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Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo, 2018

J. League · 2018
Urawa Red Diamonds
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Sat 1 Dec 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo — J. League .

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 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

6
9
11
Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Tokyo
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tokyo 2018-02-24 FC Tokyo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-01-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 FC Tokyo 2017-08-06 FC Tokyo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-04-02 FC Tokyo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec FC Tokyo 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
FC Tokyo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 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

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
71% Clean Sheets
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
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Tokyo
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/–
76+
1/1
■ 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 Tokyo
Motoki Nagakura 5 G 2 A
Marcelo Ryan 3 G 2 A
Soma Anzai 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Urawa Red Diamonds launch into their encounter with FC Tokyo.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' FC Tokyo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oswaldo de Oliveira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryoya Ogawa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kensuke Nagai, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 50' The travelling FC Tokyo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tokyo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' Shusaku Nishikawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tokyo that had 441 games and scored 404 goals.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' Akihiro Hayashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 441 appearances.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Takuya Ogiwara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • The points are shared — Urawa Red Diamonds 3-2 FC Tokyo. Honours even.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Oliveira 3
David Moberg-Karlsson 2
Kyosuke Tagawa 2
Ryotaro Araki 2
Keita Endo 2
Marcelo Ryan 2
Tadanari Lee 2
Taishi Matsumoto 2

Head to Head

2018-12-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tokyo 2018-02-24 FC Tokyo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-01-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 FC Tokyo 2017-08-06 FC Tokyo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-04-02 FC Tokyo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-12-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tokyo 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

FC Tokyo Form

2018-12-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tokyo L 2018-11-24 FC Tokyo 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-11-10 FC Tokyo 0–0 Júbilo Iwata D 2018-11-03 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–1 FC Tokyo W 2018-10-20 FC Tokyo 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-10-07 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 FC Tokyo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.24 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.26 FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds45% Draw21% FC Tokyo34%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
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 Tokyo
55%
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tokyo
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds32% Draw36% FC Tokyo32%
Actual: 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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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