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	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

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	Kyoto 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

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Urawa Red Diamonds to score. At the same time, Sagan Tosu FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' Shusaku Nishikawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marius Hoibraten, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fuchi Honda made 279 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Wataru Harada has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sagan Tosu FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maciej Skorza might look to freshen things up shortly.
50' 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.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
56' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yoichi Naganuma is hanging Jun Nishikawa on the field on 56 minute.
60' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shinzo Koroki is hanging Jose Kante on the field on 60 minute.
65' Sagan Tosu FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
67' Sagan Tosu FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Atsushi Kawata is hanging Yuki Horigome on the field on 67 minute.
68' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Naoyuki Fujita by Kohei Tezuka on 68 minute.
70' What composure from Yoichi Naganuma! The Japan international strokes it home. 0-1.
70' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Atsuki Ito exits the field as Yoshio Koizumi enters on 70.
71' The crowd applauds Atsuki Ito as he leaves the pitch. Yoshio Koizumi steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
75' Kohei Tezuka adds to his 0 season tally! Sagan Tosu FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
76' Kohei Tezuka makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Sagan Tosu FC are in front.
81' Jun Nishikawa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
84' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Tomoaki Okubo trudges off to be replaced by Takuya Iwanami on 84 minutes.
85' The supporters are chanting for Ayumu Ohata. He replaces Takuya Ogiwara on 85 minute.
89' The Sagan Tosu FC bench stirs into life. Yuto Iwasaki is withdrawn and Toshio Shimakawa gets his opportunity.
It finishes all square. Urawa Red Diamonds and Sagan Tosu FC share the spoils 0-2.

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 Kyoto 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.