Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
- FC Tokyo 18 games · 37 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 | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | FC Tokyo | H | 9–10 | L |
| 09 May | FC Mito Holly Hock | A | 4–1 | W |
| 06 May | Kashiwa Reysol | A | 1–0 | W |
| 02 May | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | H | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Apr | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Apr | Yokohama F.Marinos | H | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 10–9 | W |
| 10 May | Tokyo Verdy | H | 2–1 | W |
| 06 May | JEF United Ichihara Chiba | H | 0–3 | L |
| 02 May | Kawasaki Frontale | H | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Apr | Kashiwa Reysol | A | 3–1 | W |
| 24 Apr | FC Mito Holly Hock | H | 5–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Urawa Red Diamonds | FC Tokyo | |
|---|---|---|
| #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 Tokyo this season
FC Tokyo this season
Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). FC Tokyo 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 Tokyo
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 Tokyo
| 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' What a night it is going to be! Urawa Red Diamonds welcome FC Tokyo for this crunch clash at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- 5' Kenta Nemoto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
- 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 15' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Hiiro Komori. He replaces Ado Onaiwu on 46 minute.
- 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tokyo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 56' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tokyo backline.
- 61' 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.
- 63' Junpei Hayakawa makes way for Yusuke Matsuo at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
- 68' Marcelo Ryan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
- 70' Marcelo Ryan makes way for Teruhito Nakagawa at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Tokyo.
- 75' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Tokyo's 4-4-2 shape.
- 80' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Kento Hashimoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 82' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Takuro Kaneko exits the field as Takahiro Sekine enters on 82.
- 84' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 84 minute. Kaito Yasui leaves to be changed by Samuel Gustafson.
- 89' Takahiro Ko is replacing Kyota Tokiwa for the FC Tokyo side.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. FC Tokyo take all three points.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
8
Matheus Savio ↓ Hiroki Abe 46'
- 1
- 4
-
45
Ado Onaiwu ↓ Hiiro Komori 46'
-
77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Takahiro Sekine 82'
- 13
- 2
- 88
-
25
Kaito Yasui ↓ Samuel Gustafson 84'
-
39
Junpei Hayakawa ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 63'
- 5
Bench
-
11
Samuel Gustafson ↑ 84'
-
7
Hiroki Abe ↑ 46'
- 22
-
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 82'
- 3
-
24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 63'
- 9
- 16
-
17
Hiiro Komori ↑ 46'
Coach
Tatsuya Tanaka
FC Tokyo Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2
- 18
-
22
Keita Endo ↓ Kota Tawaratsumida 70'
- 24
- 9
- 81
- 42
-
23
Ryunosuke Sato ↓ Fuki Yamada 89'
- 17
- 16
-
27
Kyota Tokiwa ↓ Takahiro Ko 89'
Bench
- 5
- 3
-
39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↑ 70'
-
8
Takahiro Ko ↑ 89'
- 15
-
33
Kota Tawaratsumida ↑ 70'
- 28
-
71
Fuki Yamada ↑ 89'
- 1
Coach
Rikizo Matsuhashi
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Oliveira | 3 |
| Kyosuke Tagawa | 2 |
| Ryotaro Araki | 2 |
| Keita Endo | 2 |
| Marcelo Ryan | 2 |
| Tadanari Lee | 2 |
| Taishi Matsumoto | 2 |
| David Moberg-Karlsson | 2 |
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2026-05-16
Urawa Red Diamonds
9–10
FC Tokyo
L
2026-05-09
FC Mito Holly Hock
1–4
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2026-05-06
Kashiwa Reysol
0–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
2026-05-02
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
W
2026-04-29
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
Kawasaki Frontale
W
2026-04-25
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–3
Yokohama F.Marinos
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.72
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
4.19
FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 98% + Both teams to score 95%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Tokyo win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 7.91
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 100% |
|
0% |
| ± 1.5 | 100% |
|
0% |
| ± 2.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 3.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 4.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
55%
Draw or FC Tokyo
65%
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tokyo
81%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 9–10 not predicted9 – 10Actual
3 – 4
4.3%
3 – 3
4.1%
4 – 4
3.9%
4 – 3
3.8%
3 – 5
3.6%
2 – 4
3.5%
2 – 3
3.5%
4 – 5
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%
2 – 5
2.9%
5 – 4
2.9%
5 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | FC Tokyo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 10% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 13% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 15% | 33% |
| +1.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +2 | 67% | 13% | 20% |
| +2.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
2%
✓
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
3%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

