J-League: Two participants in pretty good form get together for this fixture. Urawa Reds might have a tiny advantage with their 6th place in the table?
- Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Urawa Reds is in the best form (5-1-0)
There have been limited time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a J-League match only three days ago. This match was also played here at Ajinomoto Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Urawa Reds have had more rest.
Tokyo form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Tokyo have managed 7 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Tokyo, who played 1-1 against Nagoya Grampus. That match was also played at this venue (Ajinomoto Stadium). Masato Morishige was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.35 out of 10. The defender Morishige hit one key pass and won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that, Tokyo had a home game versus Yokohama which ended with a victory 4-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Tokyo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Tokyo as a small favourite), we find ten games. Tokyo has won six of these, drawn zero and lost four.
Tokyo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ajinomoto Stadium with 24 goals in 14 league matches. Tokyo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Urawa Reds form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Urawa Reds playing as the away team in the J-League this season.
Urawa have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa. It's been 495 minutes since they last conceded in J-League.
Koya Yuruki and Ataru Esaka scored in Urawa Reds's previous match, the home game against Cerezo Osaka that ended 2-0. The attacker Ataru Esaka got a match rating of 8.04 in that game. Esaka scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Yokohama at their stadium, the result 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Urawa Reds playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were five Urawa wins, four draws and six defeats.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Urawa Reds as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest reported history featuring both these sides is the Urawa Reds - Tokyo 1-1 played previously this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Tokyo wins - draws - Urawa Reds wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() D. Queiroz de Oliveira 12 goals | ![]() K. Junker 8 goals | ![]() A. dos Santos da Silva 7 goals |
Tokyo missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Tokyo | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 41 | 24 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 37 | 20 | 13 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 26 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 63% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 64% | 69% |
| 53% | 71% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 29% | 31% |
| 27% | 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 7% | 10% |
| 20% | 29% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 43% | 57% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 14% | 21% |
| 37% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 50% | 55% |
| 30% | 21% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 38% |
| 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 33% | 38% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 33% |
- Tokyo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the most matches under the total-line (19) in J-League
- Urawa Reds is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 44 | 72 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 38 | 65 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 54 |
| 4 | Vissel Kobe | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 51 |
| 5 | Sagan Tosu | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 51 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 50 |
| 8 | Tokyo | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 46 |
| 9 | Avispa Fukuoka | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 43 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Cerezo Osaka | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 39 |
| 12 | Consadole Sapporo | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 39 |
| 13 | Kashiwa Reysol | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -11 | 33 |
| 14 | Gamba Osaka | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 29 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -13 | 29 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 29 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 43 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -22 | 23 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -25 | 22 |
| 19 | Oita Trinita | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 29 | -27 | 21 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 40 | -42 | 18 |