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

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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.

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

43% 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

4/3

31-45

4/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/4

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Urawa Red Diamonds

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

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds are looking to make home advantage count against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Hirokazu Ishihara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 418 appearances.
20' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sanfrecce Hiroshima's shape.
25' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Shuto Nakano has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
56' A change in the Sanfrecce Hiroshima ranks — Daiki Suga exits the field as Shunki Higashi enters on 56.
57' The Japan Takuro Kaneko breaks the deadlock on 57 minutes. 1-0!
62' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact .
67' A moment of madness from Shuto Nakano on 67 minutes earns him a card. Sanfrecce Hiroshima will be frustrated.
72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
76' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Matheus Savio exits the field as Genki Haraguchi enters on 76.
79' Time for substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Shion Inoue is replaced by Sota Koshimichi.
82' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Hirokazu Ishihara is replaced by Taishi Matsumoto.
83' The supporters are chanting for Hiroya Matsumoto. He replaces Hayao Kawabe on 83 minute.
88' Supporters expect more eagerness from Samuel Gustafson, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
90' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Ryoma Watanabe by Motoki Nagakura on 90 minute.
Full Time. Urawa Red Diamonds beats Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

8
Matheus Savio ↓ Genki Haraguchi 76'
11
Samuel Gustafson
1
Shusaku Nishikawa
4
Hirokazu Ishihara ↓ Taishi Matsumoto 82'
77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Takahiro Sekine 76'
3
Danilo Boza
24
Yusuke Matsuo ↓ Rio Nitta 90'
5
Marius Hoibraten
13
Ryoma Watanabe ↓ Motoki Nagakura 90'
88
Yoichi Naganuma
25
Kaito Yasui

Bench

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

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.