Thursday , 1 October 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Tokyo Verdy, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 1
Full Time
Tokyo Verdy
Sun 3 Mar 2024 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Takahiro Sekine 45' Y
Ayumu Ohata 69' Y
Hiroki Sakai 90' Y

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

2
2
3
Urawa Red Diamonds 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals Tokyo Verdy
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Tokyo Verdy

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Tokyo Verdy H 1–1 D
23 Feb Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–2 L
22 Dec Al Ahly SC H 2–4 L
19 Dec Manchester City FC H 0–3 L
15 Dec Club León FC A 1–0 W
03 Dec Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 2–0 W
Tokyo Verdy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
25 Feb Yokohama F.Marinos H 1–2 L
08 Dec Júbilo Iwata 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

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
29% 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
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Tokyo Verdy
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Tokyo Verdy get us underway at Saitama Stadium 2002.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kohei Yamakoshi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tokyo Verdy that had 99 games and scored 83 goals.
  • 30' Japan international Fuki Yamada has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Tokyo Verdy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' 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.
  • 42' Goal! Yudai Kimura scores his 19 goal in 166 matches.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Takahiro Sekine on 45 minutes earns him a card. Urawa Red Diamonds will be frustrated.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Toshiki Takahashi, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Tokyo Verdy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Yoshio Koizumi exits the field as Ayumu Ohata enters on 61.
  • 66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 69' Ayumu Ohata catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
  • 73' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Yusuke Matsuo exits the field as Shoya Nakajima enters on 73.
  • 74' Another substitution for Tokyo Verdy to replace Koki Morita by Yuto Tsunashima on 74 minute.
  • 79' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Samuel Gustafson as he leaves the pitch. Toshiki Takahashi steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Tokyo Verdy. Yudai Kimura is replaced by Goki Yamada.
  • 84' Fresh legs for Tokyo Verdy! Keito Kawamura comes on to replace Kosuke Saito.
  • 89' The deadlock is broken! Alexander Scholz gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Hiroki Sakai.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Tokyo Verdy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.56 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Tokyo Verdy xG
I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Tokyo Verdy 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds42% Draw26% Tokyo Verdy32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
68%
Draw or Tokyo Verdy
58%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Tokyo Verdy
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds30% Draw45% Tokyo Verdy25%
Actual: Tokyo Verdy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Tokyo Verdy covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Tokyo Verdy keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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