Albirex Niigata vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Albirex Niigata vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Denka Big Swan Stadium.
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 14 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 14 34 2 FC Tokyo 14 32 3 Vissel Kobe 13 26 4 Gamba Osaka 15 25 5 Nagoya Grampus 14 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 13 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 14 21 9 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 20 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 14 20 11 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 12 Fagiano Okayama FC 14 20 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 13 19 14 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 15 FC Mito Holly Hock 14 18 16 Avispa Fukuoka 15 18 17 Yokohama F.Marinos 14 16 18 V-Varen Nagasaki 14 16 19 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 14 9 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D 03 May FC Tokyo H 2–3 L 29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–0 W 26 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D 19 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 1–2 L 13 Apr Yokohama FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D 06 May Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L 03 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–0 W 25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W 20 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 3–1 W 16 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season -
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Denka Big Swan Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Albirex Niigata is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryoma Watanabe.
- 34' 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.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 49' Yoichi Naganuma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
- 54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
- 59' Ayumi Niekawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 60' The referee shows Albirex Niigata player a card on 60.
- 64' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomoaki Okubo is hanging Takuro Kaneko on the field on 64 minute.
- 65' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Keisuke Kasai is replaced by Yota Komi.
- 70' 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.
- 74' Albirex Niigata is taking the lead after the goal scored by Motoki Hasegawa on 74.
- 78' The referee shows Albirex Niigata player a card on 78.
- 79' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Taishi Matsumoto is replaced by Motoki Nagakura on 79 minute.
- 80' What an equalizer from Motoki Nagakura!
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daisuke Yoshimitsu made 93 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 86' Time for substitution for Albirex Niigata. Danilo is replaced by Ken Yamura.
- 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Taiki Arai on 90.
- 90' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Motoki Hasegawa is replaced by Yoshiaki Takagi on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Albirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
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19
Yuji Hoshi ↓ Eiji Miyamoto 86'
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Danilo ↓ Ken Yamura 86'
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42
Kento Hashimoto ↓ Yuto Horigome 86'
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46
Keisuke Kasai ↓ Yota Komi 65'
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Bench- 99
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31
Yuto Horigome ↑ 86'
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Yota Komi ↑ 65'
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33
Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 90'
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Eiji Miyamoto ↑ 86'
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9
Ken Yamura ↑ 86'
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Coach Daisuke KimoriUrawa Red Diamonds
Starting XI-
8
Matheus Savio ↓ Genki Haraguchi 64'
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77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Tomoaki Okubo 64'
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Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Shoya Nakajima 64'
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Bench-
9
Genki Haraguchi ↑ 64'
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Shoya Nakajima ↑ 64'
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26
Takuya Ogiwara ↑ 79'
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Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 64'
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Motoki Nagakura ↑ 79'
Coach Maciej Skorza -
Head to Head
Albirex Niigata Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-05-11 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-05-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2025-04-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W