Kyoto Sanga FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Kyoto Sanga FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA.
- Kyoto Sanga FC 17 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 17 42 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 17 34 4 Vissel Kobe 17 32 5 Nagoya Grampus 17 31 6 Cerezo Osaka FC 17 28 7 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 27 9 Fagiano Okayama FC 17 26 10 Gamba Osaka 17 25 11 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 12 Kawasaki Frontale 17 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 17 24 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 21 15 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 16 Kyoto Sanga FC 17 20 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 17 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 Tokyo 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 22 Feb Kyoto 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
Kyoto Sanga FC Urawa Red Diamonds #16 Position #11 20 Points 25 17 Played 17 7 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 10 31 Scored 37 39 Conceded 36 -8 GD +1 1.18 PPG 1.47 41% Win % 41% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history12% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season35% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this seasonKyoto Sanga FC are 16th (20 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 11th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Kyoto Sanga FC0-151/216-302/331-452/146-601/261-75–/676+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededUrawa Red Diamonds0-151/–16-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Kyoto Sanga FC to score. At the same time, Urawa Red Diamonds does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Kyo Sato has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Samuel Gustafson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryoma Watanabe on 15 minute.
- 20' Kyoto Sanga FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Genki Haraguchi suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 45' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Kyoto Sanga FC that had 139 games and scored 168 goals.
- 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 60' Kyoto Sanga FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Papagaio on 60.
- 63' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 63 minute. Taishi Matsumoto leaves to be changed by Genki Haraguchi.
- 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 73' Goal! Thiago Santana scores his 67 goal in 301 matches.
- 75' Takuji Yonemoto is replacing Sota Kawasaki for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
- 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Taishi Matsumoto made 313 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 81' Hisashi Appiah Tawiah is replacing Taiki Hirato for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
- 85' The whistle greets Thiago Santana as he departs to be replaced by Motoki Nagakura.
- 87' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Marco Tulio is replaced by Shun Nagasawa.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 9
- 14
- 39
- 50
- 7
- 44
- 10
- 4
- 26
- 22
Bench
- 29
- 8
- 77
- 21
- 6
- 3
- 48
- 5
- 93
Coach Kwi-Jea ChoUrawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 12
- 6
- 1
- 26
- 14
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77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 85'
- 3
- 5
- 13
- 25
Bench
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9
Genki Haraguchi ↑ 63'
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11
Samuel Gustafson ↑ 15'
- 10
- 30
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24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 85'
- 88
- 35
- 16
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20
Motoki Nagakura ↑ 85'
Coach Maciej Skorza -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals David Moberg-Karlsson 4 Kosuke Taketomi 2 Thiago Santana 2 Ryoma Watanabe 2 Papagaio 2 Fuki Yamada 1 Jose Kante 1 Shinzo Koroki 1 Head to Head
Kyoto Sanga FC Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-02-22 Kyoto 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 -
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.24 Kyoto Sanga FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.48 Urawa Red Diamonds xGI would bet for: Kyoto Sanga FC or Urawa Red Diamonds 71% + Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.72Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw 61%Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds 67%Kyoto Sanga FC or Urawa Red Diamonds 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 1 8.8%1 – 2 8.6%0 – 0 8.6%1 – 0 7.2%2 – 1 7.2%0 – 2 7.1%2 – 2 5.4%2 – 0 5%1 – 3 4.3%0 – 3 3.4%3 – 1 3%Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC
Handicap Kyoto Sanga FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 9% 87% -1.5 13% — 87% -1 13% 17% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 59% — 41% +1 59% 21% 21% +1.5 79% — 21% +2 79% 13% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.