Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

2 – 0

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Urawa Red Diamonds

Fri 23 Feb 2024 · 05:00 UTC Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima HT 45' · FT 45'

Sho Sasaki 29' Y

Y 53' Yoshio Koizumi

Pieros Sotiriou 70' Y

Overview

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.

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

2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–0	W
03 Dec	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–0	W
25 Nov	Gamba Osaka	H	3–0	W
11 Nov	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	0–0	D
28 Oct	FC Tōkyō	A	2–1	W
21 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–0	D

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–2	L
03 Dec	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	2–0	W
25 Nov	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–3	L
12 Nov	Vissel Kobe	H	1–2	L
28 Oct	Kashima Antlers	A	0–0	D
20 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	2–0	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds get this one started.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sanfrecce Hiroshima must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' 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 Thiago Santana suffering a number of foals already.
20' The 29-year-old Yoshio Koizumi has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
29' Poor challenge from Sho Sasaki. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
34' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexander Scholz made 225 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' What composure from Yuki Ohashi! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-0.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
53' The referee calls foul for Yoshio Koizumi. He receives a card.
55' The deadlock is broken! Yuki Ohashi gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
60' It’s high time Per-Mathias Høgmo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' Urawa Red Diamonds come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
67' Ken Iwao gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Takahiro Sekine and will look to change the dynamic.
70' Poor challenge from Pieros Sotiriou. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
73' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Pieros Sotiriou exits the field as Douglas Vieira enters on 73.
76' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Thiago Santana is withdrawn and Shinzo Koroki gets his opportunity.
81' Ayumu Ohata is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
82' Taishi Matsumoto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mutsuki Kato at the 82 minute mark.
87' Hiroki Sakai has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 465 appearances.
90' Taichi Yamasaki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Takumu Kawamura at the 90 minute mark.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 82'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 76'
38
Naoki Maeda ↑ 67'
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 76'
6
Ken Iwao ↑ 67'
20
Yota Sato
16
Ayumi Niekawa

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-12-03 Avispa Fukuoka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-11-25 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Gamba Osaka W 2023-11-11 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2023-10-28 FC Tōkyō 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-10-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–0 Cerezo Osaka FC D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-12-03 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-11-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka L 2023-11-12 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2023-10-28 Kashima Antlers 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-10-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Sanfrecce Hiroshima to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima59% Draw22% Urawa Red Diamonds19%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Draw

81%

Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds

41%

Sanfrecce Hiroshima or Urawa Red Diamonds

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sanfrecce Hiroshima42% Draw42% Urawa Red Diamonds16%

Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

8.2%

3 – 1

6.5%

0 – 0

5.9%

3 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Handicap	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers	Push	Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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