Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2024

Urawa Red Diamonds

3 – 0

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sun 10 Nov 2024 · 06:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 90' Goncalo Paciencia

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
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

2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2024-02-23 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-05-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-10-01 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Nov	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	3–0	W
30 Oct	Yokohama F·Marinos	A	0–0	D
23 Oct	Kashiwa Reysol	H	1–0	W
19 Oct	Tokyo Verdy	A	1–2	L
05 Oct	Cerezo Osaka FC	H	0–1	L
28 Sep	Vissel Kobe	A	0–1	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Nov	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–3	L
03 Nov	Kyoto Sanga FC	H	0–1	L
19 Oct	Shonan Bellmare	A	1–2	L
06 Oct	Jubilo Iwata	A	2–1	W
28 Sep	FC Machida Zelvia	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Yokohama F·Marinos	H	6–2	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' Temperatures are rising at Saitama Stadium 2002 as Urawa Red Diamonds face off against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' It looks surprising Sanfrecce Hiroshima does not make any changes. Goncalo Paciencia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Skibbe will be considering his options from the bench.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
48' What a strike from Yusuke Matsuo! The score is 1-0.
52' Goncalo Paciencia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Naoto Arai at the 52 minute mark.
56' What a moment for Bryan Linssen! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
61' Mutsuki Kato has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
66' The supporters are chanting for Makoto Mitsuta. He replaces Taishi Matsumoto on 66 minute.
71' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
76' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Naoki Maeda is hanging Takahiro Sekine on the field on 76 minute.
80' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yusuke Matsuo is replaced by Genki Haraguchi.
81' The supporters are chanting for Douglas Vieira. He replaces Hayao Kawabe on 81 minute.
86' What a moment for Genki Haraguchi! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
89' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Samuel Gustafson is replaced by Hidetoshi Takeda.
90' Goncalo Paciencia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
90' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Ryoma Watanabe departs to be replaced by Shoya Nakajima.
Another three points for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

9
Bryan Linssen ↓ Thiago Santana 76'
11
Samuel Gustafson ↓ Hidetoshi Takeda 89'
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
4
Hirokazu Ishihara
14
Takahiro Sekine ↓ Naoki Maeda 76'
24
Yusuke Matsuo ↓ Genki Haraguchi 80'
5
Marius Hoibraten
13
Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Shoya Nakajima 90'
88
Yoichi Naganuma
25
Kaito Yasui
23
Rikito Inoue

Bench

78
Genki Haraguchi ↑ 80'
10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 90'
12
Thiago Santana ↑ 76'
38
Naoki Maeda ↑ 76'
47
Hidetoshi Takeda ↑ 89'
20
Yota Sato
16
Ayumi Niekawa

Coach Maciej Skorza

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

19
Sho Sasaki
1
Keisuke Osako
14
Taishi Matsumoto ↓ Makoto Mitsuta 66'
66
Hayao Kawabe ↓ Douglas Vieira 81'
24
Shunki Higashi ↓ Yoshifumi Kashiwa 66'
33
Tsukasa Shiotani ↓ Pieros Sotiriou 81'
4
Hayato Araki
13
Naoto Arai ↓ Goncalo Paciencia 52'
30
Tolgay Arslan
15
Shuto Nakano
51
Mutsuki Kato

Bench

99
Goncalo Paciencia ↑ 52'
22
Goro Kawanami
6
Toshihiro Aoyama
18
Yoshifumi Kashiwa ↑ 66'
20
Pieros Sotiriou ↑ 81'
9
Douglas Vieira ↑ 81'
11
Makoto Mitsuta ↑ 66'

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-10-30 Yokohama F·Marinos 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2024-10-23 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Kashiwa Reysol W 2024-10-19 Tokyo Verdy 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-10-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2024-09-28 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2024-11-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-11-03 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2024-10-19 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2024-10-06 Jubilo Iwata 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2024-09-28 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 FC Machida Zelvia W 2024-09-22 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Yokohama F·Marinos W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.88 Urawa Red Diamonds xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Urawa Red Diamonds46% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima30%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw

70%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

54%

Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Urawa Red Diamonds34% Draw41% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%

Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.7%

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.3%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap	Urawa Red Diamonds covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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