Urawa Red Diamonds vs Albirex Niigata – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

31/08/2025 at 06:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Saitama Stadium (Saitama).

J1 League - Round 28
Where to Watch on TV:


China	K-Ball
Japan	DAZN Japan

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.95	1.82
Ball Possession
49%	51%
Total shots
14	17
Shots on target
5	4
Big Chances
0	2
Corner Kicks
1	9
Passes
89% (400/449)	87% (393/452)
Yellow Cards
1	1
Expected Goals (xG)
0.95	1.82
xG on target (xGOT)
1.12	0.79
Total shots
14	17
Shots on target
5	4
Shots off target
4	10
Blocked Shots
5	3
Shots inside the Box
8	10
Shots outside the Box
6	7
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Big Chances
0	2
Corner Kicks
1	9
Touches in opposition box
24	27
Accurate through passes
0	1
Offsides
0	1
Free Kicks
10	9
Passes
89% (400/449)	87% (393/452)
Long passes
61% (31/51)	47% (21/45)
Passes in final third
85% (119/140)	81% (120/149)
Crosses
42% (5/12)	29% (7/24)
Expected assists (xA)
0.53	1.46
Throw-ins
19	18
Fouls
9	11
Tackles
58% (7/12)	71% (10/14)
Duels won
49	34
Clearances
20	19
Interceptions
6	10
Errors leading to shot
2	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
4	4
xGOT faced
0.79	1.12
Goals prevented
0.79	0.12

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (1 - 0)
30', 1 - 0, Matheus Savio ⚽, Kaneko T. (A),
42', Matheus Savio 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 0)
59', Gustafson S. ↓, Matsumoto T. ↑,
59', Nakajima S. ↓, Matsuo Y. ↑,
64', Moraes ↓, Shimamura T. ↑,
76', Horigome Y. ↓, Hashimoto K. ↑,
76', Ohara M. ↓, Okumura J. ↑,
76', Uemura H. ↓, Taniguchi K. ↑,
81', Yasui K. ↓, Shibato K. ↑,
81', Ogiwara T. ↓, Naganuma Y. ↑,
86', Hasegawa M. ↓, Takagi Y. ↑,
88', Kaneko T. ↓, Sekine T. ↑,
90+5', Fitzgerald M. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Urawa Red Diamonds
54.2%

Draw
24.7%

Albirex Niigata
21.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

53.1%

26.4%

20.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

53.9%

26%

20.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Urawa Red Diamonds has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.1%)

Albirex Niigata has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.6%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Urawa Red Diamonds than the current prediction. (-0.3%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Albirex Niigata than the current prediction. (-0.9%)

Urawa Red Diamonds - Albirex Niigata Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.74 ↓ (1.78)	3.81 ↑ (3.58)	4.48 ↓ (4.61)	6.1% (5.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Urawa Red Diamonds - Albirex Niigata?

Users Predictions: Urawa Red Diamonds will win (24 of 25 users predict this - 96%).
Confidence interval (95%): 88.32% – 100%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Urawa Red Diamonds will win (5 of 5 users predict this - 100%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.

Preview Facts

A leader and an outsider will face off in this match (ranked 7 and 20 in the zone Relegation ~ J2 League).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Urawa won 2.
Urawa has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Niigata is on a losing streak (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
Urawa may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Recently, Urawa has had a series of away games.
In this match, Urawa is a strong favorite.
There will not play in Niigata: Danilo Gomes (Knee Injury) Hoshi Y. (Knee Injury)
In the last 19 head-to-head matches, Urawa won 12 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 35:17. (average 1.8:0.9).
Including home matches between the teams, Urawa won 6 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 15:5. (average 1.7:0.6).

How many head-to-head matches has Urawa Red Diamonds won against Albirex Niigata?

Urawa Red Diamonds has won 2 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Albirex Niigata won against Urawa Red Diamonds?

Albirex Niigata has won 0 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Urawa Red Diamonds - Albirex Niigata were as follows:

11.05.2025 Albirex Niigata - Urawa Red Diamonds 1:1

08.12.2024 Urawa Red Diamonds - Albirex Niigata 0:0

11.05.2024 Albirex Niigata - Urawa Red Diamonds 2:4

02.09.2023 Albirex Niigata - Urawa Red Diamonds 1:1

18.03.2023 Urawa Red Diamonds - Albirex Niigata 2:1

Latest results of Urawa Red Diamonds

27.08.2025 Tokyo - Urawa Red Diamonds 2:1 ✺

22.08.2025 Kashiwa Reysol - Urawa Red Diamonds 4:2 ✺

16.08.2025 Urawa Red Diamonds - Nagoya Grampus 2:1 ✺

09.08.2025 Yokohama FC - Urawa Red Diamonds 1:2 ✺

06.08.2025 Montedio Yamagata - Urawa Red Diamonds 1:2 ✺

Latest results of Albirex Niigata

23.08.2025 Albirex Niigata - Kashima Antlers 1:2 ✺

16.08.2025 Albirex Niigata - Kawasaki Frontale 1:1 ✺

11.08.2025 Cerezo Osaka - Albirex Niigata 3:1 ✺

20.07.2025 Albirex Niigata - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0:2 ✺

05.07.2025 Kyoto Sanga - Albirex Niigata 2:1 ✺

Japan J1 League Table

2025

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Kyoto	28	16	6	6	52:30	22	54
2	Kashiwa Reysol	28	15	8	5	42:28	14	53
3	Vissel Kobe	29	16	5	8	37:26	11	53
4	Kashima Antlers	28	16	4	8	41:27	14	52
5	Machida	29	15	5	9	45:31	14	50
6	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	29	15	5	9	34:20	14	50
7	Urawa Reds	28	13	8	7	39:30	9	47
8	Kawasaki Frontale	28	12	9	7	50:38	12	45
9	Gamba Osaka	29	12	4	13	38:44	-6	40
10	Cerezo Osaka	28	10	9	9	42:39	3	39
11	Okayama	28	11	6	11	26:28	-2	39
12	Avispa Fukuoka	28	9	10	9	28:28	0	37
13	Shimizu S-Pulse	28	8	9	11	31:36	-5	33
14	Verdy	28	8	8	12	16:28	-12	32
15	FC Tokyo	28	8	7	13	30:42	-12	31
16	Nagoya Grampus	28	7	8	13	34:42	-8	29
17	Yokohama F. Marinos	28	6	7	15	26:35	-9	25
18	Shonan Bellmare	28	6	7	15	26:47	-21	25
19	Yokohama FC	28	6	5	17	18:35	-17	23
20	Albirex Niigata	28	4	8	16	27:48	-21	20

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