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Urawa Reds vs JEF United: match statistics

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Urawa Reds vs JEF United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Urawa Reds play JEF United in J1 League (Japan). The match date is 21 October 2026.

Current form

Urawa Reds: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. JEF United: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Urawa Reds scores 1.78 and concedes 2.33 goals per match. JEF United scores 0.89 and concedes 2.11. League average: 2.91 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Urawa Reds 78%, JEF United 56%. Over 2.5: Urawa Reds 89%, JEF United 56%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Urawa Reds has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.21. Urawa Reds: 14.3 shots per match, JEF United: 10.6.

Match halves

Urawa Reds: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.67. JEF United: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.22.

Goals by minute

Urawa Reds: 16-30 (5 goals). JEF United: 0-15 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

J1 League: 2.91 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Urawa RedsJEF United
1.78Goals scored / match0.89
Urawa RedsJEF United
2.33Goals conceded / match2.11
Urawa RedsJEF United
50%Average possession45%
Urawa RedsJEF United
3.78Shots on target / match4
Urawa RedsJEF United

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.33Shots per match10.56
Urawa RedsJEF United
3.78Shots on target4
Urawa RedsJEF United
12.4%Shot conversion8.4%
Urawa RedsJEF United
50%Possession45%
Urawa RedsJEF United
1.5xG for1.21
Urawa RedsJEF United
1.63xG against1.8
Urawa RedsJEF United

Shooting quality

Urawa Reds: AttackingJEF United: Balanced
Urawa RedsJEF United
Accuracy (shots on target)26%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.470.22

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Urawa Reds is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Urawa Reds · 1 pts / match - JEF United

Urawa Reds
WWLWL
Season result split
44% W0% D56% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-5
1.33 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 at home
2-0-2
LWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
JEF United
LWDLD
Season result split
11% W22% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-6
0.56 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-4
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.66BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Urawa Reds is 100% better for: goals scored per match.

1.78 goals / match - Urawa Reds · 0.89 goals / match - JEF United

JEF United is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.33 goals / match - Urawa Reds · 2.11 goals / match - JEF United

Urawa Reds scoring profile: very strong

Urawa Reds scores in 89% of matches (8 of 9 matches), while JEF United keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 matches).

JEF United scoring profile: very strong

JEF United scores in 67% of matches (6 of 9 matches), while Urawa Reds keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 matches).

16Goals scored (season)8
Urawa RedsJEF United
21Goals conceded (season)19
Urawa RedsJEF United
4.11Average goals in match3
Urawa RedsJEF United
8Goals scored (last 5)6
Urawa RedsJEF United
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
Urawa RedsJEF United

How often they score at least...

89%1 goal67%
Urawa RedsJEF United
44%2 goals22%
Urawa RedsJEF United
44%3 goals0%
Urawa RedsJEF United
0%4 goals0%
Urawa RedsJEF United

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal89%
Urawa RedsJEF United
78%2 goals67%
Urawa RedsJEF United
44%3 goals33%
Urawa RedsJEF United
22%4 goals22%
Urawa RedsJEF United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

59%
League average

Goal patterns

67%BTTS at half-time22%
Urawa RedsJEF United
22%BTTS in both halves0%
Urawa RedsJEF United
33%Scored in both halves11%
Urawa RedsJEF United

BTTS and goal count

78%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Urawa RedsJEF United
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS22%
Urawa RedsJEF United
60%BTTS - last 580%
Urawa RedsJEF United

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
Urawa RedsJEF United
78%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Urawa RedsJEF United
44%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Urawa RedsJEF United

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
Urawa RedsJEF United
67%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Urawa RedsJEF United
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Urawa RedsJEF United

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

JEF United is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.11 pts / match - Urawa Reds · 1.33 pts / match - JEF United

Urawa Reds - half-time state
22% leading44% draw33% trailing
JEF United - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.11Points per match (1st half)1.33
Urawa RedsJEF United
1.11Goals scored (1st half)0.67
Urawa RedsJEF United
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.89
Urawa RedsJEF United
2.11Average goals (1st half)1.56
Urawa RedsJEF United
33%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Urawa RedsJEF United
11%No goal before half-time44%
Urawa RedsJEF United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.89Points per match (2nd half)0.56
Urawa RedsJEF United
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.22
Urawa RedsJEF United
1.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1.22
Urawa RedsJEF United
2Average goals (2nd half)1.44
Urawa RedsJEF United
22%Clean sheet after half-time22%
Urawa RedsJEF United
67%No goal after half-time78%
Urawa RedsJEF United

Urawa Reds - second-half results

22% W22% D56% L
10
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

JEF United - second-half results

11% W22% D67% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding33%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 11%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Urawa Reds - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match1.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+3-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 6
JEF United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.200.80
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.21.0
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+3-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Urawa Reds
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
5
3
16-30
4
5
31-45
0
3
46-60
2
5
61-75
4
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

JEF United
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
2
5
31-45
2
1
46-60
0
3
61-75
0
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.55
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
122%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Urawa Reds

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.70
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
174%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

JEF United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
66%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (J1 League).

Teams vs league

Urawa RedsLigaJEF United
Average goals in match▲ 4.112.91• 3.00
Both teams scored▲ 78%59%▼ 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 89%53%▲ 56%
Clean sheets▼ 11%23%▼ 11%
Goal before half-time▲ 89%68%▲ 78%
Goal after half-time• 89%88%• 89%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.91
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.57
Home goals / match
1.34
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+15%
Home defence advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Urawa Reds and JEF United play?

Urawa Reds face JEF United on 21 October 2026 in J1 League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Urawa Reds vs JEF United?

Urawa Reds score 1.78 goals per game on average and JEF United 0.89. The J1 League average is 2.91 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 78% of Urawa Reds's matches and 56% of JEF United's.

What form are Urawa Reds and JEF United in?

Over the last 5 games Urawa Reds have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and JEF United 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Urawa Reds vs JEF United?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Urawa Reds vs JEF United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.