Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

J. League · 2026-27
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 4
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 48,707 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 16' Akito Suzuki
Hayato Araki 22' 1–1
1–2 45+2' Tsukasa Shiotani
1–3 61' Sebastien Haller
1–4 75' Akito Suzuki
Y 22' Sho Sasaki
Kota Kudo 25' Y
Yuta Miyamoto 34' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

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 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–4 L
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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Urawa Red Diamonds A 4–1 W
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

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

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
5/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 6 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A
Mutsuki Kato 2 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Urawa Red Diamonds have kicked off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' The 20-year-old Sasa Shuta has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Takumu Kawamura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 16' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is taking the lead after the goal scored by Akito Suzuki on 16.
  • 21' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is showing some good football. However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 22' Hayato Araki does the damage! The net is bulging and Urawa Red Diamonds surge ahead!
  • 22' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sho Sasaki on 22 minutes.
  • 25' Poor challenge from Kota Kudo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Yuta Miyamoto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 39' Sanfrecce Hiroshima looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Akito Suzuki scoring 2 goals.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Ado Onaiwu trudges off to be replaced by Hiiro Komori on 46 minutes.
  • 47' A goal from the Japan international Tsukasa Shiotani! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-2!
  • 52' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' 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.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yoichi Naganuma is replaced by Kotaro Hayashi.
  • 61' What a moment for Sebastien Haller! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Sebastien Haller as he leaves the pitch. Takumu Kawamura steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 68' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 75' GOAL! Akito Suzuki fires home to make it 1-4!
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-4.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cho Kwi Jae

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bartosch Gaul

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Shinzo Koroki 4
Tsukasa Morishima 3
Akito Suzuki 2
Kasper Junker 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Rhayner 2
Mutsuki Kato 2
Makoto Mitsuta 2

Head to Head

2026-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2026-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2026-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.9 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.64 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds29% Draw22% Sanfrecce Hiroshima49%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
52%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
71%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds24% Draw35% Sanfrecce Hiroshima41%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
6%
2 – 3
5.6%
2 – 1
5.1%
3 – 2
4.1%
1 – 4
Actual
0 – 2
3.9%
2 – 4
3.7%
3 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 13% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 18% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 15% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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