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

J. League · 2022
Kyoto 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

Kyoto 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 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tokyo 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tokyo 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

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

Recent Form

Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Kyoto 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

Kyoto 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
Kyoto Sanga FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/7
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 5 G 3 A
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 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' A quiet spell here at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Kyoto Sanga FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Kyoto Sanga FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Kyoto Sanga FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Kyoto Sanga FC in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 40' Ataru Esaka, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Shusaku Nishikawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 443 appearances.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 443 games and scored 411 goals.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuta Toyokawa made 199 appearances and scored 37 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' Kai Shibato needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' It looks surprising Kyoto Sanga FC does not make any changes. Naoto Kamifukumoto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Kyoto Sanga FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 86' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Tomoya Inukai by Alexander Scholz on 86 minute.
  • 90' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Hiroki Sakai trudges off to be replaced by Ayumu Ohata on 90 minutes.
  • With this win, Kyoto Sanga FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 Kyoto 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
Kyoto Sanga FC49% Draw27% Urawa Red Diamonds24%
Actual: Kyoto 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

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Kyoto 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 — Kyoto Sanga FC

Handicap Kyoto 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

Kyoto 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.