Urawa Red Diamonds vs Albirex Niigata, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Albirex Niigata — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Albirex Niigata 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 37 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 28 5 FC Machida Zelvia 14 28 6 Gamba Osaka 16 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 14 24 8 Kawasaki Frontale 15 23 9 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 21 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 21 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 14 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 15 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 15 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W 22 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 2–4 L 16 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W 09 Aug Yokohama FC A 2–1 W 27 Jul Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D 23 Jul Shonan Bellmare H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L 23 Aug Kashima Antlers H 1–2 L 16 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 1–1 D 11 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–3 L 20 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 0–2 L 05 Jul Kyoto Sanga FC A 1–2 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history40% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Urawa Red Diamonds and Albirex Niigata has kicked off!
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' The travelling Albirex Niigata supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Albirex Niigata started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' 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.
- 30' GOAL! Matheus Savio scores on 30. Assisted by Takuro Kaneko
- 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
- 40' Hirokazu Ishihara has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 42' It’s a booking for Urawa Red Diamonds player. Matheus Savio gets a card.
- 47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 52' It looks surprising Albirex Niigata does not make any changes. Takuro Kaneko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Michael Fitzgerald suffering a number of foals already.
- 59' Yusuke Matsuo is replacing Shoya Nakajima for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
- 64' Takuya Shimamura is replacing Matheus Moraes for the Albirex Niigata side.
- 69' Albirex Niigata is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 76' Kaito Taniguchi is replacing Hiroto Uemura for the Albirex Niigata side.
- 81' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Takuya Ogiwara by Yoichi Naganuma on 81 minute.
- 86' It is a substitution in Albirex Niigata team. Motoki Hasegawa is replaced by Yoshiaki Takagi on 86 minute.
- 88' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Takuro Kaneko is replaced by Takahiro Sekine.
- 90' Michael Fitzgerald is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Full Time. Urawa Red Diamonds beats Albirex Niigata
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Urawa Red Diamonds
Starting XI- 8
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Shoya Nakajima ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 59'
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Takuro Kaneko ↓ Takahiro Sekine 88'
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Kaito Yasui ↓ Kai Shibato 81'
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Bench- 12
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Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 59'
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Kai Shibato ↑ 81'
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Takahiro Sekine ↑ 88'
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Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 59'
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Yoichi Naganuma ↑ 81'
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Coach Maciej SkorzaAlbirex Niigata
Starting XI- 5
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Yuto Horigome ↓ Kento Hashimoto 76'
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Hiroto Uemura ↓ Kaito Taniguchi 76'
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Motoki Ohara ↓ Jin Okumura 76'
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Bench- 35
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Takuya Shimamura ↑ 64'
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Kento Hashimoto ↑ 76'
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Kaito Taniguchi ↑ 76'
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Yoshiaki Takagi ↑ 86'
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Jin Okumura ↑ 76'
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Coach Toru Irie -
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-08-22 Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-08-09 Yokohama FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-07-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D 2025-07-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Shonan Bellmare WAlbirex Niigata Form
2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata L 2025-08-23 Albirex Niigata 1–2 Kashima Antlers L 2025-08-16 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2025-08-11 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–1 Albirex Niigata L 2025-07-20 Albirex Niigata 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-07-05 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–1 Albirex Niigata L