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Sagan Tosu FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
Sagan Tosu FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Koji Murakami
  • Referee Masuya Ueda
  • Referee Tomohisa Gonda
  • Referee Yukimasa Anai

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

5
4
7
Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-01-03 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W
05 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
01 Aug Shimizu S-Pulse A 0–1 L
28 Jul Júbilo Iwata H 0–0 D
22 Jul Vegalta Sendai H 0–1 L
18 Jul Shonan Bellmare A 1–1 D
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Sagan Tosu FC A 0–1 L
05 Aug V-Varen Nagasaki H 0–0 D
01 Aug Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
28 Jul Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 4–1 W
22 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
18 Jul Nagoya Grampus H 3–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sagan Tosu FC to score. At the same time, Urawa Red Diamonds does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Sagan Tosu 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.
  • 10' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Tomoya Ugajin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sagan Tosu FC and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Sagan Tosu FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Oswaldo de Oliveira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sagan Tosu FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Takuya Iwanami has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 455 appearances.
  • 45' The 37-year-old Shuichi Gonda has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Riki Harakawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 55' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Massimo Ficcadenti might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Sagan Tosu FC in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 90' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • Sagan Tosu FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimo Ficcadenti

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keita Yamashita 3
Yuki Muto 2
Yoichi Naganuma 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Yusuke Matsuo 2
Ataru Esaka 2
Taisei Miyashiro 1
Kazuki Nagasawa 1

Head to Head

2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-01-03 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-08-05 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2018-08-01 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2018-07-28 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Júbilo Iwata D 2018-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Vegalta Sendai L 2018-07-18 Shonan Bellmare 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-08-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 V-Varen Nagasaki D 2018-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W 2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2018-07-22 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-07-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.16 Sagan Tosu FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC44% Draw31% Urawa Red Diamonds25%
Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
56%
Sagan Tosu FC or Urawa Red Diamonds
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sagan Tosu FC27% Draw54% Urawa Red Diamonds19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.4%
1 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap Sagan Tosu FC covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 23% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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