Both Albirex Niigata and Urawa Reds are itching for points in this game, even with the away team carrying a 16 point lead so far this season.
- Albirex Niigata have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (19) in J-League
Albirex Niigata have less rest than Urawa Reds in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Emperor Cup game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Kawasaki Frontale, was also a home game here at Denka Big Swan Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Albirex Niigata form and stats
The J-League stats at home this season for Albirex Niigata are 4-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).
The home fans saw a 2-2 draw versus Kawasaki Frontale in the Emperor Cup last time out and are looking for a win here.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kashima Antlers (0-2).Albirex are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Playing away, Urawa Reds have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the J-League this season.
The Urawa Reds goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two away games in a row for Urawa Reds, whose manager Skorża could celebrate last time after the win against Shonan Bellmare. Iwanami, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.02. Iwanami hit one key pass and won 2 of 7 duels.
A home win as predicted against Warriors before that, in the AFC Champions League.
The schedule is very tough for Urawa now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Nabisco Cup game at Gamba Osaka is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Urawa Reds when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Urawa Reds as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Urawa Reds have won all of the 4 latest fixtures versus this team. Can they do it again?The two duelists also played each other before this campaign: Urawa Reds - Albirex Niigata 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Kanté Martínez 6 goals |   S. Ota 4 goals |  S. Koroki 4 goals |
Albirex Niigata missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Albirex Niigata | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 25 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 30 |
| 34 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 76% |
| 64% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 64% |
| 48% | 58% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 23% | 36% |
| 32% | 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 48% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 23% | 40% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 54% | 44% |
| 36% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 46% | 40% |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 15.3 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 10.5 | 12.4 |
| 4.4 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| 23% | 22% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 26% | 29% |
| 11.4 | 11.8 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 12.1 | 11.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
- Albirex Niigata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Albirex Niigata have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (19) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the most clean sheets (7) away in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the most points from losing position (16) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 49 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Kawasaki Frontale | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Tokyo | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 11 | Gamba Osaka | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 29 | -5 | 29 |
| 14 | Kyoto Sanga | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -5 | 29 |
| 15 | Albirex Niigata | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 28 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -24 | 21 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 25 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 20 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -19 | 17 |
