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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 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

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Urawa Red Diamonds 19 games · Avg 2.9 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

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' KICK OFF: Sanfrecce Hiroshima gets underway.
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Kaito Yasui has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shusaku Nishikawa, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 20' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sanfrecce Hiroshima backline.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Sanfrecce Hiroshima is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 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.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Shion Inoue, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Fresh legs for Sanfrecce Hiroshima! Shunki Higashi comes on to replace Daiki Suga.
  • 57' Goal! Takuro Kaneko scores his 30 goal in 381 matches.
  • 62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a card for Shuto Nakano.
  • 72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Genki Haraguchi on, Matheus Savio off on 76 minutes.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Sanfrecce Hiroshima team. Shion Inoue is replaced by Sota Koshimichi on 79 minute.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Taishi Matsumoto. He replaces Hirokazu Ishihara on 82 minute.
  • 83' Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hiroya Matsumoto is hanging Hayao Kawabe on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' Sanfrecce Hiroshima started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 90' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Ryoma Watanabe by Motoki Nagakura on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Akito Suzuki 2
Kasper Junker 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Rhayner 2
Mutsuki Kato 2
Makoto Mitsuta 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.