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Urawa vs Albirex Niigata: result 1-0 and analysis

J1 LeagueMatchday 28Kick-off on August 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Urawa
1-0
Albirex Niigata

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What was the result of Urawa vs Albirex Niigata?

Urawa won 1-0 on August 31, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 30′Matheus SávioUrawa

Official lineup for Urawa vs Albirex Niigata

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Urawa

  1. 17H. Komori
  1. 8Matheus Sávio
  2. 10S. Nakajima
  3. 11Samuel Gustafson
  4. 25K. Yasui
  5. 77T. Kaneko
  1. 3Danilo Boza
  2. 4H. Ishihara
  3. 5M. Høibråten
  4. 26T. Ogiwara
  1. 1S. Nishikawa

Albirex Niigata

4-4-2
  1. 41M. Hasegawa
  2. 65A. Boudah
  1. 14M. Ohara
  2. 8E. Shirai
  3. 50H. Uemura
  4. 55Moraes
  1. 31Y. Horigome
  2. 77K. Funaki
  3. 5M. Fitzgerald
  4. 25S. Fujiwara
  1. 21R. Tashiro
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Urawa have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Albirex Niigata have 3, 1 and 11.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Urawa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 27, 2025FC Tokyo(away)1-2Emperor Cup
Aug 22, 2025Kashiwa Reysol(away)2-4J1 League
Aug 16, 2025Nagoya Grampus(home)2-1J1 League
Aug 9, 2025Yokohama FC(away)2-1J1 League
Aug 6, 2025Montedio Yamagata(away)2-1Emperor Cup
Albirex Niigata
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 2025Kashima(home)1-2J1 League
Aug 16, 2025Kawasaki Frontale(home)1-1J1 League
Aug 11, 2025Cerezo Osaka(away)1-3J1 League
Jul 20, 2025Sanfrecce Hiroshima(home)0-2J1 League
Jul 16, 2025Toyo University(home)1-2Emperor Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Urawa wins, 3 draws, 0 Albirex Niigata wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 11, 2025Albirex Niigata 1-1 UrawaJ1 League
Dec 8, 2024Urawa 0-0 Albirex NiigataJ1 League
May 11, 2024Albirex Niigata 2-4 UrawaJ1 League
Sep 2, 2023Albirex Niigata 1-1 UrawaJ1 League
Mar 18, 2023Urawa 2-1 Albirex NiigataJ1 League
Jul 9, 2017Urawa 2-1 Albirex NiigataJ1 League

Last archived meeting: Albirex Niigata vs Urawa on May 11, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Urawa score 1.5 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Albirex Niigata score 0.9 and concede 2.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Urawa1.51.8212/1513/15
Albirex Niigata0.92.029/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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