Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 1
Full Time
Avispa Fukuoka
Sat 30 Mar 2024 · 06:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Daiki Miya
Y 72' Seiya Inoue

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Avispa Fukuoka — 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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

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4
4
Urawa Red Diamonds 11 games · Avg 1.9 goals Avispa Fukuoka
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 2–1 W
17 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 4–4 D
10 Mar Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 1–0 W
03 Mar Tōkyō Verdy H 1–1 D
23 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L
22 Dec Al Ahly SC H 2–4 L
Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
16 Mar FC Tōkyō H 1–3 L
09 Mar Shonan Bellmare H 1–1 D
01 Mar Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–0 W
24 Feb Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 0–0 D
03 Dec Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–1 L

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

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
14% 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
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/4
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G
Avispa Fukuoka
Shu Morooka 3 G 1 A
Kazuki Fujimoto 1 G
Werik 1 G
Yuma Tsujioka 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Saitama Stadium 2002 as Urawa Red Diamonds face off against Avispa Fukuoka in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Avispa Fukuoka backline.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Avispa Fukuoka's shape.
  • 28' Shahab Zahedi Tabar doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 33' Japan international Yuto Iwasaki has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
  • 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
  • 52' Itsuki Oda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 451 appearances.
  • 57' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Avispa Fukuoka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 59' A tactical swap from Avispa Fukuoka — Wellington on, Shahab Zahedi Tabar off on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hiroki Sakai, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 65' Ryoma Watanabe doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 70' Atsuki Ito is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Avispa Fukuoka so far.
  • 72' Avispa Fukuoka player sees a card in front of him.
  • 73' Thiago Santana makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
  • 75' Itsuki Oda is replacing Masato Yuzawa for the Avispa Fukuoka side.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Shoya Nakajima comes on to replace Atsuki Ito.
  • 82' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 411 goals from 443 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' The whistle greets Tatsuki Nara as he departs to be replaced by Masato Shigemi.
  • 88' Avispa Fukuoka make a change. Daiki Matsuoka trudges off to be replaced by Reiju Tsuruno on 88 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Avispa Fukuoka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shigetoshi Hasebe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-03-17 Shonan Bellmare 4–4 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-03-10 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-03-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Tōkyō Verdy D 2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-12-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–4 Al Ahly SC L

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2024-03-16 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 FC Tōkyō L 2024-03-09 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Shonan Bellmare D 2024-03-01 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-02-24 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo D 2023-12-03 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.45 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Avispa Fukuoka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds52% Draw21% Avispa Fukuoka27%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
73%
Draw or Avispa Fukuoka
48%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Avispa Fukuoka
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds39% Draw36% Avispa Fukuoka25%
Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.1%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 3
3.4%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 14% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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