Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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4
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Urawa Red Diamonds 10 games · Avg 1.6 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 Tokyo Verdy H 1–1 D
23 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L
03 Dec Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W
Avispa Fukuoka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
16 Mar FC Tokyo 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

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' We are underway at Saitama Stadium 2002. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Avispa Fukuoka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Avispa Fukuoka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Avispa Fukuoka's shape.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 28' Goal! Shahab Zahedi Tabar scores his 9 goal in 20 matches.
  • 33' Tatsuki Nara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' That is a card for Avispa Fukuoka. Daiki Miya will be fuming at that decision.
  • 47' Masato Yuzawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 200 appearances.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Avispa Fukuoka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' Fresh legs for Avispa Fukuoka! Wellington comes on to replace Shahab Zahedi Tabar.
  • 64' It’s high time Per-Mathias Høgmo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' GOAL! Ryoma Watanabe fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 70' Japan international Hiroyuki Mae has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Seiya Inoue on 72.
  • 73' Thiago Santana is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 75' Another change for Avispa Fukuoka made on 75 minute. Masato Yuzawa leaves to be changed by Itsuki Oda.
  • 77' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shoya Nakajima is hanging Atsuki Ito on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 87' Tatsuki Nara makes way for Masato Shigemi at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Avispa Fukuoka.
  • 88' Reiju Tsuruno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daiki Matsuoka on 88 minute.
  • The points are shared — Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 Avispa Fukuoka. Honours even.

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
Thiago Santana 1
Ryoma Watanabe 1
Shahab Zahedi Tabar 1
John Mary 1
Yuto Iwasaki 1
Bruno Mendes 1
Alexander Scholz 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 Tokyo Verdy D 2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-12-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Avispa Fukuoka Form

2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka L 2024-03-16 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 FC Tokyo 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
2.44 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Avispa Fukuoka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds54% Draw21% Avispa Fukuoka25%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
75%
Draw or Avispa Fukuoka
46%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Avispa Fukuoka
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds40% Draw36% Avispa Fukuoka24%
Actual: Avispa Fukuoka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.9%
4 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 0
3.4%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Avispa Fukuoka covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 15% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 19% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Avispa Fukuoka keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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