Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 0
Full Time
Fagiano Okayama FC
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 05:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Samuel Gustafson 45' Y
Thiago Santana 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Fagiano Okayama FC — 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 Tōkyō 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

2
Urawa Red Diamonds 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Fagiano Okayama FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Fagiano Okayama FC

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–0 W
02 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 0–2 L
26 Feb Shonan Bellmare A 1–2 L
22 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–1 D
15 Feb Vissel Kobe A 0–0 D
08 Dec Albirex Niigata H 0–0 D
Fagiano Okayama FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
02 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 1–1 D
26 Feb Gamba Osaka H 2–0 W
22 Feb Yokohama FC A 0–1 L
15 Feb Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Fagiano Okayama FC
#16 Position #6
25 Points 26
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
37 Scored 41
37 Conceded 46
+0 GD -5
1.39 PPG 1.44
39% Win % 44%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
28% Clean Sheets
Fagiano Okayama FC this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Fagiano Okayama FC are 6th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fagiano Okayama FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Urawa Red Diamonds is hosting Fagiano Okayama FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks surprising Fagiano Okayama FC does not make any changes. Ibuki Fujita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Svend Brodersen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fagiano Okayama FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Fagiano Okayama FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 45.
  • 49' Goal! Thiago Santana scores his 69 goal in 312 matches.
  • 54' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Thiago Santana gets a card.
  • 58' Another change for Fagiano Okayama FC made on 58 minute. Kazunari Ichimi leaves to be changed by Lucao.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Takuro Kaneko is replaced by Yusuke Matsuo.
  • 66' The Fagiano Okayama FC manager makes a substitution. Ibuki Fujita departs to be replaced by Ryunosuke Sato.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Riku Saga made 56 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hijiri Kato suffering a number of foals already.
  • 77' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 77 minute. Samuel Gustafson leaves to be changed by Genki Haraguchi.
  • 80' Fagiano Okayama FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Riku Saga is hanging Masaya Matsumoto on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Matheus Savio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 90' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 90 minute. Thiago Santana leaves to be changed by Motoki Nagakura.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Fagiano Okayama FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Fagiano Okayama FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds52% Draw25% Fagiano Okayama FC23%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.97
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
77%
Draw or Fagiano Okayama FC
48%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Fagiano Okayama FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds37% Draw44% Fagiano Okayama FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Fagiano Okayama FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Fagiano Okayama FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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