Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2020

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 2

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Sagan Tosu FC

Wed 9 Sep 2020 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+3' · FT 45+11'

Y 3' Daiki Matsuoka

Thomas Deng 5' Y

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jumpei Iida
Referee Takahiro Okano
Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
Referee

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sagan Tosu FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-09-28 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-06-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2018-08-11 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–2	D
05 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	0–3	L
29 Aug	Ōita FC Trinita	H	2–1	W
23 Aug	Vissel Kobe	H	1–2	L
19 Aug	Gamba Osaka	A	3–1	W
15 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–2	D
05 Sep	Yokohama FC	H	3–0	W
08 Aug	Kashima Antlers	A	0–2	L
01 Aug	FC Tōkyō	A	3–2	W
26 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–1	D
22 Jul	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Saitama Stadium 2002 will turn into a battlefield for Urawa Red Diamonds and Sagan Tosu FC.
3' Sagan Tosu FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 3.
5' Thomas Deng is having his name booked by the referee on 5.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sagan Tosu FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
12' Goal! Cho Donggeon scores his 8 goal in 279 matches.
16' What a moment for Fuchi Honda! That strike on 16 puts his side firmly in control.
21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
26' Sagan Tosu FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sagan Tosu FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' 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.
46' Sagan Tosu FC ring the changes. Fuchi Honda has done his job and it is now time for Tomoya Koyamatsu to step up.
48' Against the run of play, Shinzo Koroki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
53' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sagan Tosu FC's shape.
56' A tactical swap from Sagan Tosu FC — Daichi Hayashi on, Cho Donggeon off on 56 minutes.
60' Daichi Hayashi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
62' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yosuke Kashiwagi is replaced by Yuki Muto.
65' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 65 minute. Shinzo Koroki leaves to be changed by Kenyu Sugimoto.
66' Time for substitution for Sagan Tosu FC. Daiki Matsuoka is replaced by Park Jeongsu.
71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takeshi Otsuki will be considering his options from the bench.
81' Yuki Muto makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
82' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Katsuya Iwatake is replaced by Ryosuke Yamanaka on 82 minute.
83' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Takeshi Kanamori by Yohei Toyoda on 83 minute.
88' 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.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

20
Thomas Deng
5
Tomoaki Makino
30
Shinzo Koroki ↓ Kenyu Sugimoto 65'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa C
27
Daiki Hashioka
10
Yosuke Kashiwagi ↓ Yuki Muto 62'
16
Takuya Aoki ↓ Ewerton 62'
29
Kai Shibato
41
Takahiro Sekine
28
Katsuya Iwatake ↓ Ryosuke Yamanaka 82'
45
Leo

Bench

14
Kenyu Sugimoto ↑ 65'
8
Ewerton ↑ 62'
6
Ryosuke Yamanaka ↑ 82'
31
Takuya Iwanami
7
Kazuki Nagasawa
9
Yuki Muto ↑ 62'
36
Zion Suzuki

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Riki Harakawa ↑ 56'
11
Yohei Toyoda ↑ 83'
15
Park Jeongsu ↑ 66'
1
Tatsuya Morita
16
Daichi Hayashi ↑ 56'
6
Yuto Uchida
22
Tomoya Koyamatsu ↑ 46'

Coach Myung-Hwi Kim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Keita Yamashita	3
Yuki Muto	2
Yoichi Naganuma	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Yusuke Matsuo	2
Ataru Esaka	2
Taisei Miyashiro	1
Kazuki Nagasawa	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-09-05 Cerezo Osaka FC 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-08-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Ōita FC Trinita W 2020-08-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Vissel Kobe L 2020-08-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC D 2020-09-05 Sagan Tosu FC 3–0 Yokohama FC W 2020-08-08 Kashima Antlers 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2020-08-01 FC Tōkyō 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2020-07-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2020-07-22 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.51 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Sagan Tosu FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds42% Draw27% Sagan Tosu FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

69%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

58%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sagan Tosu FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds30% Draw46% Sagan Tosu FC24%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

1 – 2

7.4%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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