Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2 – 1
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 13 Aug 2023 · 09:00 UTC EDION Stadium Hiroshima 21,108 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Jose Kante
Mutsuki Kato 69' 1–1
Nassim Ben Khalifa 90+3' 2–1
Sho Sasaki 45' Y
Y 90' Alexander Scholz

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hayato Shimizu
  • Assistant 2 Kentaro Matsui

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

8
5
6
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds H 2–1 W
05 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 0–1 L
16 Jul Yokohama FC H 1–1 D
08 Jul Kashima Antlers H 1–1 D
01 Jul Albirex Niigata A 0–2 L
24 Jun Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–1 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L
06 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos H 0–0 D
16 Jul Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–2 L
08 Jul FC Tokyo H 0–0 D
01 Jul Sagan Tosu FC A 2–1 W
28 Jun Shonan Bellmare H 4–1 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' The ball is rolling at EDION Stadium Hiroshima. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are looking to make home advantage count against Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Takumu Kawamura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 25' Hiroki Sakai has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 29' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jose Kante on 29.
  • 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 348 games and scored 456 goals.
  • 39' Takaaki Shichi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 143 appearances.
  • 44' Keisuke Osako needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Sho Sasaki on 45 minutes earns him a card. Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be frustrated.
  • 46' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Makoto Mitsuta is withdrawn and Douglas Vieira gets his opportunity.
  • 51' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 100% of all matches.
  • 56' Takahiro Sekine is replacing Takahiro Akimoto for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 61' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' 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.
  • 69' GOAL! Mutsuki Kato scores on 69. Assisted by Tsukasa Shiotani
  • 74' 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 Alexander Scholz suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Jose Kante is replaced by Shinzo Koroki.
  • 78' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 78 minute. Pieros Sotiriou leaves to be changed by Nassim Ben Khalifa.
  • 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sanfrecce Hiroshima side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Alexander Scholz picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Shunki Higashi. He replaces Mutsuki Kato on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-08-05 Shonan Bellmare 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-07-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2023-07-08 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2023-07-01 Albirex Niigata 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-06-24 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama F.Marinos L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-08-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Yokohama F.Marinos D 2023-07-16 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-07-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 FC Tokyo D 2023-07-01 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-06-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Shonan Bellmare W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.99 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sanfrecce Hiroshima51% Draw24% Urawa Red Diamonds25%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw
75%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
49%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Urawa Red Diamonds
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sanfrecce Hiroshima38% Draw41% Urawa Red Diamonds21%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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