📏 Form Guide

Avispa Fukuoka

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Avispa Fukuoka, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 0-1 J1 League triumph over Albirex Niigata.

In that match, Avispa Fukuoka had 33% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Avispa Fukuoka was Masaya Tashiro (60'). Albirex Niigata got 16 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.

Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that not much more can be done by the Avispa Fukuoka backline. Avispa Fukuoka have been mean at the back, seeing the number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their previous six clashes standing at 2. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward here, of course.

Ahead of this meeting, Avispa Fukuoka are undefeated in their last 2 home league matches.

Urawa Red Diamonds

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Urawa Red Diamonds will go into this clash following on from a 2-1 J1 League win against Shimizu S-Pulse in their last fixture.

In that match, Urawa Red Diamonds managed 44% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. For Urawa Red Diamonds, the goals were scored by Ryoma Watanabe (4'), Matheus Sávio (59') and Shūsaku Nishikawa (79' Own goal). Shimizu S-Pulse got 22 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target.

The numbers tell their own story, and Urawa Red Diamonds have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 7 goals in all. Defensively, Urawa Red Diamonds certainly have room for improvement.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Urawa Red Diamonds:

• haven't beaten Avispa Fukuoka when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league games. Not the best of away records.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 away league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 9 league games. Very poor, indeed.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 05/11/2022 tells us that Avispa Fukuoka have won 3 of these games & Urawa Red Diamonds 1, with the tally of drawn games being 2.

A combined sum of 14 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 8 from Avispa and 6 belonging to Reds. That is an average goals per game value of 2.33.

The last league match featuring these clubs was J1 League match day 37 on 30/11/2024 and the score finished Avispa Fukuoka 1-0 Urawa Red Diamonds.

That time, Avispa Fukuoka managed 24% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 on target. Their only player to score was Kazuya Konno (40').

For their opponents, Urawa Red Diamonds got 13 shots at goal with 4 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Atsushi Kamimura.

🗞️ Team News: Avispa Fukuoka

Jurato Ikeda (Cruciate ligament injury), Hisashi Jogo (Cruciate ligament injury), Tatsuki Nara (Knee surgery) and Itsuki Oda (Meniscus injury) won’t be available for Avispa Fukuoka gaffer Myung-hwi Kim.

ℹ️ Team News: Urawa Red Diamonds

Thanks to a mainly full-strength group of players, there is just a single fitness issue for the Urawa Red Diamonds manager Maciej Skorża to be concerned about. Kai Shibato (Knee surgery) won’t be in action.

💡 Prediction

Urawa Red Diamonds and Avispa Fukuoka could well end up finding themselves level here, with both teams capable of netting.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a hard-fought 1-1 score at the end of this one.

Peter Guest, 04:03 06/04/2025