Urawa Red Diamonds vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Tokyo Verdy — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Tokyo Verdy 18 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 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 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 #16 Position #15 25 Points 28 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 37 Scored 29 37 Conceded 32 +0 GD -3 1.39 PPG 1.56 39% Win % 56% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season22% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this seasonUrawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds0-151/116-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ ConcededTokyo Verdy0-15–/–16-301/331-452/446-603/361-752/176+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
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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Lineups
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
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ryoma Watanabe 2 Yuto Tsunashima 2 Renji Hidano 1 Itsuki Someno 1 Alexander Scholz 1 Yudai Kimura 1 Yusuke Matsuo 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.86 Urawa Red Diamonds xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.65 Tokyo Verdy xGI would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Tokyo Verdy 75% + Both teams to score 68%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Tokyo Verdy winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.51Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 86% 14% ± 2.5 67% 33% ± 3.5 46% 54% ± 4.5 28% 72% Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw 64%Draw or Tokyo Verdy 61%Urawa Red Diamonds or Tokyo Verdy 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual1 – 1 10%2 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 5.2%3 – 1 5.1%1 – 0 4.9%0 – 0 4.4%0 – 1 4.3%3 – 2 4.2%0 – 2 4.1%1 – 3 4%Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 13% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 19% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 17% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 10% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.