On Mar 18th, Urawa Reds will host Albirex Niigata at Saitama Stadium 2002 in a meeting of these two mismatched J-League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 9th placed Urawa Reds, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Vissel Kobe. Ito struck first for Urawa Reds in the 21st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vissel Kobe couldn’t muster any offence and Urawa Reds ran away with the shutout win. Urawa Reds is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Albirex Niigata recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kawasaki Frontale. Ryotaro Ito struck first for Albirex Niigata in the 22nd minute on a feed from Taiki Watanabe, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kawasaki Frontale couldn’t manage to score, and Albirex Niigata took the shutout win. Albirex Niigata is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
For Albirex Niigata, their top scorers are Shusuke Ota and Ryotaro Ito, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Iwanami and Kaito Yasui are the top scorers for Urawa Reds in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.