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

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J. League · 2022

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

4 – 1

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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	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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds get this one started.
2' A moment of madness from Hayato Araki on 2 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be frustrated.
7' Tomoaki Okubo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
12' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
17' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
22' Tsukasa Morishima does the damage! The net is bulging and Sanfrecce Hiroshima surge ahead!
27' Sanfrecce Hiroshima currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Makoto Mitsuta made 335 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
37' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Takuya Iwanami argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
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' Alexander Scholz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 225 appearances.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
62' Against the run of play, Hayato Araki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
62' The supporters are chanting for Kasper Junker. He replaces Yusuke Matsuo on 62 minute.
63' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Yusuke Matsuo is withdrawn and Kasper Junker gets his opportunity.
68' It’s high time Ricardo Rodríguez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
70' The whistle greets Ayumu Ohata as he departs to be replaced by Takahiro Sekine.
71' Magnificent from Makoto Mitsuta! That is 18 goals in 335 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
72' Yuki Nogami gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Yusuke Chajima and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Kai Shibato makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
81' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
83' Makoto Mitsuta doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
86' Douglas Vieira makes way for Nassim Ben Khalifa at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
87' Bryan Linssen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Tomoaki Okubo is withdrawn and Takahiro Akimoto gets his opportunity.
89' Taishi Matsumoto is replacing Gakuto Notsuda for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Yuki Ohashi	2
Akito Suzuki	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.