Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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 Tokyo 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

7
4
5
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Ken Iwao is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sagan Tosu FC tonight.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bryan Linssen made 282 appearances and scored 63 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' That is a Yellow card for Sagan Tosu FC. Diego will be fuming at that decision.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kasper Junker makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Sagan Tosu FC's compact .
  • 50' A stunning finish from Yoshio Koizumi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Yuto Iwasaki exits the field as Naoyuki Fujita enters on 56.
  • 60' The whistle greets Bryan Linssen as he departs to be replaced by Yusuke Matsuo.
  • 62' A goal from the Japan international Taisei Miyashiro! He fires home on 62 to make it 2-1!
  • 67' 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.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Toshio Shimakawa argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Yoshio Koizumi as he leaves the pitch. Takahiro Sekine steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 77' Takuya Iwanami is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sagan Tosu FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 84' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Taichi Kikuchi exits the field as Taichi Fukui enters on 84.
  • 89' Ataru Esaka is replacing Tomoaki Okubo for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 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

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Kawai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keita Yamashita 3
Shinzo Koroki 2
Yusuke Matsuo 2
Ataru Esaka 2
Yuki Muto 2
Yoichi Naganuma 2
Tomoya Ugajin 1
Koya Yuruki 1

Head to Head

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

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.