Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Sagan Tosu FC

Wed 10 May 2023 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 17,970 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 70' Yoichi Naganuma

0–2 75' Kohei Tezuka

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 Hiroyuki Kimura
Assistant 1 Takeshi Asada
Assistant 2 Taku Nakano

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

2023-05-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Sagan Tosu FC 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–2	L
23 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D
15 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	4–1	W
09 Apr	Nagoya Grampus	A	0–0	D
31 Mar	Kashiwa Reysol	A	3–0	W
18 Mar	Albirex Niigata	H	2–1	W

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	2–0	W
07 May	Kawasaki Frontale	A	0–1	L
03 May	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	1–3	L
23 Apr	Kyōto Sanga FC	A	3–2	W
15 Apr	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–1	D
09 Apr	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–1	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' What a night it is going to be! Urawa Red Diamonds welcome Sagan Tosu FC for this crunch clash at Saitama Stadium 2002.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 443 games and scored 411 goals.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Shusaku Nishikawa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sagan Tosu FC.
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sagan Tosu FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' The 30-year-old Wataru Harada has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' Naoyuki Fujita has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
40' Sagan Tosu FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
50' It’s high time Maciej Skorza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuto Iwasaki, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
56' A tactical swap from Sagan Tosu FC — Yoichi Naganuma on, Jun Nishikawa off on 56 minutes.
60' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 60 minute. Jose Kante leaves to be changed by Shinzo Koroki.
65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
67' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Yuki Horigome by Atsushi Kawata on 67 minute.
68' A change in the Sagan Tosu FC ranks — Naoyuki Fujita exits the field as Kohei Tezuka enters on 68.
70' What a moment for Yoichi Naganuma! That strike on 70 puts his side firmly in control.
70' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yoshio Koizumi is hanging Atsuki Ito on the field on 70 minute.
71' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Atsuki Ito is replaced by Yoshio Koizumi.
75' The Japan Kohei Tezuka breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 0-2!
76' Goal! Kohei Tezuka scores his 6 goal in 415 matches.
81' Sagan Tosu FC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
84' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Tomoaki Okubo has done his job and it is now time for Takuya Iwanami to step up.
85' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ayumu Ohata is hanging Takuya Ogiwara on the field on 85 minute.
89' It is a substitution in Sagan Tosu FC team. Yuto Iwasaki is replaced by Toshio Shimakawa on 89 minute.
Sagan Tosu FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 60'
4
Takuya Iwanami ↑ 84'
22
Kai Shibato
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 60'
12
Zion Suzuki
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 85'
8
Yoshio Koizumi ↑ 70'

Coach Maciej Skorza

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
Kohei Tezuka ↑ 68'
4
Toshio Shimakawa ↑ 89'
8
Fuchi Honda ↑ 56'
41
Ryonosuke Kabayama
9
Atsushi Kawata ↑ 67'
24
Yoichi Naganuma ↑ 56'
35
Kei Uchiyama

Coach Kenta Kawai

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-05-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-03-31 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Albirex Niigata W

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2023-05-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-05-07 Kawasaki Frontale 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2023-05-03 Sagan Tosu FC 1–3 Yokohama F·Marinos L 2023-04-23 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–3 Sagan Tosu FC W 2023-04-15 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol D 2023-04-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Sagan Tosu FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.23 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Sagan Tosu FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds36% Draw29% Sagan Tosu FC35%

Actual: Sagan Tosu FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

66%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

64%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sagan Tosu FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds25% Draw49% Sagan Tosu FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.5%

0 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

9.2%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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