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Urawa Red Diamonds will host Shonan Bellmare at the Urawa Komaba Stadium on Saturday in another round of the 2024 J1 League campaign. The home side have returned to winning ways after a difficult run of results in late May and early June and now sit ninth in the league table with 32 points.
They beat Jubilo Iwata 3-0 last time out with three different players getting on the scoresheet including Hirokazu Ishihara, who netted his first-ever senior goal to open the scoring for the Red Devils.
Shonan Bellmare, meanwhile, are struggling and find themselves in the drop zone. They were beaten 1-0 by Kyoto Sanga in their last match, falling behind midway through the first half before Sho Fukuda squandered a gilt-edged chance to level the scores from the spot early after the restart.
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The visitors sit 19th in the league standings with just 16 points picked up so far and will be desperate to add to that tally on Saturday.
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shonan Bellmare Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Saturday's game will mark the 45th meeting between Urawa Reds and Shonan. The home side have won 23 of their previous matchups while the visitors have won 11 times. There have been 10 draws between the two teams.
- The hosts are undefeated in their last eight games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2021.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last four games in this fixture.
- Urawa Reds have scored 34 goals in the J1 League this season. Only Sanfrecce Hiroshima (37) have scored more.
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shonan Bellmare Prediction
The Reds are on a run of back-to-back victories after going winless in their six games prior. They have lost just one of their last seven home games and will be looking forward to the weekend clash.
Shonan have lost two of their last three games and have won just one of their last seven. They are without a win on the road since March and could see defeat here.
Prediction: Urawa Red Diamonds 2-0 Shonan Bellmare
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Shonan Bellmare Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Urawa Reds to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Six of the last eight matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just three of their last 12 matchups)
