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	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

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	Oita 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

0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

0% 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

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/2

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

2/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Urawa Red Diamonds kicks off things out of here…
5' Urawa Red Diamonds 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.
10' 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.
15' What a moment for Kasper Junker! That strike on 15 puts his side firmly in control.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' A quiet spell here at Urawa Komaba Stadium. Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' Japan international Takuya Iwanami has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yuichi Hirano on 43.
47' The referee has no hesitation. Yoichi Naganuma is booked for Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Yellow card on 47.
52' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
54' Douglas Vieira gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Junior Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
59' 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.
64' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
65' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Alexander Scholz is replaced by Kai Shibato on 65 minute.
70' Shunki Higashi gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Yoichi Naganuma and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Yuya Asano has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 335 appearances.
80' The whistle greets Kasper Junker as he departs to be replaced by Kosuke Kinoshita.
85' 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 Taishi Matsumoto suffering a number of foals already.
88' Tomoya Ugajin is replacing Takahiro Sekine for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
It finishes all square. Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 1-0.

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 Oita 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.