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

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.

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 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

5
4
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–0 W
27 Feb Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
19 Dec Oita 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Sagan Tosu FC A 0–2 L
27 Feb FC Tokyo 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
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sagan Tosu FC is hosting Urawa Red Diamonds for another epic battle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sagan Tosu FC that had 279 games and scored 293 goals.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 12' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Keiya Sento.
  • 17' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' Sagan Tosu FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 23' Sagan Tosu FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 33' Tatsuya Tanaka is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sagan Tosu FC tonight.
  • 38' 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 Atsuki Ito suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Over 43 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Takahiro Akimoto. He replaces Tatsuya Tanaka on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sagan Tosu FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' Fuchi Honda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomoya Koyamatsu on 60 minute.
  • 62' Keita Yamashita adds to his 0 season tally! Sagan Tosu FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 67' Korea Republic international Park Ilkyu has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ricardo Rodríguez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Daichi Hayashi as he leaves the pitch. Kaisei Ishii steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
  • 77' Yuki Muto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Koya Yuruki on 77 minute.
  • 78' Hidetoshi Takeda gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Yoshio Koizumi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Shinya Nakano is replaced by Toshio Shimakawa.
  • 80' The whistle greets Keiya Sento as he departs to be replaced by Masaya Tashiro.
  • 81' Keita Yamashita is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 86' Takuya Iwanami has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • It finishes all square. Sagan Tosu FC and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keita Yamashita 3
Yoichi Naganuma 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Yusuke Matsuo 2
Ataru Esaka 2
Yuki Muto 2
Hideto Takahashi 1
Fuchi Honda 1

Head to Head

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

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 Oita 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 Tokyo 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
5%
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.