Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2022

Urawa Red Diamonds

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Fri 13 May 2022 · 10:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 38' Nassim Ben Khalifa

Yuichi Hirano 53' Y

Kai Shibato 83' Y

Y 87' Gakuto Notsuda

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League .

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

2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	0–0	D
08 May	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–0	D
10 Apr	FC Tokyo	A	0–0	D
06 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	H	1–1	D
02 Apr	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	A	1–1	D
19 Mar	Jubilo Iwata	H	4–1	W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
07 May	Kashima Antlers	H	3–0	W
03 May	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–2	L
29 Apr	Shimizu S-Pulse	A	2–2	D
17 Apr	Jubilo Iwata	A	2–2	D
10 Apr	Avispa Fukuoka	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' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takuya Iwanami made 439 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
14' What a moment for Kazuaki Mawatari! That strike on 14 puts his side firmly in control.
19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Keisuke Osako is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
29' Urawa Red Diamonds have won 403 goals from 439 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
38' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
43' Netherlands international Alex Schalk has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' A tactical swap from Sanfrecce Hiroshima — Taishi Matsumoto on, Nassim Ben Khalifa off on 46 minutes.
51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
53' Yuichi Hirano is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
58' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
60' The whistle greets Takahiro Sekine as he departs to be replaced by Ataru Esaka.
65' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' Tsukasa Morishima is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
74' Kai Shibato gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Atsuki Ito and will look to change the dynamic.
79' A quiet spell here at . Sanfrecce Hiroshima seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
83' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
84' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Tsukasa Morishima is replaced by Kosei Shibasaki.
87' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Yellow card on 87.
90' Ryo Nagai is replacing Junior Santos for the Sanfrecce Hiroshima side.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

22
Kai Shibato ↑ 74'
33
Ataru Esaka ↑ 60'
12
Zion Suzuki
11
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 74'
7
Kasper Junker ↑ 60'
24
Yuta Miyamoto
20
Tetsuya Chinen

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

37
Junior Santos ↓ Ryo Nagai 90'
7
Gakuto Notsuda
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 84'
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 46'
3
Tsukasa Shiotani
4
Hayato Araki
15
Tomoya Fujii
39
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Yuya Asano 84'

Bench

22
Goro Kawanami
2
Yuki Nogami
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 84'
17
Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 46'
24
Shunki Higashi
20
Ryo Nagai ↑ 90'
16
Yuya Asano ↑ 84'

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Shinzo Koroki	4
Tsukasa Morishima	3
Rhayner	2
Mutsuki Kato	2
Makoto Mitsuta	2
Yuki Ohashi	2
Akito Suzuki	2
Kasper Junker	2

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-05-08 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-04-10 FC Tokyo 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-04-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-04-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2022-03-19 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Jubilo Iwata W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2022-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–0 Kashima Antlers W 2022-05-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–2 Kashiwa Reysol L 2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-17 Jubilo Iwata 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.56 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds43% Draw26% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

69%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

57%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds30% Draw45% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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