Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Sat 1 Oct 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Hayato Araki 2' Y

Y 40' Takuya Iwanami

Y 87' Bryan Linssen

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Urawa Red Diamonds

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-05-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	4–1	W
17 Sep	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–0	D
10 Sep	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–4	L
03 Sep	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	2–0	W
27 Aug	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	3–0	W
20 Aug	Gamba Osaka	H	5–2	W

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–4	L
17 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
10 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	4–1	W
03 Sep	Kashima Antlers	A	2–2	D
13 Aug	Jubilo Iwata	A	6–0	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

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 wait is over. Urawa Red Diamonds get us underway at .
2' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Hayato Araki gets a Yellow card.
7' 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.
12' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
22' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tsukasa Morishima makes no mistake. 1-0!
27' 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.
32' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
37' Urawa Red Diamonds 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.
40' Poor challenge from Takuya Iwanami. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Michael Skibbe might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hayato Araki makes it 2-0.
62' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Kasper Junker comes on to replace Yusuke Matsuo.
63' Kasper Junker gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Yusuke Matsuo and will look to change the dynamic.
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
70' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Ayumu Ohata by Takahiro Sekine on 70 minute.
71' Makoto Mitsuta adds to his 0 season tally! Sanfrecce Hiroshima lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
72' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Yusuke Chajima is replaced by Yuki Nogami.
76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kai Shibato makes it 3-1.
81' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
83' Makoto Mitsuta has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
86' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Douglas Vieira is replaced by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bryan Linssen.
87' The whistle greets Tomoaki Okubo as he departs to be replaced by Takahiro Akimoto.
89' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 89 minute. Gakuto Notsuda leaves to be changed by Taishi Matsumoto.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sanfrecce Hiroshima to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 89'
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Ezequiel 72'
27
Takumu Kawamura
3
Tsukasa Shiotani
9
Douglas Vieira ↓ Nassim Ben Khalifa 86'
4
Hayato Araki
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Yuki Nogami 72'
39
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 86'

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 72'
22
Goro Kawanami
2
Yuki Nogami ↑ 72'
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 86'
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 89'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↑ 86'
21
Jelani Sumiyoshi

Coach Michael Skibbe

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Bryan Linssen ↑ 62'
22
Kai Shibato ↑ 62'
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 70'
12
Zion Suzuki
7
Kasper Junker ↑ 62'
15
Takahiro Akimoto ↑ 87'
20
Tetsuya Chinen

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-10-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2022-09-17 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-09-10 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2022-09-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-08-27 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2022-08-20 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–2 Gamba Osaka W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2022-10-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2022-09-17 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-09-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-09-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2022-09-03 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-08-13 Jubilo Iwata 0–6 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.38 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima56% Draw21% Urawa Red Diamonds23%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

78%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

44%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Urawa Red Diamonds

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima43% Draw38% Urawa Red Diamonds19%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 2

4.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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