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

Sun 8th Dec, 05:00 BST, Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Albirex Niigata, led by manager Rikizo Matsuhashi, visit Maciej Skorza and his Urawa Reds side at the Saitama Stadium 2002 on Sunday morning in the J-League. Recent form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and the best odds are all published below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. Here we've gone for , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


Best Tip: Over 1.5 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%
31/2013/10
Draw
26%
2/121/10
Albirex
30%
19/10
3%
17/10
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
9%
5/1
Urawa Reds 1-0
10%
8/113/2
Urawa Reds 2-1
9%
9/115/2
Albirex 1-0
8%
9/17/1
Urawa Reds 2-0
8%
12/19/1
Albirex 2-1
7%
10/117/2
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1
5%
15/2
Draw 2-2
5%
11/111/1
Albirex 2-0
5%
14/111/1
Urawa Reds 3-1
4%
20/114/1
Urawa Reds 3-0
4%
25/1
13%
16/1
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%
19/2010/11
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
17/203/4
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%
3/4
BTTS - No
47%
21/20
2%
19/20
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4/118/5
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
7%
16/5
BTTS - Away Win
14%
9/217/4
Home/draw
70%
2/5
3%
2/5
Away/draw
56%
1/28/15
Home/away
74%
4/111/3
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
2/72/7
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
5/221/10
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
9/421/10
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/32/7
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/219/4
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/91/11
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/80
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/161/20
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1
5%
13/2
Home DNB
62%
8/118/11
Away DNB
48%
1/11/1
Urawa Reds win to nil
24%
7/2-
Albirex win to nil
16%
9/2-
Urawa Reds / Urawa Reds
20%
3/114/5
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%
4/118/5
Albirex / Urawa Reds
3%
25/120/1
Albirex / Albirex
18%
7/2
5%
7/2
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 Kobe3720982269 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-2A
2
Hiroshima37191173168 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
3
Machida3719992266 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-3F
4
Gamba Osaka37171281263 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
5
Kashima37171191762 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-4A
d
 
1-1F
6
Tokyo Verdy37141310055 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
2-2A
7
Yokohama FM3715715152 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
8
Cerezo37131311-252 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
9
Tokyo3714914-151 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
2-0A
10
Avispa37121411-350 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
11
Kawasaki37121312749 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
5-1A
12
Urawa Reds 37121114447 
-
-
l
 
2-4A
Dec 8
13
Nagoya3714518-547 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-0A
14
Kyoto Sanga37121015-1246 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
15
Shonan3712916-245 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
4-4F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1F
16
Kashiwa3791414-1141 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
17
Albirex 37101116-1541 
Dec 8
w
 
2-4F
-
-
18
Jubilo Iwata3710819-1838 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
19
Sapporo3781019-2434 
l
 
3-4A
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
20
Sagan Tosu379523-2332 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-4A
w
 
1-2A
Afc Champions League
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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
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
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
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
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Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Albirex Niigata of late. It has been 6 J-League matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Sunday morning against Urawa Reds.

Urawa Reds 12th Albirex 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
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
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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
371256
R WatanabeThiagoR WatanabeH Ishihara
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Watanabe MID3765
3
-
Thiago FWD36123
3
-
S Nishikawa GLK35
1
M Höibraten DEF351
4
-
K Yasui MID312
-
H Ishihara DEF2911
6
-
S Gustafson MID2723
1
-
A Ohata DEF263
2
-
N Maeda FWD2322
-
T Okubo FWD2321
1
-
S Nakajima MID2214
-
Y Matsuo FWD224
2
-
T Sekine MID2022
3
-
Y Sato DEF191
2
-
Y Koizumi MID192
2
-
S Koroki FWD161
-
B Linssen FWD162
2
-
R Inoue DEF15
1
-
H Takeda MID1421
-
Y Naganuma MID10
1
-
G Haraguchi MID91
-
E Punya MID8
-
R Nitta FWD71
-
A Niekawa GLK3
-
S Homma MID3
-
Y. Horiuchi MID3
-
T Ugajin MID1
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Albirex J-League squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
361045
S FujiwaraK TaniguchiM FitzgeraldM Fitzgerald
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Fujiwara MID3652
3
-
H Akiyama MID3522
1
-
K Taniguchi FWD33102
-
R Kojima GLK32
1
-
M Hasegawa MID3211
1
-
M Fitzgerald DEF3114
5
-
T Deng DEF29
3
-
M Nagakura FWD2951
1
-
Y Komi MID2824
1
-
Y Ono MID2341
2
-
E Matsuda MID2311
-
E Miyamoto MID2211
4
-
Y Takagi MID2013
1
-
Y Shimada MID191
1
-
Y Horigome DEF182
2
-
K Suzuki FWD1822
-
D Gomes FWD17
1
-
J. Okumura MID161
2
-
S Ota FWD162
2
-
F Hayakawa DEF152
2
1
H Inamura DEF121
2
-
Y Hoshi MID111
1
-
K Chiba DEF81
1
-
K Hashimoto DEF82
1
-
R Endo DEF71
1
-
T Hasegawa DEF6
-
K Abe GLK5
-
A Ishiyama MID2
-