Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | FC Tokyo | H | 3–2 | W |
| 11 May | Albirex Niigata | A | 1–1 | D |
| 06 May | Gamba Osaka | H | 0–1 | L |
| 03 May | Tokyo Verdy | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Apr | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Apr | Yokohama F.Marinos | H | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 2–3 | L |
| 10 May | Vissel Kobe | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 May | Albirex Niigata | A | 3–2 | W |
| 29 Apr | Shimizu S-Pulse | H | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Apr | Gamba Osaka | H | 3–0 | W |
| 20 Apr | Cerezo Osaka FC | A | 1–1 | D |
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' Three points are at stake. Urawa Red Diamonds host FC Tōkyō — let the battle begin!
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Tōkyō winning 100% of all matches.
- 9' The Brazil Marcelo Ryan breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 0-1!
- 14' FC Tōkyō are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 19' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 423 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 24' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Kanta Doi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 32' Hirokazu Ishihara does the damage! The net is bulging and Urawa Red Diamonds surge ahead!
- 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Go Hatano made 450 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Marcelo Ryan.
- 48' The crowd applauds Kento Hashimoto as he leaves the pitch. Kei Koizumi steps in for FC Tokyo.
- 53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 58' Norway international Marius Hoibraten has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 62' The crowd applauds Marcelo Ryan as he leaves the pitch. Soma Anzai steps in for FC Tokyo.
- 67' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Samuel Gustafson is withdrawn and Takuro Kaneko gets his opportunity.
- 68' Keita Endo doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 73' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 73 minute. Matheus Savio leaves to be changed by Takahiro Sekine.
- 78' Henrique Trevisan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
- 78' Genki Haraguchi gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Takuya Ogiwara and will look to change the dynamic.
- 80' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Taishi Matsumoto makes it 2-2.
- 85' FC Tōkyō is showing some good football. However, FC Tōkyō are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 88' The FC Tokyo manager makes a substitution. Kein Sato departs to be replaced by Teruhito Nakagawa.
- 90' It’s a booking for FC Tokyo player. Yuto Nagatomo gets a card.
- Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
Matheus Savio ↓ Takahiro Sekine 73'
- 11
- 1
- 26
- 4
-
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↓ Motoki Nagakura 67'
- 3
- 24
- 5
- 13
- 25
Bench
-
9
Genki Haraguchi ↑ 78'
- 10
-
6
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 73'
-
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 73'
-
77
Takuro Kaneko ↑ 67'
- 88
- 35
- 16
-
20
Motoki Nagakura ↑ 67'
Coach
Maciej Skorza
FC Tokyo Lineups
Starting XI
- 47
-
18
Kento Hashimoto ↓ Kei Koizumi 48'
- 99
-
22
Keita Endo ↓ Yuto Nagatomo 88'
- 8
- 13
- 44
-
19
Marcelo Ryan ↓ Soma Anzai 62'
- 33
- 32
-
16
Kein Sato ↓ Teruhito Nakagawa 88'
Bench
-
5
Yuto Nagatomo ↑ 88'
-
3
Masato Morishige ↑ 88'
- 10
-
39
Teruhito Nakagawa ↑ 88'
-
37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 48'
- 30
- 41
-
7
Soma Anzai ↑ 62'
- 28
Coach
Rikizo Matsuhashi
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
2025-05-17
Urawa Red Diamonds
3–2
FC Tokyo
W
2025-05-11
Albirex Niigata
1–1
Urawa Red Diamonds
D
2025-05-06
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–1
Gamba Osaka
L
2025-05-03
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
Tokyo Verdy
W
2025-04-25
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
W
2025-04-20
Urawa Red Diamonds
3–1
Yokohama F.Marinos
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.08
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.19
FC Tokyo xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 79% + Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tokyo 78%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Urawa Red Diamonds win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4.27
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 98% |
|
2% |
| ± 1.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 2.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 3.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 4.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Tokyo
59%
Urawa Red Diamonds or FC Tokyo
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 3
5%
1 – 3
4.9%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 3
3.5%
0 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
3.1%
2 – 4
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | FC Tokyo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 11% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 16% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +1 | 59% | 17% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 12% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
FC Tokyo keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

