Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 1

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Sagan Tosu FC

Sat 14 Aug 2021 · 10:00 UTC Urawa Komaba Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Yoshihiro Nakano

Y 62' Kei Koizumi

Y 63' Kei Koizumi

Overview

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 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 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sagan Tosu FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2021-03-06 Sagan Tosu FC 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-10-10 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-09-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–2 Sagan Tosu FC 2019-09-28 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–1	W
09 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–2	L
10 Jul	Oita FC Trinita	A	0–1	L
03 Jul	Vegalta Sendai	A	0–0	D
27 Jun	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–0	W
23 Jun	Kashiwa Reysol	A	2–0	W

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
09 Aug	FC Tōkyō	H	1–0	W
24 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	3–3	D
17 Jul	Nagoya Grampus	H	3–1	W
03 Jul	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–1	D
23 Jun	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–2	L

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' Temperatures are rising at Urawa Komaba Stadium as Urawa Red Diamonds face off against Sagan Tosu FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuto Iwasaki, as he is very good at scoring at Urawa Komaba Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
20' Korea Republic international Park Ilkyu has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' Daigo Nishi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' Yoshihiro Nakano catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
36' A goal from the Japan international Takahiro Akimoto! He fires home on 36 to make it 1-0!
40' Hwang Seokho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Toshio Shimakawa at the 40 minute mark.
45' Sagan Tosu FC have won 293 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' What composure from Keita Yamashita! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-1.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Sagan Tosu FC's compact .
56' 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.
59' Fresh legs for Sagan Tosu FC! Kei Koizumi comes on to replace Ryohei Shirasaki.
60' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Ryohei Shirasaki exits the field as Kei Koizumi enters on 60.
62' Kei Koizumi was booked on 62.
63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kei Koizumi.
68' Sagan Tosu FC is showing some good football. However, Sagan Tosu FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
70' Shinya Nakano gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Ayumu Ohata and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Noriyoshi Sakai gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Keita Yamashita and will look to change the dynamic.
72' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Takahiro Sekine on, Tatsuya Tanaka off on 72 minutes.
77' The travelling Sagan Tosu FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
81' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Yuichi Hirano is withdrawn and Kai Shibato gets his opportunity.
82' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Koya Yuruki on, Tomoaki Okubo off on 82 minutes.
83' Ataru Esaka doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
84' GOAL! Ataru Esaka scores on 84.
89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
90' Alexander Scholz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ataru Esaka on 90 minute.
With this win, Urawa Red Diamonds is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Tomoya Ugajin
30
Shinzo Koroki
29
Kai Shibato ↑ 81'
41
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 72'
28
Alexander Scholz ↑ 90'
24
Koya Yuruki ↑ 81'
12
Zion Suzuki

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Hwang Seokho ↑ 40'
37
Kei Koizumi ↑ 59'
1
Tatsuya Morita
29
Yuto Iwasaki ↑ 70'
47
Shinya Nakano ↑ 70'
15
Noriyoshi Sakai ↑ 70'
50
Yong-Gi Ryang

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
Isaac Cuenca	1
Yuki Kakita	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-08-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-08-09 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-07-10 Oita FC Trinita 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-07-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2021-06-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2021-06-23 Kashiwa Reysol 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2021-08-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2021-08-09 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 FC Tōkyō W 2021-07-24 Sagan Tosu FC 3–3 Cerezo Osaka FC D 2021-07-17 Sagan Tosu FC 3–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-06-23 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–0 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.56 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds50% Draw26% Sagan Tosu FC24%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

76%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

50%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sagan Tosu FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds34% Draw47% Sagan Tosu FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

10.2%

0 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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