Sagan Tosu FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Sagan Tosu FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 6 Mar 2021 · 06:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Keiya Sento 12' Y

Daiki Matsuoka 23' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sagan Tosu FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium.

Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jumpei Iida
Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Referee Taku Nakano
Referee Yuki Noda
Referee Ryosuke Murai

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

Sagan Tosu FC 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-06 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-09-28 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-06-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W
27 Feb	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–0	W
19 Dec	Ōita FC Trinita	H	2–2	D
16 Dec	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–1	W
12 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
05 Dec	Yokohama FC	A	1–1	D

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Mar	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–2	L
27 Feb	FC Tōkyō	H	1–1	D
19 Dec	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	0–2	L
16 Dec	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L
12 Dec	Shonan Bellmare	H	0–0	D
29 Nov	Kashima Antlers	A	0–4	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Welcome to Ekimae Real Estate Stadium that hosts another battle between Sagan Tosu FC and Urawa Red Diamonds.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
12' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keiya Sento on 12.
17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
22' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sagan Tosu FC and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
23' Daiki Matsuoka catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 23.
28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
33' 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 Yoshio Koizumi suffering a number of foals already.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
43' Shusaku Nishikawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Takahiro Akimoto on, Tatsuya Tanaka off on 46 minutes.
51' Sagan Tosu FC have won 293 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' 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.
60' Fuchi Honda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomoya Koyamatsu at the 60 minute mark.
62' GOAL! Keita Yamashita fires home to make it 1-0!
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sagan Tosu FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
72' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
74' It is a substitution in Sagan Tosu FC team. Daichi Hayashi is replaced by Kaisei Ishii on 74 minute.
77' The crowd applauds Koya Yuruki as he leaves the pitch. Yuki Muto steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
78' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Yoshio Koizumi is replaced by Hidetoshi Takeda on 78 minute.
79' Toshio Shimakawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shinya Nakano on 79 minute.
80' The supporters are chanting for Masaya Tashiro. He replaces Keiya Sento on 80 minute.
81' What composure from Keita Yamashita! The Japan international strokes it home. 2-0.
86' 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.
The points are shared — Sagan Tosu FC 2-0 Urawa Red Diamonds. Honours even.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Kaisei Ishii ↑ 74'
1
Tatsuya Morita
4
Toshio Shimakawa ↑ 79'
23
Fuchi Honda ↑ 60'
31
Ayumu Ohata
15
Noriyoshi Sakai
30
Masaya Tashiro ↑ 80'

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

5
Tomoaki Makino
14
Kenyu Sugimoto
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka
3
Tomoya Ugajin
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
4
Takuya Iwanami
22
Yuki Abe C
11
Tatsuya Tanaka ↓ Takahiro Akimoto 46'
24
Koya Yuruki ↓ Yuki Muto 77'
18
Yoshio Koizumi ↓ Hidetoshi Takeda 78'
17
Atsuki Ito

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Keita Yamashita	3
Yoichi Naganuma	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Yusuke Matsuo	2
Ataru Esaka	2
Yuki Muto	2
Ahn Yongwoo	1
Daichi Hayashi	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-03-06 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-02-27 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-12-19 Sagan Tosu FC 2–2 Ōita FC Trinita D 2020-12-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-12-12 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2020-12-05 Yokohama FC 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-03-06 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-02-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 FC Tōkyō D 2020-12-19 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2020-12-16 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-12-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Shonan Bellmare D 2020-11-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.69 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC54% Draw25% Urawa Red Diamonds21%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

46%

Sagan Tosu FC or Urawa Red Diamonds

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC36% Draw46% Urawa Red Diamonds18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.4%

0 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	23%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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