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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

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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 Kyōto 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 Tōkyō 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

6
5
8
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 Kyōto 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 Kyōto 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
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Urawa Red Diamonds launch into their encounter with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
  • 5' Japan international Hirokazu Ishihara has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Hiroya Matsumoto is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Satoshi Tanaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 346 games and scored 453 goals.
  • 56' Shunki Higashi gets the nod from Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He replaces Daiki Suga and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' What a moment for Takuro Kaneko! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' It’s gonna be a card for Shuto Nakano.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 76' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Genki Haraguchi comes on to replace Matheus Savio.
  • 79' Sota Koshimichi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Shion Inoue at the 79 minute mark.
  • 82' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Hirokazu Ishihara by Taishi Matsumoto on 82 minute.
  • 83' The Sanfrecce Hiroshima bench stirs into life. Hayao Kawabe is withdrawn and Hiroya Matsumoto gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Ryoma Watanabe is replaced by Motoki Nagakura on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Urawa Red Diamonds players.

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
Yuki Ohashi 2
Akito Suzuki 2
Kasper Junker 2
Shinzo Koroki 2
Rhayner 2
Mutsuki Kato 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 Kyōto 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 Kyōto 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.