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

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Maciej Skorza's Urawa Reds side will have home backing in the J-League on Sunday morning, as Rikizo Matsuhashi's Albirex Niigata visit the Saitama Stadium 2002. We've got predictions, tips, and odds and head-to-head statistics across all the main betting markets, so there's nowhere better to prepare J-League clash.

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The last Japanese J-League meeting between Urawa Reds and Albirex was on Sunday 8th December 2024
Japanese J-League
December 8th 2024
0
0 Albirex
 
URA
ALB
Shots On
4
Shots Off
1
4
Corners
5
4
Possession
60%
40%
Fouls
6
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
Albirex
 
S. Nishikawa
R. Inoue
M. Høibråten
S. Gustafson (Y. Koizumi 71')
R. Watanabe
T. Sekine (T. Ugajin 80')
K. Yasui
G. Haraguchi (R. Nitta 80')
Y. Naganuma
S. Koroki (B. Linssen 62')
N. Maeda (H. Ishihara 71')
R. Kojima
(T. Deng 90') M. Fitzgerald
(K. Hashimoto 90') Y. Horigome
F. Hayakawa
S. Fujiwara
(Danilo 57') Y. Ono
M. Hasegawa
E. Miyamoto
H. Akiyama
(M. Nagakura 58') S. Ota
(Y. Komi 58') K. Taniguchi

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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Urawa Reds are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.55.

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Urawa Reds
44%
31/2029/20
7%
Draw
26%
21/10
3%
19/10
6%
Albirex
30%
19/10
3%
17/10
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
9%
19/4
4%
Urawa Reds 1-0
10%
8/17/1
7%
Urawa Reds 2-1
9%
9/115/2
Albirex 1-0
8%
9/17/1
Urawa Reds 2-0
8%
12/110/1
10%
Albirex 2-1
7%
10/18/1
5%
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
5%
7/1
6%
Draw 2-2
5%
11/110/1
8%
Albirex 2-0
5%
14/111/1
Urawa Reds 3-1
4%
20/114/1
Urawa Reds 3-0
4%
22/118/1
12%
Albirex 3-1
3%
22/116/1
Urawa Reds 3-2
3%
28/120/1
Albirex 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Albirex 3-0
2%
28/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
1/1
3%
10/11
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
4/5
3%
3/4
Home 1st Goal
50%
5/6-
Away 1st Goal
45%
11/10
5%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
7/10
2%
8/11
1%
BTTS - No
47%
21/20
2%
1/1
3%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4/118/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
7%
3/1
5%
BTTS - Away Win
14%
9/24/1
5%
Home/draw
70%
2/5
3%
2/5
Away/draw
56%
1/210/21
3%
Home/away
74%
4/117/20
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
2/72/7
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
5/221/10
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
12/5
5%
21/10
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
3/10
2%
2/7
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
6/1
8%
19/4
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/10
1%
1/11
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/50
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/161/20
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1
5%
13/2
Home DNB
62%
8/113/4
1%
Away DNB
48%
1/119/20
3%
Urawa Reds win to nil
24%
7/2-
Albirex win to nil
16%
4/1
9%
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Urawa Reds / Urawa Reds
20%
3/116/5
11%
Urawa Reds / Albirex
3%
28/122/1
Urawa Reds / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Urawa Reds
14%
5/19/2
Draw / Albirex
13%
11/25/1
Draw / Draw
17%
4/110/3
6%
Albirex / Urawa Reds
3%
25/120/1
Albirex / Albirex
18%
7/2
5%
18/5
2%
Albirex / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Urawa Reds have played 37 matches so far this season and lay in 12th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 4 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Urawa Reds have outscored their opponents by 49 goals to 44 goals.

Home League Performance

Urawa Reds have played 18 games at home winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored 30 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 21 goals at home.

Albirex are in 17th position in the J-League on 41 points having played 37 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 26 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 19 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

31 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 9 and won 8. Albirex have conceded 49 goals, scored 35, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Urawa Reds
Albirex
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Vissel Kobe3821982572 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-2A
2
Hiroshima38191182968 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
3
Machida38199102066 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
4
Gamba Osaka38181281466 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
5
Kashima38181191965 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-4A
d
 
1-1F
6
Tokyo Verdy38141410056 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
7
Tokyo3815914254 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
8
Kawasaki38131312952 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
5-1A
9
Yokohama FM3815716-152 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
10
Cerezo38131312-552 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
11
Nagoya3815518-350 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
12
Avispa38121412-550 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
13
Urawa Reds Home38121214448 
-
-
l
 
2-4A
d
 
0-00-0
14
Kyoto Sanga38121115-1247 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
15
Shonan3812917-545 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
4-4F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1F
16
Albirex Away38101216-1542 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-4F
-
-
17
Kashiwa3891415-1241 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
18
Jubilo Iwata3810820-2138 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
19
Sapporo3891019-2337 
l
 
3-4A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
20
Sagan Tosu3810523-2035 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-4A
w
 
1-2A
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
8
Albirex have not won in 8 consecutive league games
Urawa Reds 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Urawa Reds1 - 1Kawasaki
Urawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
Urawa Reds1 - 0Kashiwa
Urawa Reds0 - 1Cerezo
Urawa Reds0 - 2Tokyo
Urawa Reds3 - 4Sapporo
Urawa Reds2 - 3Shonan
Urawa Reds3 - 0Jubilo Iwata
Urawa Reds2 - 2Kashima
Urawa Reds1 - 1Vissel Kobe
Urawa Reds1 - 2Machida
Urawa Reds3 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Reds2 - 1Yokohama FM
Urawa Reds2 - 1Nagoya
Urawa Reds0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Urawa Reds3 - 0Sagan Tosu
Urawa Reds2 - 1Avispa
Urawa Reds1 - 1Tokyo Verdy
Urawa Reds2 - 3Avispa
Urawa Reds1 - 2Vissel Kobe
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AUrawa Reds0 - 1Avispa
HUrawa Reds1 - 1Kawasaki
HUrawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Yokohama FM
HUrawa Reds1 - 0Kashiwa
AUrawa Reds1 - 2Tokyo Verdy
HUrawa Reds0 - 1Cerezo
AUrawa Reds0 - 1Vissel Kobe
HUrawa Reds0 - 2Tokyo
AUrawa Reds1 - 0Gamba Osaka
AUrawa Reds2 - 2Machida
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Kashima
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Sagan Tosu
HUrawa Reds3 - 4Sapporo
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Kyoto Sanga
HUrawa Reds2 - 3Shonan
HUrawa Reds3 - 0Jubilo Iwata
AUrawa Reds1 - 0Nagoya
HUrawa Reds2 - 2Kashima
AUrawa Reds1 - 2Cerezo
Albirex 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
8
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kashiwa1 - 1Albirex
Yokohama FM0 - 0Albirex
Kawasaki5 - 1Albirex
Nagoya3 - 0Albirex
Avispa0 - 1Albirex
Cerezo1 - 2Albirex
Tokyo2 - 0Albirex
Sapporo0 - 1Albirex
Hiroshima1 - 1Albirex
Kashima1 - 1Albirex
Machida1 - 3Albirex
Shonan2 - 1Albirex
Vissel Kobe3 - 2Albirex
Kyoto Sanga0 - 1Albirex
Jubilo Iwata2 - 0Albirex
Tokyo Verdy2 - 2Albirex
Gamba Osaka1 - 0Albirex
Sagan Tosu1 - 2Albirex
Yokohama FM0 - 0Albirex
Kyoto Sanga0 - 1Albirex
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAlbirex0 - 1Gamba Osaka
AAlbirex1 - 1Kashiwa
HAlbirex0 - 2Tokyo Verdy
AAlbirex0 - 0Yokohama FM
HAlbirex0 - 4Kashima
AAlbirex1 - 5Kawasaki
HAlbirex2 - 3Vissel Kobe
AAlbirex0 - 3Nagoya
HAlbirex3 - 1Shonan
HAlbirex0 - 0Machida
AAlbirex1 - 0Avispa
HAlbirex2 - 0Kyoto Sanga
HAlbirex2 - 2Jubilo Iwata
AAlbirex2 - 1Cerezo
AAlbirex0 - 2Tokyo
HAlbirex3 - 4Sagan Tosu
AAlbirex1 - 0Sapporo
AAlbirex1 - 1Hiroshima
HAlbirex2 - 2Kawasaki
AAlbirex1 - 1Kashima
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Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Albirex Niigata of late. It has been 6 J-League games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Sunday morning against Urawa Reds.

Urawa Reds 12th Albirex 17th
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1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Urawa Reds will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Albirex will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Urawa Reds’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-17
Albirex have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Urawa Reds
PG (predicted goals)
Albirex
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
10%
better
URA
ALB
view stats
Games scored27
27
Failed to score10
10
Scored first18
12
Goals scored49
44
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.3
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
21%
better
URA
ALB
view stats
Games conceded26
30
Clean sheets11
7
Conceded first16
23
Goals conceded45
59
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.3
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Urawa Reds J-League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
38656
R WatanabeR WatanabeR WatanabeH Ishihara
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Nishikawa GLK36
1
T Sekine DEF2122
3
-
R Inoue DEF16
1
-
M Höibraten DEF361
4
-
Y Naganuma DEF11
1
-
S Gustafson MID2823
1
-
K Yasui MID322
-
N Maeda MID2422
-
R Watanabe MID3865
3
-
G Haraguchi MID101
-
S Koroki FWD171
1
-
Subs
A Niekawa GLK3
-
H Ishihara DEF3011
6
-
Y Sato DEF191
2
-
Y Koizumi MID202
2
-
T Ugajin MID2
-
B Linssen FWD172
2
-
R Nitta FWD81
-
Albirex J-League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
371046
S FujiwaraK TaniguchiM FitzgeraldM Fitzgerald
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Kojima GLK33
1
-
S Fujiwara DEF3752
3
-
M Fitzgerald DEF3214
6
-
F Hayakawa DEF162
2
1
Y Horigome DEF192
2
-
H Akiyama MID3622
1
-
E Miyamoto MID2311
4
-
S Ota MID172
2
-
M Hasegawa MID3311
1
-
K Taniguchi MID34102
-
Y Ono FWD2441
2
-
Subs
K Abe GLK5
-
K Hashimoto DEF92
1
-
T Deng DEF30
3
-
Y Hoshi MID111
1
-
M Nagakura FWD3051
1
-
Y Komi FWD2924
1
-
D Gomes FWD18
1
-
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