Saturday , 14 November 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 0
Full Time
Kyōto Sanga FC
Fri 15 Sep 2023 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 21,434 HT 45' · FT 45'
Takahiro Akimoto 61' Y
Y 71' Hisashi Appiah Tawiah

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kyōto Sanga FC — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Match Details

  • Referee Hayato Shimizu
  • Assistant 1 Yusuke Hamamoto
  • Assistant 2 Mitsuharu Taketa

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

3
4
1
Urawa Red Diamonds 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Kyōto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-05-27 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-02-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Kyōto Sanga FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D
25 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
18 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
13 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L
06 Aug Yokohama F·Marinos H 0–0 D
Kyōto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–0 D
03 Sep Vissel Kobe A 1–2 L
26 Aug Avispa Fukuoka H 2–0 W
19 Aug Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 3–0 W
12 Aug FC Tōkyō A 0–2 L
06 Aug Kashiwa Reysol H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Kyōto Sanga FC
#16 Position #8
25 Points 23
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 8 / 0 / 10
37 Scored 32
37 Conceded 39
+0 GD -7
1.39 PPG 1.28
39% Win % 44%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
15% Clean Sheets
Kyōto Sanga FC this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Kyōto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Kyōto Sanga FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/8
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G
Kyōto Sanga FC
Rafael Elias 7 G 4 A
Haruki Arai 4 G
Ryuma Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Urawa Red Diamonds welcome Kyoto Sanga FC for this crunch clash at Saitama Stadium 2002.
  • 5' Takuya Ogiwara, a Japan defender, has 13 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Alexander Scholz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 225 appearances.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yoshio Koizumi, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Kyoto Sanga FC's 4-1-2-3 shape.
  • 30' Kyoto Sanga FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' It’s high time Maciej Skorza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Kyoto Sanga FC is showing some good football. However, Kyoto Sanga FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Kaito Yasui has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Takahiro Akimoto. He replaces Hiroki Sakai on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' It is a substitution in Kyoto Sanga FC team. Teppei Yachida is replaced by Shogo Asada on 54 minute.
  • 59' Takahiro Sekine is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
  • 61' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Takahiro Akimoto on 61 minutes.
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Toshiki Takahashi on, Takahiro Sekine off on 67 minutes.
  • 71' Hisashi Appiah Tawiah has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 71.
  • 71' Patric is ready to make an impact after coming on for Temma Matsuda at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Kyoto Sanga FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Yoshio Koizumi has done his job and it is now time for Shinzo Koroki to step up.
  • 87' Kyoto Sanga FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gwi-jae Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David Moberg-Karlsson 4
Papagaio 2
Kosuke Taketomi 2
Thiago Santana 2
Ryoma Watanabe 2
Kaito Yasui 1
Yusuke Matsuo 1
Fuki Yamada 1

Head to Head

2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 2023-05-27 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Kyōto Sanga FC 2022-02-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2023-09-02 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-08-25 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-08-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Yokohama F·Marinos D

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2023-09-03 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2023-08-26 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-08-19 Kyōto Sanga FC 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2023-08-12 FC Tōkyō 2–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2023-08-06 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.61 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Kyōto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds50% Draw27% Kyōto Sanga FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
77%
Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC
50%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kyōto Sanga FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds35% Draw47% Kyōto Sanga FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✗

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