Tuesday , 3 November 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026-27
Urawa Red Diamonds
3 – 1
Full Time
Tokyo Verdy
Sat 19 Sep 2026 · 08:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Matheus Savio 24' 1–0
Matheus Savio 32' 2–0
Minamino Harumi 44' 3–0
3–1 62' Yuta Arai
Y 12' Shuhei Mizoguchi
Y 56' Kazunari Ichimi

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Tokyo Verdy — 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 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals Tokyo Verdy
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-19 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Tokyo Verdy 2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tokyo Verdy 2026-03-14 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-09-27 Tokyo Verdy 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-05-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Tokyo Verdy

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Tokyo Verdy H 3–1 W
13 Sep Fagiano Okayama FC H 1–2 L
06 Sep Kashima Antlers A 1–0 W
02 Sep Avispa Fukuoka A 3–2 W
29 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos H 3–2 W
23 Aug FC Machida Zelvia A 1–3 L
Tokyo Verdy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
13 Sep JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 1–1 D
06 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–0 D
02 Sep Vissel Kobe H 0–2 L
29 Aug Kashima Antlers H 0–2 L
22 Aug Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–0 D

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

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
17% Clean Sheets
Tokyo Verdy this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Tokyo Verdy are 15th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/7
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Tokyo Verdy
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/3
31-45
1/4
46-60
–/8
61-75
3/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 2 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G
Tokyo Verdy
Naoki Hayashi 2 G
Shuhei Mizoguchi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Urawa Red Diamonds have kicked off against Tokyo Verdy. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds 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.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Urawa Red Diamonds winning 100% of all matches.
  • 12' That looks like a foul for a card for Shuhei Mizoguchi.
  • 17' Naoki Hayashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 24' Assisted by Takuro Kaneko with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matheus Savio makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokyo Verdy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 32' Goal! Matheus Savio scores his 36 goal in 396 matches.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Urawa Red Diamonds looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Matheus Savio scoring 2 goals.
  • 44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Minamino Harumi makes it 3-0.
  • 46' The Tokyo Verdy bench stirs into life. Hayato Hirao is withdrawn and Kazunari Ichimi gets his opportunity.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takuro Kaneko made 381 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' The referee calls foul for Kazunari Ichimi. He receives a card.
  • 58' Kai Shibato has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kosuke Saito on 58 minute.
  • 62' A stunning finish from Yuta Arai — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 67' The whistle greets Minamino Harumi as he departs to be replaced by Hiiro Komori.
  • 72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Tokyo Verdy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Kaito Yasui exits the field as Yoichi Naganuma enters on 80.
  • 81' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuel Gustafson is hanging Matheus Savio on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Kaito Suzuki by Yuan Matsuhashi on 86 minute.
  • 89' Issei Kumatoriya is replacing Yuta Arai for the Tokyo Verdy side.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Urawa Red Diamonds take all three points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cho Kwi Jae

Tokyo Verdy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ryoma Watanabe 2
Yuto Tsunashima 2
Matheus Savio 2
Minamino Harumi 1
Yuta Arai 1
Renji Hidano 1
Itsuki Someno 1
Alexander Scholz 1

Head to Head

2026-09-19 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Tokyo Verdy 2026-04-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Tokyo Verdy 2026-03-14 Tokyo Verdy 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-09-27 Tokyo Verdy 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-05-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Tokyo Verdy

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2026-09-19 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Tokyo Verdy W 2026-09-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2026-09-06 Kashima Antlers 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-09-02 Avispa Fukuoka 2–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-08-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2026-08-23 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Tokyo Verdy Form

2026-09-19 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Tokyo Verdy L 2026-09-13 Tokyo Verdy 1–1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba D 2026-09-06 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D 2026-09-02 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Vissel Kobe L 2026-08-29 Tokyo Verdy 0–2 Kashima Antlers L 2026-08-22 Fagiano Okayama FC 0–0 Tokyo Verdy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.83 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Tokyo Verdy xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds52% Draw24% Tokyo Verdy24%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
76%
Draw or Tokyo Verdy
48%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Tokyo Verdy
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds36% Draw43% Tokyo Verdy21%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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