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 (2026/26)
Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jumpei Iida
Referee Takahiro Okano
Referee Masahiro Horikoshi
Referee

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 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	Oita 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

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

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

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Urawa Red Diamonds gets underway.
3' Daiki Matsuoka is having his name booked by the referee on 3.
5' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 5.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
12' Cho Donggeon puts Sagan Tosu FC on the lead.
16' What composure from Fuchi Honda! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-2.
21' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sagan Tosu FC backline.
26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
31' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sagan Tosu FC's shape.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' 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 Shinzo Koroki suffering a number of foals already.
46' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tomoya Koyamatsu is hanging Fuchi Honda on the field on 46 minute.
48' A stunning finish from Shinzo Koroki — that came from absolutely nowhere!
53' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sagan Tosu FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daichi Hayashi is hanging Cho Donggeon on the field on 56 minute.
60' A stunning finish from Daichi Hayashi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
62' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 62 minute. Yosuke Kashiwagi leaves to be changed by Yuki Muto.
65' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Shinzo Koroki trudges off to be replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto on 65 minutes.
66' It is a substitution in Sagan Tosu FC team. Daiki Matsuoka is replaced by Park Jeongsu on 66 minute.
71' Daiki Hashioka, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' 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.
81' Assisted by Katsuya Iwatake with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yuki Muto makes no mistake. 2-3!
82' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Katsuya Iwatake has done his job and it is now time for Ryosuke Yamanaka to step up.
83' Takeshi Kanamori makes way for Yohei Toyoda at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sagan Tosu FC.
88' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Ryoya Morishita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Yoichi Naganuma	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Yusuke Matsuo	2
Ataru Esaka	2
Yuki Muto	2
Ahn Yongwoo	1
Daichi Hayashi	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 Oita 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.