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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 4
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 28 Jul 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Hajime Matsuo
  • Referee Mitsuharu Taketa
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Kentaro Matsui

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 Tōkyō 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

7
5
6
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-03-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017-11-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jul Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–4 L
22 Jul Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D
18 Jul Gamba Osaka H 4–0 W
20 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–2 L
13 May Shimizu S-Pulse H 3–1 W
12 May Vegalta Sendai A 3–1 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
19 May Gamba Osaka A 0–0 D
13 May Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
13 May Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Urawa Red Diamonds
#4 Position #16
30 Points 25
18 Played 18
10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11
41 Scored 37
33 Conceded 37
+8 GD +0
1.67 PPG 1.39
56% Win % 39%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
3/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Urawa Red Diamonds kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Tadanari Lee is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hiroshi Jofuku might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Hiroki Mizumoto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 50' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
  • 55' Takuto Hayashi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sanfrecce Hiroshima tonight.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima will have plenty to reflect on. Urawa Red Diamonds were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 4
Tsukasa Morishima 3
Rhayner 2
Mutsuki Kato 2
Makoto Mitsuta 2
Yuki Ohashi 2
Kasper Junker 2
Shinzo Koroki 2

Head to Head

2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-03-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-03-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2017-11-04 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-07-22 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2018-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Gamba Osaka W 2018-05-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2018-05-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2018-05-12 Vegalta Sendai 1–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

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 2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2018-05-13 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Urawa Red Diamonds 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima42% Draw24% Urawa Red Diamonds34%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
66%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
58%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Urawa Red Diamonds
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima33% Draw38% Urawa Red Diamonds29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.6%
0 – 2
3.5%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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