Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Wed 26 May 2021 · 10:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 20' Takuya Iwanami

Overview

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Yagi Akane
Referee Hiroki Kasahara
Referee Yoshiro Imamura
Referee Kentaro Matsui
Referee Takao Nishiyama
Referee Akihito Kawasaki

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–2	D
23 May	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	2–1	W
15 May	Tokushima Vortis	H	0–1	L
12 May	Gamba Osaka	A	2–1	W
08 May	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–0	D
01 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–3	L

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	2–2	D
22 May	Vissel Kobe	H	2–0	W
16 May	Gamba Osaka	A	3–0	W
09 May	Vegalta Sendai	H	2–0	W
01 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–2	L
25 Apr	Oita FC Trinita	H	3–2	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

0% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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 wait is over. Urawa Red Diamonds get us underway at EDION Stadium Hiroshima.
5' 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.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' The Denmark Kasper Junker breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 0-1!
20' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
23' GOAL! Rhayner fires home to make it 1-1!
28' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
43' Tomoya Fujii has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
48' A quiet spell here at EDION Stadium Hiroshima. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Yoichi Naganuma is replaced by Yuya Asano.
63' Tatsuya Tanaka makes way for Takahiro Sekine at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
66' Tsukasa Morishima has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rhayner on 66 minute.
67' Tsukasa Morishima has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rhayner on 67 minute.
72' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
76' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yusuke Chajima on, Ezequiel off on 76 minutes.
79' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Shinzo Koroki comes on to replace Kasper Junker.
80' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Koya Yuruki is withdrawn and Yuki Muto gets his opportunity.
84' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Shinzo Koroki on 84.
89' Yuki Abe gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Yoshio Koizumi and will look to change the dynamic.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

1
Takuto Hayashi
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↑ 67'
8
Hayao Kawabe ↑ 58'
3
Akira Ibayashi
29
Yuya Asano ↑ 58'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 76'
23
Shun Ayukawa

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Thomas Deng
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka ↑ 63'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 79'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
22
Yuki Abe ↑ 89'
9
Yuki Muto ↑ 79'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 63'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-05-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-05-23 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-05-15 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Tokushima Vortis L 2021-05-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-05-08 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-05-01 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-05-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-05-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vissel Kobe W 2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-05-01 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Oita FC Trinita W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.96 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Urawa Red Diamonds 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sanfrecce Hiroshima44% Draw25% Urawa Red Diamonds31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.54

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

69%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

56%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Urawa Red Diamonds

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima35% Draw40% Urawa Red Diamonds25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.5%

1 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

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%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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