Urawa Reds manager Skorża looking for three points in Albirex Niigata showdown

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 06:00 (UTC)
Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002 (63700 seats)

Urawa Reds contest Albirex Niigata for honour and victory.

Insights:
  • Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in J-League

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

Urawa Reds have only played one J-League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats from 17 matches.

Happy days for Urawa Reds in their previous game, a fixture away at Vissel Kobe (placed 1st) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Höibraten, defender, was given a rating of 8.01/10 in that game, top of the team. Höibraten hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and won 10 of 12 duels.

In the fixture before, 0-0 away to Shonan Bellmare (Nabisco Cup). The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Urawa handle that role? We have found 18 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 11 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Early season league goal statistics from Urawa Reds's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 1 conceded.

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Albirex Niigata form and stats

Four points from two away games for Albirex Niigata, meaning one draw and one victory in the J-League so far.

Impressive finishing from Ito secured the home win 1-0 against Kawasaki Frontale in their previous game. Midfielder Ito was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.6. Ito scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.

A defeat, in the Nabisco Cup away at Avispa Fukuoka, earlier.

It's early days yet, but Albirex Niigata has scored 4 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Urawa Reds have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive games without losing (4-1-0) when facing Albirex Niigata.

Top Goalscorers

Albirex NiigataR. Ito
R. Ito
2 goals
Albirex NiigataS. Ota
S. Ota
2 goals
Urawa RedsA. Ito
A. Ito
1 goals

Urawa Reds missing players

Albirex Niigata missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Urawa Reds Albirex Niigata
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 1 0 Played P 1 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 2 0 Scored S 2 4 7
5 1 0 Conceded C 2 3 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
25% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 75%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2.2 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3 4
7 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 8.5 7.8
1.2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.5 10.8
2.5 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 5.5 5
30% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 35%
 
11 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9 19 16.8
3 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 6 4.8
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Albirex Niigata have the most scored goals in the first half (6) in J-League
Urawa Reds Last season Albirex Niigata
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   21 42
10 7   Won W   9 25
15 8   Drew D   7 9
9 2   Lost L   5 8
48 32   Scored S   30 73
39 17   Conceded C   19 35
85% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 98%
71% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 81%
47% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 50%
29% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   14% 17%
18% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 7%
53% 65%   BTTS BTTS   52% 45%
29% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 43%
32% 18%   Failed to Score F T   24% 14%
 
5 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.2
4.1 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 3.6
0.7 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 0.8
3 3   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12.9 14.2   Shots (avg) S (   10.5 11.5
4.8 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.5
29% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 38%
 
10.6 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   8.7 7.5
3.5 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 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 Vissel Kobe 4 3 0 1 8 2 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 9
2 Nagoya Grampus 4 3 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 1 4 9
3 Albirex Niigata 4 2 2 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 8
4 Kashima Antlers 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 7
5 Tokyo 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 7
6 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 7
7 Avispa Fukuoka 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Kyoto Sanga 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 6
9 Urawa Reds 4 2 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 1 4 -2 6
10 Shonan Bellmare 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 6 2 2 5
11 Consadole Sapporo 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 5
12 Cerezo Osaka 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4
13 Kawasaki Frontale 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -1 4
14 Sagan Tosu 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -4 4
15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
16 Kashiwa Reysol 4 0 2 2 3 7 3 0 2 1 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 2
17 Gamba Osaka 3 0 2 1 3 8 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 6 -5 2
18 Yokohama 4 0 1 3 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 3 5 -5 1
Last season 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 34 20 8 6 70 35 17 12 3 2 33 10 17 8 5 4 37 25 35 68
2 Kawasaki Frontale 34 20 6 8 65 42 17 14 1 2 38 18 17 6 5 6 27 24 23 66
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 34 15 10 9 52 41 17 10 3 4 31 15 17 5 7 5 21 26 11 55
4 Kashima Antlers 34 13 13 8 47 42 17 7 6 4 25 22 17 6 7 4 22 20 5 52
5 Cerezo Osaka 34 13 12 9 46 40 17 7 5 5 23 20 17 6 7 4 23 20 6 51
6 Tokyo 34 14 7 13 46 43 17 8 5 4 27 15 17 6 2 9 19 28 3 49
7 Kashiwa Reysol 34 13 8 13 43 44 17 6 3 8 22 25 17 7 5 5 21 19 -1 47
8 Nagoya Grampus 34 11 13 10 30 35 17 7 6 4 17 17 17 4 7 6 13 18 -5 46
9 Urawa Reds 34 10 15 9 48 39 17 7 8 2 32 17 17 3 7 7 16 22 9 45
10 Consadole Sapporo 34 11 12 11 45 55 17 7 6 4 25 24 17 4 6 7 20 31 -10 45
11 Sagan Tosu 34 9 15 10 45 44 17 5 9 3 23 13 17 4 6 7 22 31 1 42
12 Shonan Bellmare 34 10 11 13 31 39 17 5 6 6 15 22 17 5 5 7 16 17 -8 41
13 Vissel Kobe 34 11 7 16 35 41 17 7 3 7 21 16 17 4 4 9 14 25 -6 40
14 Avispa Fukuoka 34 9 11 14 29 38 17 5 6 6 17 18 17 4 5 8 12 20 -9 38
15 Gamba Osaka 34 9 10 15 33 44 17 4 6 7 18 21 17 5 4 8 15 23 -11 37
16 Kyoto Sanga 34 8 12 14 30 38 17 5 6 6 16 17 17 3 6 8 14 21 -8 36
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 34 7 12 15 44 54 17 2 8 7 20 29 17 5 4 8 24 25 -10 33
18 Jubilo Iwata 34 6 12 16 32 57 17 4 7 6 21 28 17 2 5 10 11 29 -25 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Albirex Niigata 42 25 9 8 73 35 21 16 2 3 43 16 21 9 7 5 30 19 38 84
2 Yokohama 42 23 11 8 66 49 21 13 4 4 33 21 21 10 7 4 33 28 17 80
3 Fagiano Okayama 42 20 12 10 61 42 21 12 5 4 37 19 21 8 7 6 24 23 19 72
4 Roasso Kumamoto 42 18 13 11 58 48 21 8 6 7 26 22 21 10 7 4 32 26 10 67
5 Oita Trinita 42 17 15 10 62 52 21 9 7 5 34 27 21 8 8 5 28 25 10 66
6 Montedio Yamagata 42 17 13 12 62 40 21 11 4 6 37 18 21 6 9 6 25 22 22 64
7 Vegalta Sendai 42 18 9 15 67 59 21 8 5 8 30 27 21 10 4 7 37 32 8 63
8 Tokushima Vortis 42 13 23 6 48 35 21 8 11 2 28 16 21 5 12 4 20 19 13 62
9 Tokyo Verdy 42 16 13 13 62 55 21 10 5 6 27 20 21 6 8 7 35 35 7 61
10 JEF United 42 17 10 15 44 42 21 8 5 8 17 16 21 9 5 7 27 26 2 61
11 V-Varen Nagasaki 42 15 11 16 50 54 21 4 8 9 20 26 21 11 3 7 30 28 -4 56
12 Blaublitz Akita 42 15 11 16 39 46 21 6 6 9 20 23 21 9 5 7 19 23 -7 56
13 Mito Hollyhock 42 14 12 16 47 46 21 8 5 8 23 21 21 6 7 8 24 25 1 54
14 Zweigen Kanazawa 42 13 13 16 56 69 21 5 7 9 27 36 21 8 6 7 29 33 -13 52
15 Machida Zelvia 42 14 9 19 51 50 21 7 6 8 28 25 21 7 3 11 23 25 1 51
16 Renofa Yamaguchi 42 13 11 18 51 54 21 8 7 6 30 27 21 5 4 12 21 27 -3 50
17 Tochigi 42 11 16 15 32 40 21 4 9 8 17 23 21 7 7 7 15 17 -8 49
18 Ventforet Kofu 42 11 15 16 47 54 21 6 8 7 29 27 21 5 7 9 18 27 -7 48
19 Omiya Ardija 42 10 13 19 48 64 21 6 7 8 29 35 21 4 6 11 19 29 -16 43
20 ThespaKusatsu Gunma 42 11 9 22 36 57 21 5 6 10 19 29 21 6 3 12 17 28 -21 42
21 Ryukyu 42 8 13 21 41 65 21 3 8 10 23 31 21 5 5 11 18 34 -24 37
22 Grulla Morioka 42 9 7 26 35 80 21 4 3 14 16 38 21 5 4 12 19 42 -45 34

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vissel Kobe 4 3 0 1 8 2 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 6 9
2 Nagoya Grampus 4 3 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 1 4 9
3 Albirex Niigata 4 2 2 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 8
4 Kashima Antlers 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 7
5 Tokyo 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 7
6 Yokohama F. Marinos 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 7
7 Avispa Fukuoka 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
8 Kyoto Sanga 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 6
9 Urawa Reds 4 2 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 2 1 4 -2 6
10 Shonan Bellmare 4 1 2 1 8 6 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 6 2 2 5
11 Consadole Sapporo 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 5
12 Cerezo Osaka 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 4
13 Kawasaki Frontale 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -1 4
14 Sagan Tosu 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 -4 4
15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 2 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
16 Kashiwa Reysol 4 0 2 2 3 7 3 0 2 1 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 2
17 Gamba Osaka 3 0 2 1 3 8 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 6 -5 2
18 Yokohama 4 0 1 3 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 3 5 -5 1

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