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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 2018

J. League · 2018
Sun 4 Mar 2018 · 07:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yoshihito Hayashi
  • Referee Hiroyuki Kimura
  • Referee Hironobu Kikawada
  • Referee Masaki Tsuruoka

Head-to-Head

6
5
8
Urawa Red Diamonds 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
04 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–0 W
26 Feb Vissel Kobe A 0–1 L
24 Feb FC Tōkyō A 1–1 D
18 Feb Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L
12 Feb Vegalta Sendai H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Urawa Red Diamonds A 2–1 W
25 Feb Kashima Antlers H 1–5 L
24 Feb Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–0 W
16 Feb Kingstonian FC A 3–1 W
10 Feb Kashiwa Reysol H 1–3 L
05 Feb V-Varen Nagasaki A 3–0 W

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
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
62% 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
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
4/2
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/1
76+
6/2
■ 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
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Akito Suzuki 10 G 4 A
Mutsuki Kato 3 G 3 A
Shuto Nakano 3 G 2 A
Shun Ayukawa 3 G 1 A
Sebastien Haller 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 5' Kazuki Nagasawa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
  • 10' The travelling Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tomoya Ugajin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Takuto Hayashi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sanfrecce Hiroshima needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Takafumi Hori might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 65' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Takafumi Hori will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds30% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima45%
Actual: Sanfrecce Hiroshima win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
55%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
70%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds24% Draw41% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.6%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 0
4.7%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 15% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 20% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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