Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2021

Urawa Red Diamonds

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Wed 25 Aug 2021 · 10:00 UTC Urawa Komaba Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Yuichi Hirano 43' Y

Y 47' Yoichi Naganuma

Overview

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

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

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

2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2021-05-26 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-08-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2019-10-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
21 Aug	Tokushima Vortis	A	1–0	W
14 Aug	Sagan Tosu FC	H	2–1	W
09 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–2	L
10 Jul	Ōita FC Trinita	A	0–1	L
03 Jul	Vegalta Sendai	A	0–0	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–1	L
21 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	1–1	D
09 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	A	1–1	D
11 Jul	Yokohama FC	H	0–1	L
03 Jul	Sagan Tosu FC	H	1–1	D
19 Jun	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	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

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' We are underway at Urawa Komaba Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Japan international Yoshifumi Kashiwa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Brilliant from the ! Kasper Junker makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 15.
20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Yuki Nogami suffering a number of foals already.
25' Atsuki Ito, a Japan midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' Takahiro Akimoto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
35' 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.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ezequiel, as he is very good at scoring at Urawa Komaba Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
43' Yuichi Hirano was booked on 43.
47' Controversy at the stadium! Yoichi Naganuma argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
52' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Douglas Vieira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
54' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Junior Santos is replaced by Douglas Vieira.
59' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
64' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
65' Kai Shibato is replacing Alexander Scholz for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
70' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 70 minute. Yoichi Naganuma leaves to be changed by Shunki Higashi.
75' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
80' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Kasper Junker has done his job and it is now time for Kosuke Kinoshita to step up.
85' Shusaku Nishikawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
88' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Takahiro Sekine is replaced by Tomoya Ugajin.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Tomoya Ugajin ↑ 88'
30
Shinzo Koroki
29
Kai Shibato ↑ 65'
16
Kosuke Kinoshita ↑ 80'
12
Zion Suzuki
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 80'
18
Yoshio Koizumi ↑ 65'

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

26
Kodai Dohi ↑ 80'
14
Ezequiel ↑ 70'
1
Takuto Hayashi
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↑ 54'
24
Shunki Higashi ↑ 70'
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 54'
33
Yuta Imazu

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

2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2021-08-21 Tokushima Vortis 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-08-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2021-08-09 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-07-10 Ōita FC Trinita 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-07-03 Vegalta Sendai 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2021-08-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-08-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale D 2021-08-09 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2021-07-11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Yokohama FC L 2021-07-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Sagan Tosu FC D 2021-06-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.62 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds49% Draw25% Sanfrecce Hiroshima26%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

73%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

51%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds32% Draw45% Sanfrecce Hiroshima23%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.2%

0 – 0

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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