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

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J. League · 2024

Urawa Red Diamonds

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Kyoto 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 Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-05-27 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-07-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Kyoto Sanga FC 2022-02-19 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Kyoto 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

Kyoto 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		Kyoto 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

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

17% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/6

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Urawa Red Diamonds and Kyoto Sanga FC has kicked off!
5' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' It’s gonna be a card for Daiki Kaneko.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
16' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a card for a hard tackle on 16.
21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
26' Ayumu Ohata has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
31' Atsuki Ito has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 439 appearances.
36' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
41' It’s high time Per-Mathias Høgmo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
42' Kaito Yasui does the damage! The net is bulging and Urawa Red Diamonds surge ahead!
45' The referee calls foul for Shohei Takeda. He receives a card.
50' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ryoma Watanabe makes it 2-0.
60' With 1 assists to his name this season, Alexander Scholz is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
61' The whistle greets Shohei Takeda as he departs to be replaced by Takumi Miyayoshi.
66' Poor challenge from Marco Tulio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
70' The crowd applauds Shimpei Fukuoka as he leaves the pitch. Teppei Yachida steps in for Kyoto Sanga FC.
74' Kazunari Ichimi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daiki Kaneko at the 74 minute mark.
75' The crowd applauds Shoya Nakajima as he leaves the pitch. Yoshio Koizumi steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
77' Goal! Thiago Santana scores his 69 goal in 312 matches.
82' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
84' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Naoki Maeda has done his job and it is now time for Ekanit Panya to step up.
89' Shinzo Koroki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thiago Santana at the 89 minute mark.
90' A moment of madness from Hisashi Appiah Tawiah on 90 minutes earns him a card. Kyoto Sanga FC will be frustrated.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Kyoto Sanga FC.

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

Kyoto 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
Kosuke Taketomi	2
Thiago Santana	2
Ryoma Watanabe	2
Papagaio	2
Fuki Yamada	1
Jose Kante	1
Shinzo Koroki	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyoto 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

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

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

41%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Kyoto Sanga FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds43% Draw41% Kyoto 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	Kyoto 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% ✗

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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