Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kyōto Sanga FC, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Urawa Red Diamonds

3 – 0

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Kyōto Sanga FC

Wed 15 May 2024 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Daiki Kaneko

Hirokazu Ishihara 16' Y

Y 45' Shohei Takeda

Y 66' Marco Tulio

R 90' Hisashi Appiah Tawiah

Overview

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Kyōto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 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

Urawa Red Diamonds 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Kyōto Sanga FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyōto Sanga FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Kyōto Sanga FC	H	3–0	W
11 May	Albirex Niigata	A	4–2	W
06 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	2–1	W
03 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–3	L
28 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	H	2–1	W
20 Apr	Gamba Osaka	H	0–1	L

Kyōto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–3	L
11 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–3	L
06 May	FC Machida Zelvia	H	0–3	L
03 May	FC Tōkyō	A	1–2	L
27 Apr	Vissel Kobe	A	1–0	W
20 Apr	Albirex Niigata	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Urawa Red Diamonds and Kyōto Sanga FC get this one started.
5' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Kyōto Sanga FC's shape.
10' A moment of madness from Daiki Kaneko on 10 minutes earns him a card. Kyoto Sanga FC will be frustrated.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yoshinori Suzuki made 105 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
16' Hirokazu Ishihara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 16.
21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
31' Kyōto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' Kaito Yasui does the damage! The net is bulging and Urawa Red Diamonds surge ahead!
45' Shohei Takeda is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' Kyōto Sanga FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
55' Magnificent from Ryoma Watanabe! That is 31 goals in 450 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
61' Takumi Miyayoshi gets the nod from Kyoto Sanga FC. He replaces Shohei Takeda and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Poor challenge from Marco Tulio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
70' Kyoto Sanga FC ring the changes. Shimpei Fukuoka has done his job and it is now time for Teppei Yachida to step up.
74' Another substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC to replace Daiki Kaneko by Kazunari Ichimi on 74 minute.
75' Shoya Nakajima makes way for Yoshio Koizumi at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
77' Goal! Thiago Santana scores his 72 goal in 322 matches.
82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
84' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Naoki Maeda is withdrawn and Ekanit Panya gets his opportunity.
89' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Shinzo Koroki on, Thiago Santana off on 89 minutes.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Hisashi Appiah Tawiah.
It finishes all square. Urawa Red Diamonds and Kyōto Sanga FC share the spoils 3-0.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Hiroki Sakai ↑ 89'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 89'
47
Hidetoshi Takeda ↑ 89'
8
Yoshio Koizumi ↑ 75'
20
Yota Sato
16
Ayumi Niekawa
27
Ekanit Panya ↑ 84'

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Kyōto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Marco Tulio ↑ 61'
13
Takumi Miyayoshi ↑ 61'
22
Kazunari Ichimi ↑ 74'
44
Kyo Sato ↑ 61'
94
Sung-yun Gu
25
Teppei Yachida ↑ 70'
4
Keita Matsuda

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2024-05-11 Albirex Niigata 2–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2024-05-03 Kawasaki Frontale 3–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-04-28 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka L

Kyōto Sanga FC Form

2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2024-05-11 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–3 Avispa Fukuoka L 2024-05-06 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–3 FC Machida Zelvia L 2024-05-03 FC Tōkyō 2–1 Kyōto Sanga FC L 2024-04-27 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kyōto Sanga FC W 2024-04-20 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–1 Albirex Niigata L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.09 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Kyōto Sanga FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Urawa Red Diamonds to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds59% Draw22% Kyōto Sanga FC19%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

82%

Draw or Kyōto Sanga FC

41%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kyōto Sanga FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds43% Draw41% Kyōto Sanga FC16%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.8%

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

3.7%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Kyōto Sanga FC covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	22%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Kyōto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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