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

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

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	Júbilo 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

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

62% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

23% 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

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/6

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Urawa Red Diamonds

Matheus Savio	5 G	1 A
Minamino Harumi	4 G
Takuro Kaneko	3 G	6 A
Hiiro Komori	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds.
2' Hayato Araki picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
7' 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.
12' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
17' Sho Sasaki needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
22' What a moment for Tsukasa Morishima! That strike on 22 puts his side firmly in control.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' Yusuke Chajima is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
40' Takuya Iwanami was booked on 40.
45' 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.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' Gakuto Notsuda, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
62' Hayato Araki makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
62' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yusuke Matsuo is replaced by Kasper Junker.
63' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Yusuke Matsuo exits the field as Kasper Junker enters on 63.
68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
70' Ayumu Ohata makes way for Takahiro Sekine at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
71' Makoto Mitsuta makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are in front.
72' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuki Nogami is hanging Yusuke Chajima on the field on 72 minute.
76' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kai Shibato makes no mistake. 3-1!
81' Shusaku Nishikawa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
83' Magnificent from Makoto Mitsuta! That is 18 goals in 348 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
86' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Nassim Ben Khalifa on, Douglas Vieira off on 86 minutes.
87' Poor challenge from Bryan Linssen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
87' Takahiro Akimoto gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Tomoaki Okubo and will look to change the dynamic.
89' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Gakuto Notsuda is replaced by Taishi Matsumoto.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Shinzo Koroki	2
Rhayner	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Yuki Ohashi	2
Akito Suzuki	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 Júbilo 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.