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

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J. League · 2020

Urawa Red Diamonds

1 – 0

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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

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	Kyōto 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	Tōkyō 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 Tōkyō	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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima get this one started.
5' Brilliant from the ! Leo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 5.
10' Ewerton has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 330 appearances.
15' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yoshifumi Kashiwa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
25' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Koya Yuruki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hayao Kawabe.
43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tomoya Ugajin on 43.
48' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Hiroshi Jofuku will be considering his options from the bench.
57' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Rhayner by Yusuke Chajima on 57 minute.
62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gakuto Notsuda made 275 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
63' The crowd applauds Leo as he leaves the pitch. Kenyu Sugimoto steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
65' The supporters are chanting for Tomoya Fujii. He replaces Yoshifumi Kashiwa on 65 minute.
70' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
74' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Hayao Kawabe is replaced by Gakuto Notsuda on 74 minute.
75' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Koya Yuruki departs to be replaced by Takuya Iwanami.
80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
89' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Takuya Aoki comes on to replace Tomoya Ugajin.
It finishes all square. Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 1-0.

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
Yuki Ohashi	2
Akito Suzuki	2
Kasper Junker	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Rhayner	2
Mutsuki Kato	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 Tōkyō 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.