Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2020 REGULAR SEASON

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 15 Aug 2020 · 10:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45+6' · FT 45+5'

Y 39' Hayao Kawabe

Tomoya Ugajin 43' Y

Tomoaki Makino 70' Y

Overview

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jumpei Iida
Referee Futoshi Nakamura
Referee Takumi Takagi
Referee Akihiro Takeda

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-10-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-05-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2018-07-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–4 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-03-31 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–3 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
08 Aug	Nagoya Grampus	A	2–6	L
01 Aug	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
22 Jul	Kashiwa Reysol	H	0–4	L
18 Jul	FC Tokyo	A	0–2	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
09 Aug	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–0	W
01 Aug	Yokohama FC	A	2–0	W
22 Jul	Gamba Osaka	A	0–1	L
18 Jul	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	1–2	L
12 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	A	0–0	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

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' And we are off! Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — let the football do the talking.
5' Goal! Leo scores his 11 goal in 455 matches.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima winning 100% of all matches.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yusuke Chajima, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
39' Controversy at the stadium! Hayao Kawabe argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
43' Tomoya Ugajin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
53' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
57' The crowd applauds Rhayner as he leaves the pitch. Yusuke Chajima steps in for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
63' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Leo departs to be replaced by Kenyu Sugimoto.
65' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Yoshifumi Kashiwa trudges off to be replaced by Tomoya Fujii on 65 minutes.
70' Tomoaki Makino has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 70.
74' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Hayao Kawabe exits the field as Gakuto Notsuda enters on 74.
75' The crowd applauds Koya Yuruki as he leaves the pitch. Takuya Iwanami steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
80' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Hayato Araki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
89' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 89 minute. Tomoya Ugajin leaves to be changed by Takuya Aoki.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↑ 74'
1
Takuto Hayashi
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 57'
3
Akira Ibayashi
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 74'
50
Tomoya Fujii ↑ 65'
25
Yusuke Chajima ↑ 57'

Coach Hiroshi Jofuku

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-08-08 Nagoya Grampus 6–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2020-08-01 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2020-07-26 Yokohama FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2020-07-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–4 Kashiwa Reysol L 2020-07-18 FC Tokyo 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-08-09 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2020-08-01 Yokohama FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2020-07-22 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2020-07-18 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2020-07-12 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.57 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds40% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

64%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

60%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds27% Draw42% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.7%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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