 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.
15' Daiki Miya is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Avispa Fukuoka so far.
18' Alexander Scholz adds to his 0 season tally! Urawa Red Diamonds lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kazuya Konno, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
28' That is a card for Urawa Red Diamonds. Shoya Nakajima will be fuming at that decision.
32' The Japan Kazuya Konno breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 1-1!
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yota Maejima made 143 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
39' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Kai Shibato gets a card.
44' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Avispa Fukuoka backline.
46' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Yoshio Koizumi departs to be replaced by Takuya Ogiwara.
51' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
54' The deadlock is broken! Itsuki Oda gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
58' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Shoya Nakajima is replaced by Ekanit Panya on 58 minute.
62' Magnificent from Kazuya Konno! That is 17 goals in 437 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
64' Itsuki Oda is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
65' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Kai Shibato trudges off to be replaced by Bryan Linssen on 65 minutes.
66' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Tomoaki Okubo is withdrawn and Alex Schalk gets his opportunity.
69' Lukian has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kazuya Konno on 69 minute.
70' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Takahiro Sekine departs to be replaced by Takuya Iwanami.
71' Daiki Miya is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
75' Goal! Alex Schalk scores his 4 goal in 14 matches.
76' The Avispa Fukuoka bench stirs into life. Daiki Miya is withdrawn and Kennedy Egbus Mikuni gets his opportunity.
79' Takuya Ogiwara picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 83.
88' Kennedy Egbus Mikuni has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 200 appearances.
90' Wellington is replacing Takeshi Kanamori for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Avispa Fukuoka take all three points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

9
Bryan Linssen ↑ 65'
4
Takuya Iwanami ↑ 70'
26
Takuya Ogiwara ↑ 46'
17
Alex Schalk ↑ 66'
40
Yuichi Hirano
16
Ayumi Niekawa
27
Ekanit Panya ↑ 58'

Coach Maciej Skorza

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

18
Wellington ↑ 90'
16
Itsuki Oda ↑ 46'
9
Lukian ↑ 69'
17
Shun Nakamura
31
Masaaki Murakami
28
Reiju Tsuruno
20
Kennedy Egbus Mikuni ↑ 76'

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-11-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-11-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2023-10-28 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2023-09-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2023-11-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-11-11 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-10-28 Avispa Fukuoka 0–4 Yokohama F.Marinos L 2023-10-20 Kawasaki Frontale 4–2 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-09-30 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2023-09-23 Kashiwa Reysol 1–3 Avispa Fukuoka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.54 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

2.07 Avispa Fukuoka xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds45% Draw23% Avispa Fukuoka32%

Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	94%	6%
± 2.5	83%	17%
± 3.5	66%	34%
± 4.5	48%	52%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

67%

Draw or Avispa Fukuoka

55%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Avispa Fukuoka

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw35% Avispa Fukuoka27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 1

6.6%

1 – 1

5.9%

3 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

5.5%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

Actual

3 – 3

3.8%

1 – 3

3.7%

4 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	14%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	18%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	14%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	9%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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