Urawa Red Diamonds vs Avispa Fukuoka, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
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 | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (11 games)
27%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
8%
Clean Sheets
Avispa Fukuoka this season
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
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Avispa Fukuoka
0-15
1/4
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
3/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds
| Matheus Savio | 5 G | 1 A |
| Minamino Harumi | 4 G | |
| Takuro Kaneko | 3 G | 6 A |
| Hiiro Komori | 1 G |
Avispa Fukuoka
| Shu Morooka | 3 G | 1 A |
| Werik | 2 G | |
| Kazuki Fujimoto | 1 G | |
| Yuma Tsujioka | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at Saitama Stadium 2002. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Urawa Red Diamonds and Avispa Fukuoka.
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Avispa Fukuoka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 10' Avispa Fukuoka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' Shusaku Nishikawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 423 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 25' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Avispa Fukuoka's shape.
- 28' Shahab Zahedi Tabar makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Avispa Fukuoka are in front.
- 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tatsuki Nara made 452 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 42' Daiki Miya is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
- 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
- 52' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Urawa Red Diamonds winning 100% of all matches.
- 59' Avispa Fukuoka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wellington is hanging Shahab Zahedi Tabar on the field on 59 minute.
- 64' Masato Shigemi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 213 appearances.
- 65' Ryoma Watanabe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
- 70' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 72' The referee calls foul for Seiya Inoue. He receives a card.
- 73' Thiago Santana is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
- 75' Fresh legs for Avispa Fukuoka! Itsuki Oda comes on to replace Masato Yuzawa.
- 77' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Atsuki Ito is replaced by Shoya Nakajima.
- 82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 87' A tactical swap from Avispa Fukuoka — Masato Shigemi on, Tatsuki Nara off on 87 minutes.
- 88' A tactical swap from Avispa Fukuoka — Reiju Tsuruno on, Daiki Matsuoka off on 88 minutes.
- Full Time. Urawa Red Diamonds beats Avispa Fukuoka
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 11
-
12
Thiago Santana ↓ Shinzo Koroki 88'
- 1
- 38
-
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↓ Ayumu Ohata 59'
- 5
- 13
- 6
-
3
Atsuki Ito ↓ Shoya Nakajima 77'
- 20
Bench
-
10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 77'
-
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 88'
- 4
-
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 59'
- 24
- 8
- 16
Coach
Per-Mathias Høgmo
Avispa Fukuoka Lineups
Starting XI
-
3
Tatsuki Nara ↓ Masato Shigemi 87'
-
5
Daiki Miya ↓ Seiya Inoue 59'
- 1
- 18
-
8
Kazuya Konno ↓ Takeshi Kanamori 75'
- 29
- 37
- 6
-
2
Masato Yuzawa ↓ Itsuki Oda 75'
- 9
-
88
Daiki Matsuoka ↓ Reiju Tsuruno 88'
Bench
-
17
Wellington ↑ 59'
-
7
Takeshi Kanamori ↑ 75'
-
16
Itsuki Oda ↑ 75'
- 31
-
4
Seiya Inoue ↑ 59'
-
28
Reiju Tsuruno ↑ 88'
-
30
Masato Shigemi ↑ 87'
Coach
Shigetoshi Hasebe
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kazuya Konno | 3 |
| Takuya Iwanami | 1 |
| Matheus Savio | 1 |
| Juanma | 1 |
| Ado Onaiwu | 1 |
| Kaito Yasui | 1 |
| Kotaro Hayashi | 1 |
| Thiago Santana | 1 |
Head to Head
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
✓ CorrectActual: Urawa Red Diamonds win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✗ WrongActual: 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.

