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	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

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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds get this one started.
2' Hayato Araki is having his name booked by the referee on 2.
7' Over 7 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
12' Yusuke Chajima, a Japan midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kai Shibato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
22' Tsukasa Morishima does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
27' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' Japan international Yoshio Koizumi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Takuya Iwanami.
45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
55' Shusaku Nishikawa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 444 appearances.
60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 444 games and scored 412 goals.
62' A goal from the Japan international Hayato Araki! He fires home on 62 to make it 2-0!
62' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Yusuke Matsuo has done his job and it is now time for Kasper Junker to step up.
63' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Kasper Junker comes on to replace Yusuke Matsuo.
68' 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.
70' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Ayumu Ohata exits the field as Takahiro Sekine enters on 70.
71' What a strike from Makoto Mitsuta! The score is 3-0.
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' What a strike from Kai Shibato! The score is 3-1.
81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ayumu Ohata suffering a number of foals already.
83' What composure from Makoto Mitsuta! The Japan international strokes it home. 4-1.
86' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Douglas Vieira is withdrawn and Nassim Ben Khalifa gets his opportunity.
87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bryan Linssen on 87.
87' The crowd applauds Tomoaki Okubo as he leaves the pitch. Takahiro Akimoto steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
89' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 89 minute. Gakuto Notsuda leaves to be changed by Taishi Matsumoto.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

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
Rhayner	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Yuki Ohashi	2
Akito Suzuki	2
Kasper Junker	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.