Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 1

Full Time

Sagan Tosu FC

Sat 8 Oct 2022 · 06:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 15' Diego

Y 69' Toshio Shimakawa

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sagan Tosu FC — J. League .

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

2022-10-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC 2022-03-13 Sagan Tosu FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–1	W
01 Oct	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	1–4	L
17 Sep	Shonan Bellmare	A	0–0	D
14 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
10 Sep	Kashiwa Reysol	H	4–1	W
03 Sep	Kashima Antlers	A	2–2	D

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
01 Oct	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	0–1	L
16 Sep	Kashima Antlers	H	1–1	D
10 Sep	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	1–2	L
03 Sep	Gamba Osaka	A	3–0	W
31 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–4	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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Urawa Red Diamonds launch into their encounter with Sagan Tosu FC.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Diego catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 15.
20' 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.
25' Sagan Tosu FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sagan Tosu FC backline.
35' Naoyuki Fujita is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
40' Kasper Junker puts Urawa Red Diamonds on the lead.
45' Sagan Tosu FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' A goal from the Japan international Yoshio Koizumi! He fires home on 50 to make it 2-0!
55' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Sagan Tosu FC's compact .
56' Yuto Iwasaki makes way for Naoyuki Fujita at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sagan Tosu FC.
60' The crowd applauds Bryan Linssen as he leaves the pitch. Yusuke Matsuo steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Taisei Miyashiro makes it 2-1.
67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Toshio Shimakawa on 69.
72' Yoshio Koizumi makes way for Takahiro Sekine at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
77' Sagan Tosu FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' Sagan Tosu FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
84' Taichi Fukui gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Taichi Kikuchi and will look to change the dynamic.
89' The whistle greets Tomoaki Okubo as he departs to be replaced by Ataru Esaka.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Ataru Esaka ↑ 89'
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 72'
12
Zion Suzuki
11
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 60'
15
Takahiro Akimoto ↑ 72'
20
Tetsuya Chinen ↑ 89'
25
Kaito Yasui

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

47
Kentaro Moriya
10
Yuji Ono ↑ 56'
14
Naoyuki Fujita ↑ 56'
11
Taisei Miyashiro ↑ 56'
13
Shinya Nakano ↑ 72'
43
Taichi Fukui ↑ 84'
31
Masahiro Okamoto

Coach Kenta Kawai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2022-10-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-10-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2022-09-17 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-09-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2022-09-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2022-09-03 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2022-10-08 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2022-10-01 Sagan Tosu FC 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2022-09-16 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kashima Antlers D 2022-09-10 Cerezo Osaka FC 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2022-09-03 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2022-08-31 Kawasaki Frontale 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.47 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Sagan Tosu FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds48% Draw27% Sagan Tosu FC25%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

75%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

52%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sagan Tosu FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds32% Draw48% Sagan Tosu FC20%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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