Urawa Red Diamonds vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 17 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hiroki Kasahara
- Assistant 1 Yosuke Takebe
- Assistant 2 Bumpei Ueda
7 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 17 42 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 17 34 4 Vissel Kobe 17 32 5 Nagoya Grampus 17 31 6 Cerezo Osaka FC 17 28 7 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 27 9 Fagiano Okayama FC 17 26 10 Gamba Osaka 17 25 11 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 12 Kawasaki Frontale 17 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 17 24 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 21 15 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 16 Kyoto Sanga FC 17 20 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 17 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Tokyo Verdy H 2–3 L 05 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 2–3 L 22 Mar FC Machida Zelvia H 1–2 L 18 Mar Kashiwa Reysol H 3–3 D 14 Mar Tokyo Verdy A 0–1 L 07 Mar FC Mito Holly Hock H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–2 W 04 Apr JEF United Ichihara Chiba A 2–3 L 22 Mar FC Tokyo H 4–2 W 18 Mar Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L 14 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W 07 Mar Kashima Antlers A 0–2 L Season Stats
Urawa Red Diamonds Tokyo Verdy #11 Position #7 25 Points 28 17 Played 17 7 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 7 37 Scored 29 36 Conceded 26 +1 GD +3 1.47 PPG 1.65 41% Win % 59% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season24% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonUrawa Red Diamonds are 11th (25 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 7th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds0-151/–16-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ ConcededTokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/231-452/246-603/161-752/176+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Saitama Stadium 2002. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 22' Tokyo Verdy receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
- 26' Yuta Arai was booked on 26.
- 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 416 games and scored 377 goals.
- 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Tokyo Verdy winning 100% of all matches.
- 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Tokyo Verdy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 46' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Renji Hidano on 46.
- 46' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Yuta Arai is replaced by Yuan Matsuhashi.
- 51' The travelling Tokyo Verdy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' Hirokazu Ishihara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
- 58' The whistle greets Kazuya Miyahara as he departs to be replaced by Hiroto Yamami.
- 63' 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.
- 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tetsuyuki Inami, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 73' Tokyo Verdy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 74' What a strike from Itsuki Someno! The score is 1-1.
- 76' Kenta Nemoto is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
- 78' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Kaito Yasui is replaced by Hayate Ueki on 78 minute.
- 83' It’s a booking for Tokyo Verdy player. Itsuki Someno gets a card.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Tetsuyuki Inami. He replaces Yuya Fukuda on 85 minute.
- 86' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Takuro Kaneko departs to be replaced by Toshikazu Teruuchi.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hirokazu Ishihara on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.
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Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 8
- 1
- 22
- 4
- 45
- 77
- 13
- 88
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25
Kaito Yasui ↓ Hayate Ueki 78'
- 5
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36
Renji Hidano ↓ Takahiro Sekine 78'
Bench
- 7
- 26
- 32
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14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 78'
- 9
- 16
- 39
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27
Toshikazu Teruuchi ↑ 86'
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37
Hayate Ueki ↑ 78'
Coach Maciej SkorzaTokyo Verdy Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 16
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14
Yuya Fukuda ↓ Tetsuyuki Inami 85'
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6
Kazuya Miyahara ↓ Hiroto Yamami 58'
- 10
- 9
- 15
- 21
- 23
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40
Yuta Arai ↓ Yuan Matsuhashi 46'
- 55
- 5
Bench
- 36
- 31
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7
Yuan Matsuhashi ↑ 46'
- 35
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11
Hiroto Yamami ↑ 58'
- 28
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17
Tetsuyuki Inami ↑ 85'
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25
Issei Kumatoriya ↑ 85'
- 45
Coach Hiroshi Jofuku -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryoma Watanabe 2 Yuto Tsunashima 2 Yusuke Matsuo 1 Renji Hidano 1 Itsuki Someno 1 Alexander Scholz 1 Yudai Kimura 1 Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-04-05 Kawasaki Frontale 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-03-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia L 2026-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–3 Kashiwa Reysol D 2026-03-14 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-03-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 FC Mito Holly Hock W -
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.76 Urawa Red Diamonds xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.71 Tokyo Verdy xGI would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Tokyo Verdy 75% + Both teams to score 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.47Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 66% 34% ± 3.5 45% 55% ± 4.5 27% 73% Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw 62%Draw or Tokyo Verdy 63%Urawa Red Diamonds or Tokyo Verdy 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual1 – 1 10.2%2 – 1 8%1 – 2 7.7%2 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 4.9%1 – 0 4.8%0 – 1 4.7%3 – 1 4.7%0 – 2 4.6%0 – 0 4.5%1 – 3 4.4%3 – 2 4%Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 12% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 18% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 63% — 37% +1 63% 18% 19% +1.5 81% — 19% +2 81% 11% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.