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

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 8.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

5/3

31-45

4/6

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

Matheus Savio	5 G	1 A
Minamino Harumi	4 G
Takuro Kaneko	3 G	6 A
Hiiro Komori	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Saitama Stadium 2002 as Urawa Red Diamonds face off against Sagan Tosu FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Wataru Harada made 279 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from So Kawahara, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Taichi Kikuchi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
20' Il-kyu Park needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
25' Sagan Tosu FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Sagan Tosu FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
45' 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.
50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
55' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Kaito Yasui has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Yoichi Naganuma gets the nod from Sagan Tosu FC. He replaces Jun Nishikawa and will look to change the dynamic.
60' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Jose Kante is replaced by Shinzo Koroki.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
67' Atsushi Kawata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuki Horigome on 67 minute.
68' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Naoyuki Fujita departs to be replaced by Kohei Tezuka.
70' The Japan Yoichi Naganuma breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 0-1!
70' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Atsuki Ito exits the field as Yoshio Koizumi enters on 70.
71' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Atsuki Ito exits the field as Yoshio Koizumi enters on 71.
75' The deadlock is broken! Kohei Tezuka gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
76' What a strike from Kohei Tezuka! The score is 0-3.
81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
84' The supporters are chanting for Takuya Iwanami. He replaces Tomoaki Okubo on 84 minute.
85' The crowd applauds Takuya Ogiwara as he leaves the pitch. Ayumu Ohata steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
89' The supporters are chanting for Toshio Shimakawa. He replaces Yuto Iwasaki on 89 minute.
Full Time. Sagan Tosu FC beats Urawa Red Diamonds

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
Yoichi Naganuma	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Yusuke Matsuo	2
Ataru Esaka	2
Yuki Muto	2
Hideto Takahashi	1
Fuchi Honda	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.