Thursday , 2 July 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 1
Full Time
Kyoto Sanga FC
Wed 16 Apr 2025 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 87' Hidehiro Sugai

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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Urawa Red Diamonds 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Kyoto Sanga FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-02-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-07-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–1 W
13 Apr FC Machida Zelvia A 2–0 W
06 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
02 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W
28 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
16 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D
Kyoto Sanga FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L
12 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W
06 Apr Kashima Antlers A 4–3 W
02 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D
29 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
16 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W

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' KICK OFF: Urawa Red Diamonds gets underway.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Murilo made 428 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Kyoto Sanga FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 24' Goal! Yusuke Matsuo scores his 24 goal in 143 matches.
  • 29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 34' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 46' Another change for Kyoto Sanga FC made on 46 minute. Kyo Sato leaves to be changed by Shinnosuke Fukuda.
  • 51' 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 Hidehiro Sugai suffering a number of foals already.
  • 54' Another substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC to replace Joao Pedro Mendes by Taiki Hirato on 54 minute.
  • 55' What a strike from Papagaio! The score is 1-1.
  • 60' Joao Pedro Mendes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 61' GOAL! Ryoma Watanabe scores on 61. Assisted by Samuel Gustafson
  • 62' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Ryoma Watanabe departs to be replaced by Taishi Matsumoto.
  • 63' Marco Tulio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masaya Okugawa on 63 minute.
  • 68' 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.
  • 73' It looks surprising Kyoto Sanga FC does not make any changes. Taiki Hirato has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Taichi Hara is replaced by Murilo.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matheus Savio, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 85' Hirokazu Ishihara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 87' Hidehiro Sugai was booked on 87.
  • Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kwi-Jea Cho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-04-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2025-02-22 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-07-14 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-05-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Kyoto Sanga FC 2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyoto Sanga FC

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-04-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-04-13 FC Machida Zelvia 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-04-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-03-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2025-04-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2025-04-12 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-04-06 Kashima Antlers 3–4 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-04-02 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2025-03-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-03-16 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Kyoto Sanga FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Kyoto Sanga FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds53% Draw23% Kyoto Sanga FC24%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
76%
Draw or Kyoto Sanga FC
47%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Kyoto Sanga FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds39% Draw40% Kyoto Sanga FC21%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Kyoto Sanga FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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