Urawa Red Diamonds will face off against visiting rivals Yokohama F. Marinos at Saitama Stadium 2002 in the J1 League match on Sunday.
Our Urawa Red Diamonds v Yokohama F. Marinos tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
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Urawa Red Diamonds
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Urawa Red Diamonds enter this match coming off the back of a 0-0 J1 League drawn result vs Kyoto Sanga.
In that game, Urawa Red Diamonds had 45% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Urawa Red Diamonds, the scorers were Yusuke Matsuo (24') and Ryoma Watanabe (61'). For their opponents, Kyoto Sanga had 7 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Rafael Elias (55') was the scorer 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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Yokohama F. Marinos head into the match after a 2-1 J1 League win in the defeat of Shimizu S-Pulse in their last match.
In that match, Yokohama F. Marinos managed 57% possession and 16 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. For Yokohama F. Marinos, the scorers were Daiya Tono (29'), Asahi Uenaka (51') and Kodjo Aziangbe (70' Own goal). For their opponents, Shimizu S-Pulse got 12 attempts at goal with 5 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
If we look at their past head to head duels going back to 25/02/2023, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Urawa Red Diamonds winning 2 of those games, Yokohama F. Marinos 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.
8 goals were produced between them in these games, with 4 of them for Reds and 4 being from Marinos. That’s an average goals per game of 1.33.
The last league fixture between the two was J1 League match day 35 on 30/10/2024 when the final score was Yokohama F. Marinos 0-0 Urawa Red Diamonds.
That time, Yokohama F. Marinos managed 58% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.
For their opponents, Urawa Red Diamonds got 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Akihiko Ikeuchi.
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Team News: Urawa Red Diamonds
There aren’t many personnel worries, with just one fitness concern for the Urawa Red Diamonds gaffer Maciej Skorża to be concerned about thanks to an almost full-strength group. Kai Shibato (Knee surgery) won’t play.
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Team News: Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos manager Steve Holland has some current player fitness concerns. Reno Noguchi (Hamstring injury) and Takuto Kimura (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be playing here.
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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 2.15, a wager on the draw is 3.4 & taking a punt on a victory for Yokohama F. Marinos gets 3.25. Those are the best market prices offered as of now.
Renata Leite,
13:12 16/04/2025
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.