Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 Niigata
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Urawa Red Diamonds won: Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 Niigata in the J1 League (Round 28) on Sun, 31 Aug 2025 at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama. Urawa Red Diamonds goals: Matheus Savio 30'. Expected goals: 0.93-1.98. Possession: 49-51. Player of the match: Matheus Savio (8.7).
Match report
Urawa Red Diamonds beat Niigata 1-0
Urawa Red Diamonds edged Niigata 1-0 at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Sunday 31 August in the J1 League.
Matheus Savio put Urawa Red Diamonds ahead on 30' (1-0).
Urawa Red Diamonds had 49% of the ball, shots were 14-17 (5-4 on target) and expected goals finished 0.93-1.98. Niigata created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Matheus Savio (Urawa Red Diamonds) was player of the match with an 8.7 rating.
Attendance: 30,968.
Match stats
| Urawa Red Diamonds | Niigata | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 49 | 51 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.93 | 1.98 |
| Total shots | 14 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 24 | 26 |
| Big chances | 2 | 3 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 3 |
| Accurate passes | 400 (89%) | 392 (87%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Corners | 1 | 9 |
| Total shots | 14 | 17 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 3 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 8 | 10 |
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds (4-2-3-1): Shusaku Nishikawa, Hirokazu Ishihara, Danilo Boza, Marius Høibråten, Takuya Ogiwara, Kaito Yasui, Samuel Gustafson, Takuro Kaneko, Shoya Nakajima, Matheus Savio, Hiiro Komori
Niigata (4-4-2): Ryuga Tashiro, Soya Fujiwara, Michael James Fitzgerald, Kakeru Funaki, Yuto Horigome, Matheus Moraes, Eiji Shirai, Hiroto Uemura, Motoki Ohara, Abdelrahman Boudah, Motoki Hasegawa
Key events
- 30' · Goal · Matheus Savio (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 42' · Yellow card · Matheus Savio (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 59' · Substitution · Yusuke Matsuo for Shoya Nakajima (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 59' · Substitution · Taishi Matsumoto for Samuel Gustafson (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 64' · Substitution · Takuya Shimamura for Matheus Moraes (Niigata)
- 76' · Substitution · Kento Hashimoto for Yuto Horigome (Niigata)
- 76' · Substitution · Kaito Taniguchi for Hiroto Uemura (Niigata)
- 76' · Substitution · Jin Okumura for Motoki Ohara (Niigata)
- 80' · Substitution · Kai Shibato for Kaito Yasui (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 81' · Substitution · Yoichi Naganuma for Takuya Ogiwara (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 86' · Substitution · Yoshiaki Takagi for Motoki Hasegawa (Niigata)
- 88' · Substitution · Takahiro Sekine for Takuro Kaneko (Urawa Red Diamonds)
- 90'+5 · Yellow card · Michael James Fitzgerald (Niigata)
All-time head-to-head
18 league meetings since 2012: Urawa Red Diamonds 12, draws 6, Niigata 0.
Questions
Who won Urawa Red Diamonds vs Niigata?
Urawa Red Diamonds won, 1-0 (J1 League) on Sun, 31 Aug 2025.
When and where is Urawa Red Diamonds vs Niigata?
Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 10:00 UTC at Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, J1 League.
What is the head-to-head record between Urawa Red Diamonds and Niigata?
In 18 league meetings since 2012: Urawa Red Diamonds 12 wins, 6 draws, Niigata 0 wins (goals 33-12).