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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

Match Preview

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 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

8
5
6
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 games · Avg 2.9 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

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season
14% 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
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A
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' And we are off! Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Takuya Aoki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Toshihiro Aoyama is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 100% of all matches.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The 44-year-old Takuto Hayashi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' Tadanari Lee has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 90' 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.
  • Full Time. Urawa Red Diamonds beats Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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
Akito Suzuki 2
Kasper Junker 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.