Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2021 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)
Match Details
- Referee Jumpei Iida
- Referee Hayato Shimizu
- Referee Osamu nomura
- Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
- Referee Toshiyuki Wazumi
- Referee Koji Morikawa
- Referee Koichiro Fukushima
- Referee Reo Tanaka
- Referee Satoshi Karakami
- Referee Osamu Akasaka
3 games this season
🟨 2.3/game
⚽ 4.0 goals/game
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb | FC Tokyo | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Dec | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | H | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Dec | Kawasaki Frontale | A | 1–3 | L |
| 12 Dec | Shonan Bellmare | H | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Nov | Kashima Antlers | A | 0–4 | L |
| 22 Nov | Gamba Osaka | H | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Dec | Vissel Kobe | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Dec | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Nov | Vegalta Sendai | A | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Nov | Nagoya Grampus | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Nov | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | H | 1–0 | 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' And we are off! Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tōkyō — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Against the run of play, Kenyu Sugimoto has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 10' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Tōkyō backline.
- 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past FC Tōkyō's compact .
- 25' It’s high time Kenta Hasegawa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tōkyō are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 35' 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.
- 40' Kensuke Nagai has been relatively quiet despite scoring 48 goals in his last 450 appearances.
- 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' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Diego Oliveira exits the field as Adailton enters on 46.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Tōkyō is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Ryoma Watanabe exits the field as Kensuke Nagai enters on 61.
- 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tomoaki Makino made 455 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 74' Yuki Abe adds to his 0 season tally! Urawa Red Diamonds lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
- 75' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Hirotaka Mita comes on to replace Arthur.
- 76' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yoshio Koizumi is replaced by Tatsuya Tanaka.
- 77' Hirotaka Mita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arthur on 77 minute.
- 81' Kyosuke Tagawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leandro on 81 minute.
- 86' The deadlock is broken! Masato Morishige gets on the scoresheet on 86 minutes.
- 87' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Yuki Abe by Kai Shibato on 87 minute.
- will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 14
- 6
- 3
- 1
- 4
-
22
Yuki Abe C ↓ Kai Shibato 87'
-
24
Koya Yuruki ↓ Hidetoshi Takeda 87'
- 15
-
18
Yoshio Koizumi ↓ Tatsuya Tanaka 75'
- 17
Bench
-
29
Kai Shibato ↑ 87'
- 9
- 19
-
11
Tatsuya Tanaka ↑ 75'
- 13
- 12
-
37
Hidetoshi Takeda ↑ 87'
Coach
Ricardo Rodríguez
FC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 6
-
10
Keigo Higashi C ↓ Takuya Aoki 75'
-
9
Diego Oliveira ↓ Adailton 46'
-
20
Leandro ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 81'
- 13
- 4
-
2
Arthur ↓ Hirotaka Mita 75'
- 31
- 37
-
23
Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Kensuke Nagai 61'
Bench
-
11
Kensuke Nagai ↑ 61'
-
27
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 81'
-
7
Hirotaka Mita ↑ 75'
-
21
Takuya Aoki ↑ 75'
-
15
Adailton ↑ 46'
- 1
- 25
Coach
Kenta Hasegawa
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Oliveira | 3 |
| Tadanari Lee | 2 |
| Taishi Matsumoto | 2 |
| David Moberg-Karlsson | 2 |
| Kyosuke Tagawa | 2 |
| Ryotaro Araki | 2 |
| Keita Endo | 2 |
| Marcelo Ryan | 2 |
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2021-02-27
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–1
FC Tokyo
D
2020-12-19
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–2
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
L
2020-12-16
Kawasaki Frontale
3–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2020-12-12
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–0
Shonan Bellmare
D
2020-11-29
Kashima Antlers
4–0
Urawa Red Diamonds
L
2020-11-22
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–2
Gamba Osaka
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99
FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for:
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tokyo 75% + Both teams to score 70%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 4.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
57%
Draw or FC Tokyo
68%
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tokyo
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.6%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | FC Tokyo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 10% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 16% | 68% |
| -0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +1 | 56% | 19% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 13% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

