Thursday , 2 July 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 0
Full Time
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Fri 25 Apr 2025 · 10:30 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 67' Shuto Nakano

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W
20 Apr Yokohama F·Marinos H 3–1 W
16 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–1 W
13 Apr FC Machida Zelvia A 2–0 W
06 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L
02 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 0–1 L
20 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 1–2 L
12 Apr Fagiano Okayama FC H 0–1 L
06 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–1 W
02 Apr Kashima Antlers H 1–0 W
29 Mar Kyoto Sanga FC A 0–1 L

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' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' 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 Tsukasa Shiotani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Hayao Kawabe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Sanfrecce Hiroshima is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Daiki Suga by Shunki Higashi on 56 minute.
  • 57' What a strike from Takuro Kaneko! The score is 1-0.
  • 62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 67' Sanfrecce Hiroshima player sees a card in front of him.
  • 72' Daiki Suga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 76' Genki Haraguchi is replacing Matheus Savio for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Sota Koshimichi. He replaces Shion Inoue on 79 minute.
  • 82' Taishi Matsumoto is replacing Hirokazu Ishihara for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • 83' Another change for Sanfrecce Hiroshima made on 83 minute. Hayao Kawabe leaves to be changed by Hiroya Matsumoto.
  • 88' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Motoki Nagakura is replacing Ryoma Watanabe for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Yokohama F·Marinos W 2025-04-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-04-13 FC Machida Zelvia 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-04-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-04-20 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2025-04-12 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Fagiano Okayama FC L 2025-04-06 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2025-04-02 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers W 2025-03-29 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.81 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds51% Draw24% Sanfrecce Hiroshima25%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
74%
Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
49%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Sanfrecce Hiroshima
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds34% Draw42% Sanfrecce Hiroshima24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.9%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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