Match Report
35 points separated the sides: Urawa Reds 7th on 59, Albirex Niigata 20th on 24. Per game in the league, Urawa Reds were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.03, Albirex Niigata 0.95 and 1.76, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Albirex Niigata were winless in 9. Urawa Reds had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Albirex Niigata, 1.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Urawa Reds, 0 by Albirex Niigata, 2 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
Saitama Stadium 2002 staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,700. On the scoreboard, Urawa Reds led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Urawa Reds: Matheus Savio (30')
Key stats
Possession: Urawa Reds 49% · Albirex Niigata 51% · Total shots: 14-17 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 1-9