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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima Live Stream, Predictions
The J1 League match at Saitama Stadium 2002 on Friday sees home team Urawa Red Diamonds facing Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
View all of the Urawa Red Diamonds v Sanfrecce Hiroshima predictions, poll and stats below - along with the latest match odds.
📏 Form Guide
Urawa Red Diamonds
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Urawa Red Diamonds go into this game after a 0-0 J1 League stalemate vs Kashiwa Reysol.
In that match, Urawa Red Diamonds managed 66% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Kashiwa Reysol had 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.
Their latest results shine a light on the fact that much respect should be given to the Urawa Red Diamonds backline. Urawa Red Diamonds have been miserly, seeing the number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper over the course of their previous six games standing at 1. Previous results aside, it remains to be seen whether that trend shall be maintained in this next game.
Looking at their past form shows that Urawa Red Diamonds:
- are unbeaten in the league by Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their previous 5 games.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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Sanfrecce Hiroshima go into this clash after a 3-0 J1 League win with the eclipse of Kashima Antlers in their last outing.
In that match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima managed 46% possession and 17 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Sanfrecce Hiroshima, the goals were scored by Yoshifumi Kashiwa (38', 79') and Makoto Mitsuta (63'). For their opponents, Kashima Antlers had 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
Indicating their bias toward fruitful matches, we’ve had goals 21 times in the prior six games in which Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played, giving a mean average of 3.5 goals per clash. Opposition teams have managed 7 from this total.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Sanfrecce Hiroshima:
- are winless against Urawa Red Diamonds when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 league matches away from home.
- are without a win away from home in their last 2 league games.
👥 Head to head
Looking over their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 26/05/2019 shows that Urawa Red Diamonds have won 2 of these and Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1, with the number of draws standing at 3.
In all, 14 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 6 for Reds and 8 coming from Sanfrecce. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.
The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was J1 League match day 26 on 25/08/2021 when it ended Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
On that occasion, Urawa Red Diamonds had 39% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The scorer was Kasper Junker (15').
Sanfrecce Hiroshima had 9 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.
The referee was Masuya Ueda.
📋 Team News: Urawa Red Diamonds
Ayumu Ohata (Fractured Eye Socket), Kasper Junker (Fractured Finger), Hiroki Sakai (Metatarsal Fracture) and Tomoya Inukai (Fractured Kneecap) won’t be playing for Urawa Red Diamonds manager Ricardo Rodríguez.
In all likelihood, Reds will possibly employ a 4-2-3-1 system for the game featuring Shusaku Nishikawa, Kazuaki Mawatari, Alexander Scholz, Takuya Iwanami, Takahiro Akimoto, Yuichi Hirano, Atsuki Ito, D. Moberg Karlsson, Yoshio Koizumi, Takahiro Sekine and Alex Schalk.
ℹ️ Team News: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Michael Skibbe has some current player fitness concerns. Ezequiel (Ankle Injury), Takumu Kawamura (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury) and Shun Ayukawa (Metatarsal Fracture) won’t be making appearances.
There’s a good chance that Sanfrecce appear most likely to play in a 10 lineup, starting Keisuke Osako, Tomoya Fujii, Gakuto Notsuda, Yoshifumi Kashiwa, Tsukasa Shiotani, Hayato Araki, Sho Sasaki, Nassim Ben Khalifa, Junior Santos, Tsukasa Morishima and Makoto Mitsuta.
🧠 Prediction
We feel that Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Red Diamonds could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.
Will be interesting to see how this one goes, with a good chance of a draw. Our tip is therefore for a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 score at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 23:31 08/05/2022

⚽️ Team Focus:
Urawa Red Diamonds
Formed: 1950
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 (62,010)
Captain: Shūsaku Nishikawa
Chairman: Yoichi Tachibana
Manager: Ricardo Rodríguez
Competitions: J1 League position 16, AFC Champions League (Round of 16)
🔑 Star Man: David Moberg Karlsson
Generally taking up the Right Attacking Midfielder position, David Moberg Karlsson was born in Marlestad, Sweden. Having played his first senior match for IFK Göteborg in the 2011 season, the gifted Midfielder has scored 2 league goals in this J1 League 2022 season to date coming from a total of 5 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | LDWWL |
2 |
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11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 23 | WLDWW |
3 |
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11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | DWLWW |
4 |
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12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | LLLWD |
5 |
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12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | LDWDW |
6 |
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12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | DDWLL |
7 |
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12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | WDDLW |
8 |
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12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | WDLDW |
9 |
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12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 17 | WDWDW |
10 |
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12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | WWLDL |
11 |
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12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | LDWWD |
12 |
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12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 14 | DLLDW |
13 |
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12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 12 | DDDWL |
14 |
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11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | WDDDD |
15 |
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12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 11 | DDLDL |
16 |
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12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 11 | DDWLL |
17 |
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12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 7 | DWLLD |
18 |
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11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -13 | 4 | DLLLL |
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Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
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Shandong Taishan |
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Lion City Sailors |
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Daegu FC |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Kashima Antlers |
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Kashiwa Reysol |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Tokushima Vortis |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Júbilo Iwata |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Vissel Kobe |
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Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Júbilo Iwata |
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Shonan Bellmare |
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Consadole Sapporo |
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Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 17 |
Time first goal conceded | 44 |
Yellow cards | 1.4 |
Red cards | 0.6 |
Subs used | 4.4 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.4 |
Time first goal scored | 60 |
Time first goal conceded | 33 |
Yellow cards | 0.8 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.6 |
Biggest victory | 1-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Kasper Junker | 4 |
Ataru Esaka | 2 |
David Moberg Karlsson | 2 |
Tomoya Inukai | 1 |
Takuya Iwanami | 1 |
Tsukasa Morishima | 4 |
Yoshifumi Kashiwa | 3 |
Makoto Mitsuta | 3 |
Shun Ayukawa | 1 |
Júnior Santos | 1 |
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Cerezo Osaka |
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Avispa Fukuoka |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Vissel Kobe |
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Gamba Osaka |
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Kyoto Sanga |
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FC Tokyo |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
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Kawasaki Frontale |
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Kyoto Sanga |
Gamba Osaka |
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Nagoya Grampus |
Consadole Sapporo |
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Consadole Sapporo |
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Cerezo Osaka |
Avispa Fukuoka |
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Júbilo Iwata |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
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Shonan Bellmare |