Yokohama F. Marinos will be at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Sunday for the J1 League game with hosts Urawa Red Diamonds.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Urawa Red Diamonds v Yokohama F. Marinos, scroll down - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Urawa Red Diamonds
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Urawa Red Diamonds, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 2-1 J1 League triumph against Kyoto Sanga.
In that game, Urawa Red Diamonds had 44% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 on target. For Urawa Red Diamonds, the goalscorers were Yusuke Matsuo (24') and Ryoma Watanabe (61'). Kyoto Sanga had 7 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Rafael Elias (55') scored for Kyoto Sanga.
Fewer than three goals per match were seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Urawa Red Diamonds have been involved. Regarding the goal split in this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 4 and Urawa Red Diamonds managed the sum of 6. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this next game, though.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Urawa Red Diamonds:
- are unbeaten in the league by Yokohama F. Marinos in their last 3 games.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 league matches at home.
Yokohama F. Marinos
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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Shimizu S-Pulse in J1 League competition, Yokohama F. Marinos will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, Yokohama F. Marinos had 57% possession and 16 shots at goal with 8 on target. For Yokohama F. Marinos, the goals were scored by Daiya Tono (29'), Asahi Uenaka (51') and Kodjo Aziangbe (70' Own goal). At the other end, Shimizu S-Pulse got 12 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Hikaru Nakahara (54') and Takashi Inui (82') scored for Shimizu S-Pulse.
The stats tell the story, and Yokohama F. Marinos have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding 9 goals overall. At the back, Yokohama F. Marinos have seen their frailties exposed.
Their past results show that Yokohama F. Marinos:
- have not won against Urawa Red Diamonds when having played them away from home in the previous 5 league games. They'll be keen to stop this run.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 5 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head duels dating back to 25/02/2023, both clubs have shared the honours with Urawa Red Diamonds winning 2 of those games, Yokohama F. Marinos 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
In all, 8 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 4 of them from Reds and 4 for Marinos. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.33.
The previous league fixture between these clubs was J1 League match day 35 on 30/10/2024 when it finished Yokohama F. Marinos 0-0 Urawa Red Diamonds.
That time, Yokohama F. Marinos managed 58% possession and 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
At the other end, Urawa Red Diamonds had 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
The match was refereed by Akihiko Ikeuchi.
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Team News: Urawa Red Diamonds
Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Urawa Red Diamonds manager Maciej Skorża to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Kai Shibato (Knee surgery) will miss out.
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Team News: Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos boss Steve Holland has not got a full squad to pick from. Reno Noguchi (Hamstring injury) and Takuto Kimura (Cruciate ligament injury) can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We feel that Yokohama F. Marinos could well find it tough to score against this Urawa Red Diamonds lineup who we reckon should get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
Our tip is therefore for a highly competitive game with a 1-0 win for Urawa Red Diamonds at the end of the 90 minutes.
Little in this one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Looking at what the bookmakers’ view is of this game in the 90 min. result market, a victory for Urawa Red Diamonds is available for 2.05, a wager on the draw is 3.4 & taking a punt on a victory for Yokohama F. Marinos gets 3.6. Those are the best market prices offered as of now.
Renata Leite,
01:05 19/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Urawa Red Diamonds
Formed: 1950
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 (62,040)
Captain: Takahiro Sekine
Chairman: Makoto Taguchi
Manager: Maciej Skorża
Competitions: J1 League position 10, FIFA Club World Cup (Group E)
⭐ Star Man: Thiago Santana
Customarily deployed in the Striker position, Thiago Santana was born in Serrinha, Brazil. After having played his first senior match for Figueirense in the 2015 season, the accomplished Forward has hit 3 league goals in the J1 League 2025 campaign so far in 9 appearances.