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 (2026/26)
Avispa Fukuoka 18 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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

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

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

11% 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

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Avispa Fukuoka

0-15

1/3

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

4/2

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Urawa Red Diamonds host Avispa Fukuoka — let the battle begin!
5' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Avispa Fukuoka backline.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
18' Alexander Scholz makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
23' Takeshi Kanamori is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
28' Shoya Nakajima catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 28.
32' Magnificent from Kazuya Konno! That is 17 goals in 437 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Avispa Fukuoka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kai Shibato on 39.
44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
46' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 46 minute. Yoshio Koizumi leaves to be changed 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' What composure from Itsuki Oda! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-2.
58' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Shoya Nakajima departs to be replaced by Ekanit Panya.
62' The Japan Kazuya Konno breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-3!
64' That looks like a foul for a card for Itsuki Oda.
65' The whistle greets Kai Shibato as he departs to be replaced by Bryan Linssen.
66' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Tomoaki Okubo is replaced by Alex Schalk.
69' The whistle greets Kazuya Konno as he departs to be replaced by Lukian.
70' The supporters are chanting for Takuya Iwanami. He replaces Takahiro Sekine on 70 minute.
71' Poor challenge from Daiki Miya. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
75' What composure from Alex Schalk! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-3.
76' The Avispa Fukuoka bench stirs into life. Daiki Miya is withdrawn and Kennedy Egbus Mikuni gets his opportunity.
79' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 79.
83' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 83.
88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
90' The Avispa Fukuoka manager makes a substitution. Takeshi Kanamori departs to be replaced by Wellington.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Shahab Zahedi Tabar	1
John Mary	1
Yuto Iwasaki	1
Bruno Mendes	1
Alexander Scholz	1
Takahiro Akimoto	1
Alex Schalk	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.