This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Shandong Luneng at Buriram Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Urawa Reds with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Shandong Luneng and Urawa Reds.
Shandong Luneng form and stats
Shandong was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the AFC Champions League.The regulars are hoping that Shandong Luneng will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the AFC Champions League fixture against Daegu.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Playing away, Urawa Reds have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the J-League this season.
The regulars enjoyed Urawa Reds's previous game versus Home United, a AFC Champions League win (6-0) played at home. Midfield player Koizumi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.15/10. Koizumi scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Urawa Reds's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 5 matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture lists shows this result when the teams faced each other previously this season; Urawa Reds - Shandong 5-0. One of the profiles has been Schalk with 2 goals scored against Shandong Luneng in these 1 matches.Top Goalscorers
  M. Fellaini-Bakkioui 10 goals |  J. Son 4 goals |  P. Gomes Delgado 4 goals |
Shandong Luneng missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Shandong Luneng | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 48 | 24 | Scored | S | 11 | 42 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 11.4 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 34% | ||
| 8.1 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 8.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| 2 | Daegu | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Home United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -17 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Urawa Reds | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| 2 | Daegu | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Home United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 4 | Shandong Luneng | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | -17 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kashima Antlers | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | Kawasaki Frontale | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Tokyo | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Kashiwa Reysol | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Sagan Tosu | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | Kyoto Sanga | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | Avispa Fukuoka | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Jubilo Iwata | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Nagoya Grampus | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Shonan Bellmare | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 4 |
