Match Report
Urawa Reds went into the game 13th in the table on 48 points; Júbilo Iwata sat 18th on 38 — a 10-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Urawa Reds 1.29 scored and 1.18 conceded per game, Júbilo Iwata 1.24 and 1.79, with the league averaging 1.33.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Urawa Reds, 1 for Júbilo Iwata and 1 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. 75% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue was Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, with room for 47,000 spectators. The referee was S. Kawamata, with 45 matches in our database and 1.2 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Urawa Reds led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.