Kyōto Sanga FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 22 Feb 2025 · 05:00 UTC Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA HT 45' · FT 45'

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Kyōto Sanga FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.

Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyōto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tōkyō	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tōkyō Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F·Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Kyōto Sanga FC 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-22 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-07-14 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-05-27 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D
15 Feb	Fagiano Okayama FC	A	0–2	L
08 Dec	Tōkyō Verdy	H	0–0	D
30 Nov	FC Machida Zelvia	A	0–1	L
17 Nov	Kashima Antlers	H	0–0	D
09 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Feb	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	1–1	D
15 Feb	Vissel Kobe	A	0–0	D
08 Dec	Albirex Niigata	H	0–0	D
30 Nov	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–1	L
22 Nov	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
10 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Kyōto Sanga FC		Urawa Red Diamonds
#8	Position	#16
23	Points	25
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 11
32	Scored	37
39	Conceded	37
-7	GD	+0
1.28	PPG	1.39
44%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Kyoto Sanga FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
15' The whistle greets Ryoma Watanabe as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Gustafson.
20' Takuro Kaneko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
25' A quiet spell here at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA. Kyoto Sanga FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
30' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 404 goals from 440 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 440 games and scored 404 goals.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' Papagaio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
50' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
55' It is a cagey affair so far. Kyoto Sanga FC in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
60' A goal from the Brazil international Papagaio! He fires home on 60 to make it 1-0!
63' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Taishi Matsumoto trudges off to be replaced by Genki Haraguchi on 63 minutes.
68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Kyoto Sanga FC and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
73' The deadlock is broken! Thiago Santana gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
75' Takuji Yonemoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sota Kawasaki at the 75 minute mark.
80' Kyoto Sanga FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
81' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Taiki Hirato is replaced by Hisashi Appiah Tawiah.
85' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Thiago Santana exits the field as Motoki Nagakura enters on 85.
87' The whistle greets Marco Tulio as he departs to be replaced by Shun Nagasawa.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

8
Matheus Savio
12
Thiago Santana ↓ Motoki Nagakura 85'
6
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Genki Haraguchi 63'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
26
Takuya Ogiwara
14
Takahiro Sekine
77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 85'
3
Danilo Boza
5
Marius Hoibraten
13
Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Samuel Gustafson 15'
25
Kaito Yasui

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
David Moberg-Karlsson	4
Kosuke Taketomi	2
Thiago Santana	2
Ryoma Watanabe	2
Papagaio	2
Yusuke Matsuo	1
Fuki Yamada	1
Jose Kante	1

Head to Head

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2025-02-22 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-02-15 Fagiano Okayama FC 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2024-12-08 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Tōkyō Verdy D 2024-11-30 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2024-11-17 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Kashima Antlers D 2024-11-09 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-02-22 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-02-15 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-12-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Albirex Niigata D 2024-11-30 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.2 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.37 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Kyōto Sanga FC or Urawa Red Diamonds 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Kyōto Sanga FC33% Draw29% Urawa Red Diamonds38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.57

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

67%

Kyōto Sanga FC or Urawa Red Diamonds

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kyōto Sanga FC23% Draw48% Urawa Red Diamonds29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

9.7%

0 – 1

9.5%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.8%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyōto Sanga FC covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.