Prediction for match Urawa Red Diamonds — JEF United Chiba

Match Analysis: Urawa Red Diamonds vs JEF United Chiba

On May 2, in the J1 League, Urawa Red Diamonds will face JEF United Chiba. The odds for the main outcomes are as follows: Urawa Red Diamonds win at 1.73, a draw at 3.64, and JEF United Chiba win at 4.66. In terms of probabilities: Urawa Red Diamonds - 54.16%, draw - 25.74%, JEF United Chiba - 20.11%. Urawa Red Diamonds have the edge in odds and percentages, but the gap isn't significant, indicating a potentially close contest. Both teams have shown similar scoring patterns in recent matches, which could influence the final score.

Team Results and Statistics

In their last three games, Urawa Red Diamonds played as follows: April 29, 2026 - Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kawasaki Frontale - 2-0, April 25, 2026 - Urawa Red Diamonds vs Yokohama F. Marinos - 2-3, April 18, 2026 - Kashima Antlers vs Urawa Red Diamonds - 1-0. JEF United Chiba in the same period: April 29, 2026 - JEF United Chiba vs Yokohama F. Marinos - 2-3, April 25, 2026 - Kawasaki Frontale vs JEF United Chiba - 2-1, April 18, 2026 - Tokyo Verdy vs JEF United Chiba - 1-0. On average over the last five games, Urawa Red Diamonds had 54.4% possession, committed 12.8 fouls, received 1.4 yellow cards, and recorded 1 offside per match. JEF United Chiba showed 48.2% possession, 12 fouls, 1.4 yellow cards, and 2.2 offsides. In the head-to-head on February 7, 2026, JEF United Chiba lost to Urawa Red Diamonds 0-2.

How Many Goals to Expect?

In a five-match series, both teams have an average total of over 3 goals per game: Urawa Red Diamonds - 3, JEF United Chiba - 3.2. Both teams average 1.4 goals scored, with Urawa Red Diamonds conceding 1.6 and JEF United Chiba 1.8. For over 2.5 goals: Urawa Red Diamonds had 2 out of 5, JEF United Chiba - 3 out of 5. In the first half, over 1.5 goals occurred for Urawa Red Diamonds 2 times out of 5, for JEF United Chiba - 1 out of 5. In the second half, over 1.5 goals were seen for Urawa Red Diamonds 4 times out of 5, for JEF United Chiba - 3 out of 5. Goal distribution: Urawa Red Diamonds most frequently scores between 76-90 minutes (44%) and concedes between 61-75 (33%). JEF United Chiba most often scores between 16-30 and 76-90 (30% each) and concedes between 46-60 (43%). Given the average scoring, over 2.5 goals, and second-half activity, betting on over 2.5 goals at 1.95 seems justified.

Corner Bets

Urawa Red Diamonds average 5.4 corners in their last five matches, JEF United Chiba - 3.4. For over 9.5 corners: both teams had only 1 out of 5 matches go over. The odds for total corners over 9.5 are 1.67, under 9.5 - 2.07. For corners outcome, the favorite is Urawa Red Diamonds with odds of 1.49. Together, both teams average 8.8 corners per game, which is close to the 9.5 total, but the statistics do not strongly favor either side. However, Urawa Red Diamonds tend to take more, making it logical to consider individual corner totals for this team.