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

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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 Tōkyō — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
FC Tōkyō 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 27 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

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (27 games)

48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

85% 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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Urawa Red Diamonds launch into their encounter with FC Tōkyō.
5' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
9' What a moment for Rikito Inoue! That strike on 9 puts his side firmly in control.
14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tōkyō are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
17' Goal! Ryotaro Araki scores his 23 goal in 460 matches.
22' FC Tōkyō is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
27' The crowd applauds Bryan Linssen as he leaves the pitch. Thiago Santana steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
32' A moment of madness from Teppei Oka on 32 minutes earns him a card. FC Tokyo will be frustrated.
37' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Tōkyō's shape.
42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Hirokazu Ishihara is replaced by Yusuke Matsuo.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
59' Tomoaki Okubo makes way for Yoichi Naganuma at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Yoichi Naganuma.
66' A tactical swap from FC Tokyo — Keita Endo on, Kota Tawaratsumida off on 66 minutes.
71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maciej Skorza might look to freshen things up shortly.
76' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Diego Oliveira exits the field as Soma Anzai enters on 76.
81' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 421 goals from 454 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
82' Ryoma Watanabe picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
84' Controversy at the stadium! Ayumu Ohata argues furiously but the card stands.
89' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Tōkyō needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
90' Time for substitution for FC Tokyo. Teruhito Nakagawa is replaced by Leon Nozawa.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Tōkyō to claim maximum points.

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
Marcelo Ryan	2
Tadanari Lee	2
Taishi Matsumoto	2
David Moberg-Karlsson	2
Kyosuke Tagawa	2
Ryotaro Araki	2
Keita Endo	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.