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Albirex Niigata v Urawa Reds : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata

We’ve J-League action to enjoy on Sunday morning, as Daisuke Sudo and his Albirex Niigata side host Maciej Skorza’s Urawa Reds at the Denka Big Swan Stadium. The predictions shown are based on complex statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen of the main markets. Data shown and the odds are unique to each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included across the board.

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Albirex Niigata's next match is v Fagiano at 07:00 on Sunday 18th May
Urawa Reds's next match is v Kawasaki at 11:00 on Wednesday 21st May
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Albirex and Urawa Reds was on Sunday 11th May 2025
Japanese J-League
May 11th 2025
Albirex 1
1
 
M. Hasegawa 74'80' M. Nagakura
 
ALB
URA
Shots On
5
2
Shots Off
3
2
Corners
5
3
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
9
8
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/0
 
Albirex
 
D. Yoshimitsu
M. Fitzgerald
K. Hashimoto (Y. Horigome 86')
J. Geria
K. Kasai (Y. Komi 65')
M. Hasegawafootball icon (Y. Takagi 90')
J. Okumura
T. Arai
S. Fujiwara
Y. Hoshi (E. Miyamoto 86')
Danilo (K. Yamura 86')
A. Niekawa
D. Boza Junior
M. Høibråten
H. Ishihara
K. Yasui
(T. Ogiwara 78') Y. Naganuma
(S. Nakajima 65') R. Watanabe
(G. Haraguchi 64') M. Gonçalves Sávio
(M. Nagakura 78') T. Matsumoto
Y. Matsuo
(T. Okubo 64') T. Kaneko

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 41% chance of Urawa Reds coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Albirex
32%
15/8-
Draw
27%
12/5-
Urawa Reds
41%
11/8-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2-
Urawa Reds 1-0
11%
6/1-
Albirex 1-0
10%
13/2-
Urawa Reds 2-1
9%
9/1-
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
6%
-
Urawa Reds 2-0
7%
10/1-
Albirex 2-1
7%
10/1-
Albirex 2-0
6%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Urawa Reds 3-1
4%
20/1-
Urawa Reds 3-0
3%
22/1-
Albirex 3-1
3%
25/1-
Urawa Reds 3-2
2%
33/1-
Albirex 3-0
2%
28/1-
Albirex 3-2
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
5/4
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
8/13
1%
-
Home 1st Goal
46%
5/4
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
4/5
2%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
19/20-
BTTS - No
50%
4/5-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
11/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
17%
9/2-
Home/draw
59%
8/15-
Away/draw
68%
2/5-
Home/away
73%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/5-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
7/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
10/3-
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
1/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
9/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/16-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
20/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/66-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1
13%
-
Home DNB
51%
1/1-
Away DNB
60%
8/11-
Albirex win to nil
18%
7/2
4%
-
Urawa Reds win to nil
23%
11/4-
Albirex / Albirex
17%
4/1
5%
-
Albirex / Urawa Reds
3%
28/1-
Albirex / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Albirex
13%
11/2-
Draw / Urawa Reds
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4-
Urawa Reds / Albirex
2%
33/1-
Urawa Reds / Urawa Reds
21%
3/1-
Urawa Reds / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Albirex have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league. Albirex are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Albirex have conceded 19 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Albirex have played 7 games at home, winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Urawa Reds lay in 4th place on 25 points in the J-League league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 13 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Urawa Reds have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Urawa Reds have played 7 away games, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Albirex
Urawa Reds
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashima1712141537 
Aug 23
l
 
2-1A
Sep 20
d
 
1-1F
2
Kashiwa17962733 
Nov 30
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
Aug 22
3
Kyoto Sanga18945631 
l
 
1-2F
Jul 5
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
4
Urawa Reds Away17854629 
d
 
1-1F
Aug 31
-
-
5
Hiroshima16925429 
Jul 20
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Nov 8
6
Kawasaki156631024 
Aug 16
Jun 25
Dec 6
May 21
7
Machida17737224 
Jun 29
l
 
1-0A
Oct 25
w
 
0-2F
8
Vissel Kobe15735224 
Oct 25
w
 
0-1F
Oct 4
d
 
0-00-0
9
Gamba Osaka17728-323 
d
 
3-3F
Sep 27
l
 
0-1A
Sep 13
10
Shimizu17647122 
Sep 13
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
Sep 23
11
Cerezo17647022 
d
 
2-2F
Aug 11
May 28
d
 
1-1A
12
Fagiano17647-122 
Oct 4
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Nov 30
13
Avispa17647-222 
l
 
0-1A
Jun 21
Jul 27
l
 
1-0A
14
Shonan17638-821 
May 25
Nov 8
Jul 23
l
 
2-1A
15
Tokyo Verdy17557-620 
d
 
2-2A
Oct 18
w
 
2-0F
Sep 27
16
Tokyo16547-319 
l
 
2-3A
Dec 6
w
 
3-2A
Jul 19
17
Yokohama17539-618 
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 20
Jun 1
Aug 9
18
Nagoya17458-617 
Sep 23
May 31
Aug 16
May 24
19
Albirex Home16277-613 
-
-
Aug 31
d
 
1-1A
20
Yokohama FM15159-128 
Jun 15
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
Oct 18
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Win / draw / win form
Albirex 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Albirex2 - 3Tokyo
Albirex1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
Albirex0 - 0Yokohama
Albirex0 - 1Avispa
Albirex3 - 3Gamba Osaka
Albirex2 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Albirex2 - 2Cerezo
Albirex0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Albirex0 - 2Tokyo Verdy
Albirex0 - 4Kashima
Albirex2 - 3Vissel Kobe
Albirex3 - 1Shonan
Albirex0 - 0Machida
Albirex2 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Albirex2 - 2Jubilo Iwata
Albirex3 - 4Sagan Tosu
Albirex2 - 2Kawasaki
Albirex1 - 2Avispa
Albirex3 - 1Yokohama FM
Albirex2 - 4Urawa Reds
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
9
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAlbirex2 - 3Tokyo
AAlbirex1 - 0Hiroshima
AAlbirex1 - 1Kashiwa
HAlbirex1 - 2Kyoto Sanga
HAlbirex0 - 0Yokohama
AAlbirex1 - 0Vissel Kobe
HAlbirex0 - 1Avispa
HAlbirex3 - 3Gamba Osaka
AAlbirex0 - 1Machida
HAlbirex2 - 2Tokyo Verdy
HAlbirex2 - 2Cerezo
AAlbirex1 - 2Kashima
AAlbirex0 - 2Shimizu
AAlbirex1 - 1Yokohama FM
AAlbirex0 - 0Urawa Reds
HAlbirex0 - 1Gamba Osaka
AAlbirex1 - 1Kashiwa
HAlbirex0 - 2Tokyo Verdy
AAlbirex0 - 0Yokohama FM
HAlbirex0 - 4Kashima
Urawa Reds 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
10
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Machida0 - 2Urawa Reds
Avispa1 - 0Urawa Reds
Cerezo1 - 1Urawa Reds
Kashima1 - 1Urawa Reds
Shonan2 - 1Urawa Reds
Kyoto Sanga1 - 1Urawa Reds
Vissel Kobe0 - 0Urawa Reds
Avispa1 - 0Urawa Reds
Yokohama FM0 - 0Urawa Reds
Tokyo Verdy2 - 1Urawa Reds
Vissel Kobe1 - 0Urawa Reds
Gamba Osaka0 - 1Urawa Reds
Machida2 - 2Urawa Reds
Kashima0 - 0Urawa Reds
Sagan Tosu1 - 1Urawa Reds
Kyoto Sanga0 - 0Urawa Reds
Nagoya0 - 1Urawa Reds
Cerezo2 - 1Urawa Reds
Jubilo Iwata1 - 1Urawa Reds
Albirex2 - 4Urawa Reds
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HUrawa Reds0 - 1Gamba Osaka
HUrawa Reds2 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HUrawa Reds1 - 0Hiroshima
HUrawa Reds3 - 1Yokohama FM
HUrawa Reds2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AUrawa Reds2 - 0Machida
AUrawa Reds0 - 1Avispa
HUrawa Reds2 - 1Shimizu
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Cerezo
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Kashima
HUrawa Reds1 - 0Fagiano
HUrawa Reds0 - 2Kashiwa
AUrawa Reds1 - 2Shonan
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Vissel Kobe
HUrawa Reds0 - 0Albirex
AUrawa Reds0 - 1Avispa
HUrawa Reds1 - 1Kawasaki
HUrawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Yokohama FM
Goal Statistics

Urawa Reds's defensive record is very strong, Maciej Skorza's men having conceded 1 or less in 11 consecutive J-League games. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Albirex Niigata makes sense in this context.

Albirex 19th Urawa Reds 4th
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1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Albirex will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Urawa Reds will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+13
Albirex have scored 13% more goals at home than predicted
-28
Urawa Reds have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Albirex
PG (predicted goals)
Urawa Reds
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
ALB
URA
6%
better
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Games scored10
11
Failed to score4
4
Scored first7
8
Goals scored15
17
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.2
1
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
ALB
URA
26%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
10
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first6
6
Goals conceded20
12
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
10
Conversion rate against17%
10%
Avg. XG against1.2
1
KickOff rating
+26%

Albirex v Urawa Reds J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Albirex J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15522
S FujiwaraM HasegawaK HashimotoT Arai
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Yoshimitsu GLK4
-
S Fujiwara DEF15
1
-
J Geria DEF13
-
M Fitzgerald DEF111
-
K Hashimoto DEF92
1
-
D Gomes MID91
1
-
T Arai MID8
2
-
Y Hoshi MID111
-
J. Okumura MID1411
-
M Hasegawa FWD1551
-
K. Kasai FWD911
1
-
Subs
K Fujita GLK11
-
F Hayakawa DEF2
-
Y Horigome DEF111
-
E Miyamoto MID6
1
-
Miguel MID51
2
-
Y Takagi MID6
-
K Yamura FWD124
-
Y Komi FWD1311
-
Y Ono FWD71
-
Urawa Reds J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17542
D BozaR WatanabeM SavioM Savio
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Niekawa GLK2
-
H Ishihara DEF1111
-
D Boza DEF171
-
M Höibraten DEF171
-
Y Naganuma DEF111
-
T Matsumoto MID1731
-
K Yasui MID171
-
T Kaneko MID1611
1
-
R Watanabe MID1351
1
-
M Savio MID1724
2
-
Y Matsuo FWD163
-
Subs
S Yoshida GLK
-
T Ogiwara DEF11
1
-
R Inoue DEF1
-
G Haraguchi MID162
1
-
S Nakajima MID5
-
T Sekine MID162
1
-
T Okubo MID5
-
T Takahashi FWD2
-
M Nagakura FWD101
-