Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Machida Zelvia, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Machida Zelvia
Sun 26 May 2024 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Keiya Sento
Alexander Scholz 68' Y
Y 83' Hokuto Shimoda

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Machida Zelvia — 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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2
4
Urawa Red Diamonds 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Machida Zelvia
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May FC Machida Zelvia H 1–2 L
19 May Júbilo Iwata A 1–1 D
15 May Kyōto Sanga FC H 3–0 W
11 May Albirex Niigata A 4–2 W
06 May Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–1 W
03 May Kawasaki Frontale A 1–3 L
FC Machida Zelvia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–1 W
19 May Tōkyō Verdy H 5–0 W
15 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W
11 May Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
06 May Kyōto Sanga FC A 3–0 W
03 May Kashiwa Reysol H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds FC Machida Zelvia
#16 Position #13
25 Points 37
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 13 / 0 / 5
37 Scored 42
37 Conceded 33
+0 GD +9
1.39 PPG 2.06
39% Win % 72%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Machida Zelvia this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). FC Machida Zelvia are 13th (37 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
FC Machida Zelvia
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/4
61-75
4/1
76+
5/1
■ 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
FC Machida Zelvia
Yuki Soma 3 G 3 A
Koki Ogawa 3 G
Hotaka Nakamura 2 G 1 A
Tete Yengi 2 G 1 A
Takuma Nishimura 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Urawa Red Diamonds to score. At the same time, FC Machida Zelvia does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' FC Machida Zelvia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Machida Zelvia winning 100% of all matches.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sang-ho Na is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Machida Zelvia.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' A moment of madness from Keiya Sento on 35 minutes earns him a card. FC Machida Zelvia will be frustrated.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 46' Another change for FC Machida Zelvia made on 46 minute. Kazuki Fujimoto leaves to be changed by Sang-ho Na.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Shota Fujio made 373 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' What composure from Yu Hirakawa! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 54' Atsuki Ito makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
  • 58' The FC Machida Zelvia bench stirs into life. Se-hun Oh is withdrawn and Mitchell Duke gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Ola Solbakken is replaced by Hiroki Sakai on 64 minute.
  • 68' A moment of madness from Alexander Scholz on 68 minutes earns him a card. Urawa Red Diamonds will be frustrated.
  • 73' Time for substitution for FC Machida Zelvia. Shota Fujio is replaced by Erik.
  • 78' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Naoki Maeda is withdrawn and Hidetoshi Takeda gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Hokuto Shimoda catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 83.
  • 87' FC Machida Zelvia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiroki Mochizuki is hanging Junya Suzuki on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' Shinzo Koroki gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Ryoma Watanabe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • FC Machida Zelvia celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

FC Machida Zelvia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Go Kuroda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Erik 2
Yu Hirakawa 1
Thiago Santana 1
Takahiro Sekine 1
Se-hun Oh 1
Yusuke Matsuo 1
Marius Hoibraten 1
Ryoma Watanabe 1

Head to Head

2024-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-05-19 Júbilo Iwata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2024-05-11 Albirex Niigata 2–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

FC Machida Zelvia Form

2024-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia W 2024-05-19 FC Machida Zelvia 5–0 Tōkyō Verdy W 2024-05-15 FC Machida Zelvia 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2024-05-11 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia D 2024-05-06 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–3 FC Machida Zelvia W 2024-05-03 FC Machida Zelvia 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.57 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 FC Machida Zelvia xG
I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Machida Zelvia 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds32% Draw25% FC Machida Zelvia43%
Actual: FC Machida Zelvia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
57%
Draw or FC Machida Zelvia
68%
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Machida Zelvia
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds25% Draw41% FC Machida Zelvia34%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7%
2 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
4.5%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push FC Machida Zelvia covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 19% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
FC Machida Zelvia keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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