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 (2026/26)
Sagan Tosu FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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 Tōkyō	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

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Urawa Red Diamonds is hosting Sagan Tosu FC for another epic battle.
5' Thiago Santana puts Urawa Red Diamonds on the lead.
10' 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.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryoma Watanabe made 437 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shusaku Nishikawa, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hirokazu Ishihara on 27.
32' It looks surprising Sagan Tosu FC does not make any changes. Akito Fukuta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
37' 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.
42' 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.
46' Another substitution for Sagan Tosu FC to replace Akito Fukuta by Ayumu Yokoyama on 46 minute.
51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yusuke Matsuo suffering a number of foals already.
53' What a strike from Yusuke Matsuo! The score is 2-0.
57' Marcelo Ryan is replacing Yuki Horigome for the Sagan Tosu FC side.
62' Marcelo Ryan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 21 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
64' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Naoki Maeda departs to be replaced by Tomoaki Okubo.
66' The whistle greets Wataru Harada as he departs to be replaced by Hikaru Nakahara.
67' Sagan Tosu FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 67.
71' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Yusuke Matsuo is replaced by Shoya Nakajima on 71 minute.
72' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yoshio Koizumi is hanging Ken Iwao on the field on 72 minute.
77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
79' Another change for Sagan Tosu FC made on 79 minute. Kosuke Yamazaki leaves to be changed by Yusuke Maruhashi.
81' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shinzo Koroki is hanging Thiago Santana on the field on 81 minute.
83' Goal! Tomoaki Okubo scores his 6 goal in 439 matches.
88' It’s high time Kenta Kawai made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
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

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 Tōkyō 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.