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

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J. League · 2024

Urawa Red Diamonds

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FC Tokyo

Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 32' Teppei Oka

Yoichi Naganuma 62' Y

Ryoma Watanabe 82' Y

Ayumu Ohata 84' Y

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Tokyo

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 FC Tokyo 2024-04-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-07-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 FC Tokyo 2023-02-18 FC Tokyo 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-07-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 FC Tokyo

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	FC Tokyo	H	0–2	L
14 Sep	Gamba Osaka	A	1–0	W
31 Aug	FC Machida Zelvia	A	2–2	D
17 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	0–0	D
11 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–1	D
20 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	3–4	L

FC Tokyo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–0	W
14 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	H	4–1	W
31 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–3	L
24 Aug	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	0–3	L
17 Aug	Tokyo Verdy	H	0–0	D
11 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	0–3	L

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' In just a few seconds Saitama Stadium 2002 will turn into a battlefield for Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tokyo.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
9' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rikito Inoue on 9.
14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
17' What an equalizer from Ryotaro Araki!
22' FC Tokyo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Bryan Linssen exits the field as Thiago Santana enters on 27.
32' Teppei Oka picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
37' Soma Anzai has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
42' 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.
46' Yusuke Matsuo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hirokazu Ishihara 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 happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
59' The whistle greets Tomoaki Okubo as he departs to be replaced by Yoichi Naganuma.
62' Yoichi Naganuma picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
66' Fresh legs for FC Tokyo! Keita Endo comes on to replace Kota Tawaratsumida.
71' Marius Hoibraten has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 63 appearances.
76' Soma Anzai is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Oliveira at the 76 minute mark.
81' Kaito Yasui has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
82' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Ryoma Watanabe gets a card.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ayumu Ohata on 84.
89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tokyo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Leon Nozawa on, Teruhito Nakagawa off on 90 minutes.
Full Time. FC Tokyo beats Urawa Red Diamonds

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

9
Bryan Linssen ↓ Thiago Santana 27'
11
Samuel Gustafson ↓ Genki Haraguchi 59'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
4
Hirokazu Ishihara ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 46'
14
Takahiro Sekine
66
Ayumu Ohata
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↓ Yoichi Naganuma 59'
5
Marius Hoibraten
13
Ryoma Watanabe
25
Kaito Yasui
23
Rikito Inoue

Bench

78
Genki Haraguchi ↑ 59'
12
Thiago Santana ↑ 27'
24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 46'
8
Yoshio Koizumi
88
Yoichi Naganuma ↑ 59'
20
Yota Sato
16
Ayumi Niekawa

Coach Maciej Skorza

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Yuto Nagatomo ↑ 66'
22
Keita Endo ↑ 66'
13
Go Hatano
2
Hotaka Nakamura
14
Keita Yamashita ↑ 76'
38
Soma Anzai ↑ 76'
28
Leon Nozawa ↑ 90'

Coach Peter Cklamovski

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

2024-09-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 FC Tokyo L 2024-09-14 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-08-31 FC Machida Zelvia 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-08-17 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-07-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–4 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L

FC Tokyo Form

2024-09-21 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 FC Tokyo W 2024-09-14 FC Tokyo 4–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-08-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tokyo L 2024-08-24 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo L 2024-08-17 FC Tokyo 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2024-08-11 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.86 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.28 FC Tokyo xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tokyo 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds33% Draw24% FC Tokyo43%

Actual: FC Tokyo win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

57%

Draw or FC Tokyo

67%

Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tokyo

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds26% Draw37% FC Tokyo37%

Actual: FC Tokyo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.6%

2 – 3

5.2%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.3%

3 – 3

3.2%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	FC Tokyo covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	15%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	18%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	14%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

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