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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2020
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Tue 3 Nov 2020 · 08:00 UTC EDION Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 52' Tomoya Ugajin
Toshihiro Aoyama 53' Y
Y 65' Ewerton

Overview

Match Preview

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at EDION Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jun Mihara
  • Referee Mikiya Nishimura
  • Referee Nobutsugu Murakami
  • Referee Dai Matsumoto

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
2020-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-10-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–1 D
31 Oct Vegalta Sendai A 0–0 D
28 Oct Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–1 W
24 Oct Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
18 Oct Vissel Kobe H 2–1 W
14 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
31 Oct Ōita FC Trinita A 0–0 D
24 Oct Cerezo Osaka FC H 3–1 W
18 Oct Vegalta Sendai H 6–0 W
14 Oct Kashiwa Reysol A 1–1 D
10 Oct Sagan Tosu FC A 1–0 W

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' The wait is over. Sanfrecce Hiroshima get us underway at EDION Stadium.
  • 3' What a strike from Shinzo Koroki! The score is 0-1.
  • 8' 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.
  • 13' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
  • 18' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 28' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' Kenyu Sugimoto has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leandro Pereira made 180 appearances and scored 48 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Controversy at the stadium! Tomoya Ugajin argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 53' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' Yusuke Chajima is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
  • 60' Yuya Asano makes way for Douglas Vieira at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 62' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Yuki Muto departs to be replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto.
  • 65' Ewerton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 71' The whistle greets Ewerton as he departs to be replaced by Takuya Aoki.
  • 76' Leandro Pereira has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
  • 81' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Takahiro Sekine departs to be replaced by Kosuke Taketomi.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 87' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Yoshifumi Kashiwa is replaced by Ryo Nagai on 87 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-10-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2020-10-31 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2020-10-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2020-10-24 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-10-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Vissel Kobe W 2020-10-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2020-10-31 Ōita FC Trinita 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2020-10-24 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2020-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 6–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2020-10-14 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.85 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Urawa Red Diamonds 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima44% Draw26% Urawa Red Diamonds30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
70%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
56%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Urawa Red Diamonds
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw42% Urawa Red Diamonds23%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.5%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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