Sagan Tosu FC vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Sun 11 Aug 2024 · 10:00 UTC Ekimae Real Estate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Rikito Inoue

R 79' Shusaku Nishikawa

Overview

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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)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2023-07-01 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-05-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2022-10-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	1–1	D
07 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	0–3	L
21 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–4	L
14 Jul	Gamba Osaka	H	0–2	L
06 Jul	Albirex Niigata	A	4–3	W
03 Jul	Yokohama F.Marinos	A	1–0	W

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	A	1–1	D
20 Jul	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	3–4	L
14 Jul	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	0–0	D
06 Jul	Shonan Bellmare	H	2–3	L
30 Jun	Júbilo Iwata	H	3–0	W
26 Jun	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–0	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' That's the starting whistle at Ekimae Real Estate Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sagan Tosu FC and Urawa Red Diamonds.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' 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.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Per-Mathias Høgmo might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
23' The referee calls foul for Rikito Inoue. He receives a card.
28' The 31-year-old Marius Hoibraten has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
38' 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.
43' 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.
48' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
53' 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.
58' 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 Shota Hino suffering a number of foals already.
61' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Keisuke Sakaiya departs to be replaced by Yusuke Maruhashi.
63' The whistle greets Rio Nitta as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Matsuo.
68' It’s high time Kenta Kawai made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
73' Yusuke Matsuo adds to his 2 season tally! Urawa Red Diamonds lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
77' Hiroshi Kiyotake has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shota Hino on 77 minute.
79' A moment of madness from Shusaku Nishikawa on 79 minutes earns him a card. Urawa Red Diamonds will be frustrated.
83' The supporters are chanting for Ayumi Niekawa. He replaces Takahiro Sekine on 83 minute.
84' What a moment for Marcelo Ryan! That strike on 84 puts his side firmly in control.
89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' Kento Nishiya gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Wataru Harada and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Seiji Kimura
6
Akito Fukuta
99
Marcelo Ryan
71
Il-kyu Park
8
Hikaru Nakahara
42
Wataru Harada ↓ Kento Nishiya 90'
27
Yoshiki Narahara ↓ Jaja Silva 61'
2
Kosuke Yamazaki
5
So Kawahara
32
Keisuke Sakaiya ↓ Yusuke Maruhashi 61'
18
Shota Hino ↓ Hiroshi Kiyotake 77'

Bench

28
Yusuke Maruhashi ↑ 61'
55
Hiroshi Kiyotake ↑ 77'
70
Jaja Silva ↑ 61'
31
Masahiro Okamoto
20
Tae-hyeon Kim
33
Kento Nishiya ↑ 90'

Coach Kenta Kawai

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Shoya Nakajima
24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 63'
47
Hidetoshi Takeda ↑ 77'
88
Yoichi Naganuma ↑ 83'
20
Yota Sato
16
Ayumi Niekawa ↑ 83'
19
Shion Homma ↑ 77'

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Keita Yamashita	3
Ataru Esaka	2
Yuki Muto	2
Yoichi Naganuma	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Yusuke Matsuo	2
Riki Harakawa	1
Marcelo Ryan	1

Head to Head

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2024-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-08-07 Kashima Antlers 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2024-07-21 Sagan Tosu FC 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-07-14 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Gamba Osaka L 2024-07-06 Albirex Niigata 3–4 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-07-03 Yokohama F.Marinos 0–1 Sagan Tosu FC W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-07-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–4 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2024-07-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Shonan Bellmare L 2024-06-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Júbilo Iwata W 2024-06-26 Nagoya Grampus 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.04 Sagan Tosu FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Sagan Tosu FC or Urawa Red Diamonds 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sagan Tosu FC32% Draw30% Urawa Red Diamonds38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.35

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Sagan Tosu FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

68%

Sagan Tosu FC or Urawa Red Diamonds

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sagan Tosu FC21% Draw50% Urawa Red Diamonds29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.8%

0 – 1

11.4%

1 – 0

8.8%

1 – 2

8.2%

0 – 2

7.9%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 0

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sagan Tosu FC

Handicap	Sagan Tosu FC covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	22%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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