Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sagan Tosu FC, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Urawa Red Diamonds

3 – 0

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Sagan Tosu FC

Sun 7 Apr 2024 · 06:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Hirokazu Ishihara 27' Y

Y 67' Kosuke Yamazaki

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)

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

2024-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC 2023-07-01 Sagan Tosu FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Sagan Tosu FC	H	3–0	W
03 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	1–2	L
30 Mar	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–1	W
17 Mar	Shonan Bellmare	A	4–4	D
10 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–0	W
03 Mar	Tokyo Verdy	H	1–1	D

Sagan Tosu FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–3	L
03 Apr	Vissel Kobe	H	0–0	D
30 Mar	FC Machida Zelvia	A	1–3	L
16 Mar	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–2	L
09 Mar	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	A	0–4	L
02 Mar	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	4–0	W

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 game is set. Urawa Red Diamonds kicks off things out of here…
5' Thiago Santana has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
10' Sagan Tosu FC have won 293 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Sagan Tosu FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' 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.
27' A moment of madness from Hirokazu Ishihara on 27 minutes earns him a card. Urawa Red Diamonds will be frustrated.
32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
37' Japan international Ayumu Yokoyama has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
42' 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.
46' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Akito Fukuta by Ayumu Yokoyama on 46 minute.
51' Sagan Tosu FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
53' A goal from the Japan international Yusuke Matsuo! He fires home on 53 to make it 2-0!
57' The Sagan Tosu FC manager makes a substitution. Yuki Horigome departs to be replaced by Marcelo Ryan.
62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Per-Mathias Høgmo will be considering his options from the bench.
64' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Naoki Maeda has done his job and it is now time for Tomoaki Okubo to step up.
66' A tactical swap from Sagan Tosu FC — Hikaru Nakahara on, Wataru Harada off on 66 minutes.
67' Poor challenge from Kosuke Yamazaki. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
71' Yusuke Matsuo makes way for Shoya Nakajima at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Urawa Red Diamonds.
72' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Ken Iwao trudges off to be replaced by Yoshio Koizumi on 72 minutes.
77' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
79' The crowd applauds Kosuke Yamazaki as he leaves the pitch. Yusuke Maruhashi steps in for Sagan Tosu FC.
81' The whistle greets Thiago Santana as he departs to be replaced by Shinzo Koroki.
83' What a strike from Tomoaki Okubo! The score is 3-0.
88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 71'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 81'
66
Ayumu Ohata
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 64'
8
Yoshio Koizumi ↑ 72'
25
Kaito Yasui ↑ 81'
16
Ayumi Niekawa

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Sagan Tosu FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Vinicius Araujo ↓ Cayman Togashi 46'
3
Seiji Kimura
6
Akito Fukuta ↓ Ayumu Yokoyama 46'
88
Yoichi Naganuma
71
Il-kyu Park
21
Yuki Horigome ↓ Marcelo Ryan 57'
23
Taichi Kikuchi
42
Wataru Harada ↓ Hikaru Nakahara 66'
2
Kosuke Yamazaki ↓ Yusuke Maruhashi 79'
5
So Kawahara
20
Tae-hyeon Kim

Bench

19
Kentaro Moriya
22
Cayman Togashi ↑ 46'
28
Yusuke Maruhashi ↑ 79'
99
Marcelo Ryan ↑ 57'
8
Hikaru Nakahara ↑ 66'
13
Ayumu Yokoyama ↑ 46'
12
Bong-jo Koh

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
Tomoaki Okubo	1
Riki Harakawa	1

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-04-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-03-17 Shonan Bellmare 4–4 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-03-10 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2024-03-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Tokyo Verdy D

Sagan Tosu FC Form

2024-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2024-04-03 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Vissel Kobe D 2024-03-30 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Sagan Tosu FC L 2024-03-16 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-03-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Sagan Tosu FC L 2024-03-02 Sagan Tosu FC 4–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.8 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Sagan Tosu FC xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds59% Draw24% Sagan Tosu FC17%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

83%

Draw or Sagan Tosu FC

41%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sagan Tosu FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds41% Draw45% Sagan Tosu FC14%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

11.7%

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 0

11%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

4.5%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

2.9%

4 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sagan Tosu FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Sagan Tosu FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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