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

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J. League · 2024

Urawa Red Diamonds

3 – 0

Full Time

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 (2026/27)
Kyoto 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	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

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 Tokyo	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

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Saitama Stadium 2002!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' It’s a booking for Kyoto Sanga FC player. Daiki Kaneko gets a card.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
16' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a card in front of him.
21' Hisashi Appiah Tawiah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
26' It’s high time Kwi-Jea Cho made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
31' Kyoto Sanga FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
42' Kaito Yasui adds to his 1 season tally! Urawa Red Diamonds lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
45' Kyoto Sanga FC player sees a card in front of him.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Kyoto Sanga FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' What a moment for Ryoma Watanabe! That strike on 55 puts his side firmly in control.
60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
61' Kyoto Sanga FC make a change. Shohei Takeda trudges off to be replaced by Takumi Miyayoshi on 61 minutes.
66' The referee shows Kyoto Sanga FC player a card on 66.
70' The Kyoto Sanga FC bench stirs into life. Shimpei Fukuoka is withdrawn and Teppei Yachida gets his opportunity.
74' Kyoto Sanga FC make a change. Daiki Kaneko trudges off to be replaced by Kazunari Ichimi on 74 minutes.
75' Shoya Nakajima makes way for Yoshio Koizumi at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Thiago Santana makes it 3-0.
82' 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 Teppei Yachida suffering a number of foals already.
84' Ekanit Panya has so much to prove this time. He replaces Naoki Maeda on 84 minute.
89' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Thiago Santana trudges off to be replaced by Shinzo Koroki on 89 minutes.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Hisashi Appiah Tawiah on 90 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Urawa Red Diamonds 3-0 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 Tokyo 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.