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 (2026/26)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

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 Tōkyō	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 18 games · Avg 2.8 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

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

22% 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

2/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

3/1

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

5/–

61-75

3/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Urawa Red Diamonds to score. At the same time, Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Shusaku Nishikawa, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
15' Goal! Kasper Junker scores his 42 goal in 61 matches.
20' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hayato Araki, as he is very good at scoring at Urawa Komaba Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 335 games and scored 427 goals.
40' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
43' Yuichi Hirano is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
47' It’s a booking for Sanfrecce Hiroshima player. Yoichi Naganuma gets a Yellow card.
52' Rhayner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
54' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Junior Santos exits the field as Douglas Vieira enters on 54.
59' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Alexander Scholz is withdrawn and Kai Shibato gets his opportunity.
70' The whistle greets Yoichi Naganuma as he departs to be replaced by Shunki Higashi.
75' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
80' The supporters are chanting for Kosuke Kinoshita. He replaces Kasper Junker on 80 minute.
85' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
88' Tomoya Ugajin gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Takahiro Sekine and will look to change the dynamic.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Urawa Red Diamonds players.

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
Mutsuki Kato	2
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Yuki Ohashi	2
Kasper Junker	2
Shinzo Koroki	2
Rhayner	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.