Match Report
6 points and 2 places separated them: Buriram United 4th with 4, Urawa Reds 2nd with 10. On recent form Buriram United sat only 25th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Buriram United 0.5 scored and 1.67 conceded per game, Urawa Reds 1.5 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.38.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Urawa Reds.
Chang Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,600. On the scoreboard, Urawa Reds led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Buriram United: Pedro Júnior (13') · Urawa Reds: Shinzo Koroki (3'), Yuki Muto (23')
Key stats
Possession: Buriram United 43% · Urawa Reds 57% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 3-4