Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Urawa Red Diamonds

2 – 1

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Wed 31 May 2023 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 20,266 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 50' Tsukasa Morishima

Hiroki Sakai 72' 1–1

Atsuki Ito 90' 2–1

Y 63' Gakuto Notsuda

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
Assistant 1 Makoto Hibino
Assistant 2 Masaki Abe (Japan)

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

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

2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-10-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 May	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	2–1	W
27 May	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	2–0	W
20 May	Avispa Fukuoka	A	0–0	D
14 May	Gamba Osaka	H	3–1	W
10 May	Sagan Tosu FC	H	0–2	L
23 Apr	Kawasaki Frontale	A	1–1	D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 May	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	1–2	L
27 May	Shonan Bellmare	H	1–0	W
20 May	Nagoya Grampus	A	1–2	L
13 May	Vissel Kobe	A	0–2	L
07 May	Avispa Fukuoka	H	3–1	W
29 Apr	Cerezo Osaka FC	A	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

23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

62% 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

5/3

31-45

4/6

46-60

1/2

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/2

46-60

7/2

61-75

7/1

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

Matheus Savio	5 G	1 A
Minamino Harumi	4 G
Takuro Kaneko	3 G	6 A
Hiiro Komori	1 G

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	10 G	4 A
Mutsuki Kato	3 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	3 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Urawa Red Diamonds is hosting Sanfrecce Hiroshima for another epic battle.
5' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' 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.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
30' Yusuke Chajima is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far.
35' It’s high time Michael Skibbe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maciej Skorza might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' 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.
46' Nassim Ben Khalifa makes way for Douglas Vieira at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
50' What a moment for Tsukasa Morishima! That strike on 50 puts his side firmly in control.
55' Sanfrecce Hiroshima has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
60' Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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.
63' The referee shows Sanfrecce Hiroshima player a Yellow card on 63.
65' Ezequiel is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gakuto Notsuda at the 65 minute mark.
67' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Ken Iwao is withdrawn and Bryan Linssen gets his opportunity.
71' Shuto Nakano gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Yusuke Chajima and will look to change the dynamic.
72' Hiroki Sakai doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
72' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Yusuke Chajima exits the field as Shuto Nakano enters on 72.
73' What a strike from Hiroki Sakai! The score is 2-1.
78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
82' The crowd applauds Takahiro Sekine as he leaves the pitch. Takuya Ogiwara steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
87' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Alexander Scholz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
89' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Tsukasa Morishima exits the field as Kosei Shibasaki enters on 89.
90' Goal! Atsuki Ito scores his 17 goal in 455 matches.
90' Kai Shibato gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Kaito Yasui and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — Urawa Red Diamonds 2-1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Honours even.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Hiroki Sakai
11
Jose Kante ↓ Shinzo Koroki 67'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
14
Takahiro Sekine ↓ Takuya Ogiwara 82'
28
Alexander Scholz
10
David Moberg-Karlsson ↓ Tomoaki Okubo 67'
5
Marius Hoibraten
15
Takahiro Akimoto
19
Ken Iwao ↓ Bryan Linssen 67'
3
Atsuki Ito
25
Kaito Yasui ↓ Kai Shibato 90'

Bench

9
Bryan Linssen ↑ 67'
30
Shinzo Koroki ↑ 67'
4
Takuya Iwanami
26
Takuya Ogiwara ↑ 82'
22
Kai Shibato ↑ 90'
12
Zion Suzuki
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 67'

Coach Maciej Skorza

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

7
Gakuto Notsuda ↓ Ezequiel 65'
19
Sho Sasaki
38
Keisuke Osako
10
Tsukasa Morishima ↓ Kosei Shibasaki 89'
17
Taishi Matsumoto
8
Takumu Kawamura
24
Shunki Higashi
13
Nassim Ben Khalifa ↓ Douglas Vieira 46'
4
Hayato Araki
25
Yusuke Chajima ↓ Shuto Nakano 72'
2
Jelani Sumiyoshi

Bench

14
Ezequiel ↑ 65'
22
Goro Kawanami
30
Kosei Shibasaki ↑ 89'
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 46'
23
Shun Ayukawa
15
Shuto Nakano ↑ 72'

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-05-27 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-05-20 Avispa Fukuoka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2023-05-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-05-27 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2023-05-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-05-13 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-05-07 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-04-29 Cerezo Osaka FC 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.79 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds45% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima31%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

69%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

55%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds31% Draw41% Sanfrecce Hiroshima28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	17%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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