Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tōkyō, 2018
Overview
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Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tōkyō — J. League .
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
- FC Tōkyō 18 games · 37 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jun Mihara
- Referee Shu Kawamata
- Referee Noriyuki Suzuki
- Referee Nobutsugu Murakami
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Dec | FC Tōkyō | H | 3–2 | W |
| 24 Nov | Shonan Bellmare | A | 1–2 | L |
| 10 Nov | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | A | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Nov | Gamba Osaka | H | 1–3 | L |
| 20 Oct | Kashima Antlers | H | 3–1 | W |
| 07 Oct | Vegalta Sendai | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Dec | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 2–3 | L |
| 24 Nov | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 0–2 | L |
| 10 Nov | Júbilo Iwata | H | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Nov | Yokohama F·Marinos | A | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Oct | Cerezo Osaka FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Oct | Nagoya Grampus | A | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Urawa Red Diamonds | FC Tōkyō | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #12 |
| 25 | Points | 37 |
| 18 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 0 / 11 | W / D / L | 13 / 0 / 5 |
| 37 | Scored | 55 |
| 37 | Conceded | 42 |
| +0 | GD | +13 |
| 1.39 | PPG | 2.06 |
| 39% | Win % | 72% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)
H2H (27 games)
48%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
23%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
85%
Clean Sheets
FC Tōkyō this season
FC Tōkyō this season
Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). FC Tōkyō are 12th (37 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
FC Tōkyō
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/1
46-60
8/1
61-75
10/–
76+
7/1
■ 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 |
FC Tōkyō
| Motoki Nagakura | 8 G | 3 A |
| Marcelo Ryan | 5 G | 2 A |
| Dani Gomez | 5 G | |
| Soma Anzai | 5 G | |
| Teruhito Nakagawa | 4 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at . Urawa Red Diamonds are looking to make home advantage count against FC Tokyo.
- 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tomoaki Makino suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' It’s high time Oswaldo de Oliveira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' FC Tokyo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tokyo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tokyo winning 100% of all matches.
- 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Kenta Hasegawa will be considering his options from the bench.
- 45' Lins is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Tokyo so far.
- 50' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 55' Yosuke Kashiwagi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
- 60' Kento Hashimoto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 450 appearances.
- 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 70' Ryoichi Maeda needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 455 games and scored 423 goals.
- 85' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 90' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
- It finishes all square. Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tokyo share the spoils 3-2.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 19
- 1
- 27
- 31
-
26
Takuya Ogiwara ↓ Tomoya Ugajin 72'
- 22
- 10
-
16
Takuya Aoki ↓ Kazuki Nagasawa 81'
- 29
- 20
Bench
-
3
Tomoya Ugajin ↑ 72'
- 28
- 46
-
14
Tadaaki Hirakawa ↑ 89'
-
15
Kazuki Nagasawa ↑ 81'
- 7
- 21
Coach
Oswaldo de Oliveira
FC Tōkyō Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 48
- 33
- 2
-
6
Kosuke Ota ↓ Ryoya Ogawa 78'
- 38
- 18
- 8
-
39
Kotaro Omori ↓ Lins 78'
-
11
Kensuke Nagai ↓ Ryoichi Maeda 69'
- 9
Bench
- 1
-
25
Ryoya Ogawa ↑ 78'
- 7
- 27
-
20
Ryoichi Maeda ↑ 69'
- 5
-
13
Lins ↑ 78'
Coach
Kenta Hasegawa
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Oliveira | 3 |
| Ryotaro Araki | 2 |
| Keita Endo | 2 |
| Marcelo Ryan | 2 |
| Tadanari Lee | 2 |
| Taishi Matsumoto | 2 |
| David Moberg-Karlsson | 2 |
| Kyosuke Tagawa | 2 |
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2018-12-01
Urawa Red Diamonds
3–2
FC Tōkyō
W
2018-11-24
Shonan Bellmare
2–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2018-11-10
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
1–2
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2018-11-03
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–3
Gamba Osaka
L
2018-10-20
Urawa Red Diamonds
3–1
Kashima Antlers
W
2018-10-07
Vegalta Sendai
1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.26
FC Tōkyō xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Urawa Red Diamonds win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.5
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 2.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 3.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 4.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Tōkyō
55%
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tōkyō
79%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 3
3.8%
0 – 2
3%
2 – 0
2.9%
2 – 4
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | FC Tōkyō covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 12% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 16% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +1 | 60% | 17% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 12% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
FC Tōkyō keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.