The J1 League tie at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Sunday will see hosts Urawa Red Diamonds taking on opponents Yokohama FC.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Urawa Red Diamonds v Yokohama FC can be seen below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Urawa Red Diamonds
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Urawa Red Diamonds prepare for this fixture after a 0-0 J1 League drawn game vs Cerezo Osaka.
In that game, Urawa Red Diamonds managed 40% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For their opponents, Cerezo Osaka had 19 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target.
It has not been often in recent games that Urawa Red Diamonds have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Urawa Red Diamonds have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 8 goals in the process.
Taking a look at their past results, Urawa Red Diamonds:
- have not lost a league tie with Yokohama FC in their last 4 games.
- are winless against Yokohama FC in their last 2 league games.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Yokohama FC
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In their previous game, Yokohama FC drew 1-1 in the J1 League match with Kashiwa Reysol.
In that match, Yokohama FC had 33% possession and 13 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Yokohama FC was Musashi Suzuki (19'). For their opponents, Kashiwa Reysol had 18 attempts on goal with 8 on target. Mao Hosoya (32') scored for Kashiwa Reysol.
Over the course of 5 of the previous six clashes featuring Yokohama FC, a relatively low number of goals have been scored between them and their opposition. The overall average goals scored per game within that spell is a meagre 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Yokohama equalling 0.83. Let’s see if that trend will be sustained in this game.
Coming into this clash, Yokohama FC have not won against Urawa Red Diamonds in away games against them for the last 2 league games.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 26/07/2020 tells us that Urawa Red Diamonds have won 3 of these games and Yokohama FC 1, with the number of draws being 2.
A total of 10 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 7 of them from Reds and 3 for Yokohama. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.
The previous league game featuring these sides was J1 League match day 29 on 29/09/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Urawa Red Diamonds 1-1 Yokohama FC.
In that match, Urawa Red Diamonds managed 64% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Alexander Scholz (74').
Yokohama FC got 10 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Marcelo Ryan (15') scored.
The referee was Yoshiro Imamura.
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Team News: Urawa Red Diamonds
Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Urawa Red Diamonds manager Maciej Skorża to be concerned about due to a largely intact squad. Kai Shibato (Knee surgery) will miss out.
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Team News: Yokohama FC
Yokohama FC boss Shuhei Yomoda has some current player fitness concerns. João Paulo (Tibia and fibula fracture), Towa Yamane (unknown injury), Kaito Mori (Broken collarbone) and Tsubasa Shibuya (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation) can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Yokohama FC are likely to break down this Urawa Red Diamonds side, but it probably shouldn’t be enough to avoid defeat.
Our selection here is for both teams to score in a 2-1 winning score for Urawa Red Diamonds by the conclusion of the game. It really should be an interesting one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds on the full-time result market, a win for Urawa Red Diamonds can be had for 2.05, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.1 and selecting the winner to be Yokohama FC gets 3.9. These are the best of the returns on offer at this very moment.
Renata Leite,
13:02 30/05/2025
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 5, FIFA Club World Cup (Group E)
⭐ Key Man: Yusuke Matsuo
Mostly played in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Yusuke Matsuo was born in Saitama, Japan. Having played his first senior match for Yokohama FC in the 2020 season, the dangerous Midfielder has bagged 3 league goals in this J1 League 2025 campaign to date coming from a total of 19 appearances.