Saturday , 15 August 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Tokyo
Sat 17 May 2025 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Marcelo Ryan
Y 78' Henrique Trevisan
Y 90' Yuto Nagatomo

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs FC Tokyo — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

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

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Urawa Red Diamonds 26 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Tokyo
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tokyo 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

Recent Form

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

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). FC Tokyo are 12th (37 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tōkyō is underway.
  • 5' FC Tōkyō started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 9' Against the run of play, Marcelo Ryan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 14' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kota Tawaratsumida is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Tōkyō.
  • 32' Hirokazu Ishihara is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 37' FC Tōkyō has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Tōkyō that had 437 games and scored 396 goals.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Marcelo Ryan on 45 minutes earns him a card. FC Tokyo will be frustrated.
  • 48' Kei Koizumi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kento Hashimoto at the 48 minute mark.
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rikizo Matsuhashi might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 62' A change in the FC Tokyo ranks — Marcelo Ryan exits the field as Soma Anzai enters on 62.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Samuel Gustafson as he leaves the pitch. Takuro Kaneko steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 68' Keita Endo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 73' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Matheus Savio exits the field as Takahiro Sekine enters on 73.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Henrique Trevisan on 78 minutes.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Takuya Ogiwara as he leaves the pitch. Genki Haraguchi steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 80' The deadlock is broken! Taishi Matsumoto gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
  • 85' 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.
  • 88' The whistle greets Kein Sato as he departs to be replaced by Teruhito Nakagawa.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Yuto Nagatomo.
  • It finishes all square. Urawa Red Diamonds and FC Tōkyō share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

FC Tokyo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rikizo Matsuhashi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-05-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tokyo 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

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

FC Tokyo Form

2025-05-17 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 FC Tokyo L 2025-05-10 FC Tokyo 1–0 Vissel Kobe W 2025-05-03 Albirex Niigata 2–3 FC Tokyo W 2025-04-29 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse L 2025-04-25 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka W 2025-04-20 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 FC Tokyo D

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

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds41% Draw22% FC Tokyo37%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
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

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds30% Draw37% FC Tokyo33%
Actual: 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.