Saturday , 15 August 2026

45 - Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2026-27
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 2
Half Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 10:00 UTC
0–1 16' Akito Suzuki
Hayato Araki 22' 1–1
1–2 45+2' Tsukasa Shiotani
Y 22' Sho Sasaki
Kota Kudo 25' Y
Yuta Miyamoto 34' Y

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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

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Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 May FC Machida Zelvia A 0–1 L
16 May FC Tokyo H 9–10 L
09 May FC Mito Holly Hock A 4–1 W
06 May Kashiwa Reysol A 1–0 W
02 May JEF United Ichihara Chiba H 2–0 W
29 Apr Kawasaki Frontale H 2–0 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 May Nagoya Grampus H 4–2 W
17 May Kyoto Sanga FC A 4–0 W
10 May Gamba Osaka A 1–0 W
06 May Vissel Kobe H 5–6 L
02 May Fagiano Okayama FC A 0–1 L
29 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Urawa Red Diamonds Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#16 Position #4
25 Points 30
18 Played 18
7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
37 Scored 41
37 Conceded 33
+0 GD +8
1.39 PPG 1.67
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 16' The deadlock is broken! Akito Suzuki gets on the scoresheet on 16 minutes.
  • 21' It’s high time Bartosch Gaul made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' GOAL! Hayato Araki scores on 22.
  • 22' Sho Sasaki has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 22.
  • 25' Kota Kudo was booked on 25.
  • 30' Sho Sasaki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 335 appearances.
  • 34' It’s gonna be a card for Yuta Miyamoto.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 4
Tsukasa Morishima 3
Mutsuki Kato 2
Makoto Mitsuta 2
Yuki Ohashi 2
Kasper Junker 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Rhayner 2

Head to Head

2025-11-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2026-05-22 FC Machida Zelvia 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2026-05-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 9–10 FC Tokyo L 2026-05-09 FC Mito Holly Hock 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-05-06 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2026-05-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 JEF United Ichihara Chiba W 2026-04-29 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-05-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2026-05-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-10 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2026-05-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–6 Vissel Kobe L 2026-05-02 Fagiano Okayama FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2026-04-29 Avispa Fukuoka 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

2.12 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.36 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

Urawa Red Diamonds39% Draw22% Sanfrecce Hiroshima39%

Both Teams to Score

Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.48

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
61%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
61%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
78%

Half-Time Result

Urawa Red Diamonds29% Draw36% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%

Correct Score

2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
1 – 1
6.4%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 3
5.3%
1 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 3
3.8%
0 – 2
3.3%
2 – 4
3.2%
1 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 16% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 17% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
10%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
13%

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