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Kyōto Sanga FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Kyōto Sanga FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 19 Feb 2022 · 05:00 UTC Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Kyōto Sanga FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage.

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

1
4
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Kyōto Sanga FC 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Kyōto Sanga FC A 0–1 L
27 Nov Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–1 L
20 Nov Yokohama F·Marinos H 2–1 W
07 Nov Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
03 Nov Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D
22 Oct Kashiwa Reysol H 5–1 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
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season
23% 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
4/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/8
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ricardo Rodríguez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Atsuki Ito has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Takuya Iwanami has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 455 appearances.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage. Kyoto Sanga FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Kyoto Sanga FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 423 goals from 455 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Naoto Kamifukumoto, as he is very good at scoring at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' It’s high time Ricardo Rodríguez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Kyoto Sanga FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Kosuke Shirai has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Tomoya Inukai is replaced by Alexander Scholz.
  • 90' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Hiroki Sakai is withdrawn and Ayumu Ohata gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Kyōto Sanga FC49% Draw27% Urawa Red Diamonds24%
Actual: Kyōto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Kyōto Sanga FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
51%
Kyōto Sanga FC or Urawa Red Diamonds
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kyōto Sanga FC33% Draw48% Urawa Red Diamonds19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Kyōto Sanga FC

Handicap Kyōto Sanga FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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