There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the J-League table so far. Here's the Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Urawa Reds latest:
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sanfrecce and Urawa Reds.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
Sanfrecce Hiroshima have collected 20 points from their J-League home games so far after 6-2-4. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at EDION Stadium.
Sanfrecce manager H. Jofuku and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Vegalta Sendai (placed 18th) in the J-League. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Yokohama F. Marinos.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sanfrecce handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, six draws and four defeats.
The Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 12 league matches. Sanfrecce Hiroshima's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Urawa Reds form and stats
7-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Urawa Reds in their J-League matches away. Visiting Urawa Reds has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Urawa Reds has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Oita Trinita for a J-League game that ended a draw (0-0). That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Cerezo Osaka.
We have checked recent matches where Urawa have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were two victories, four draws and four defeats.
Urawa Reds are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Urawa struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sanfrecce and Urawa Reds have met before this season: Urawa Reds - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sanfrecce two wins, two draws and Urawa Reds six victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 20 | 37 |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 20 | 38 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 92% | 92% |
| 76% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 73% |
| 52% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 58% | 54% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 15% |
| 48% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 46% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 27% |
| 24% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 276 | 140 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 92 | 217 |
| 112 | 61 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 30 | 73 |
| 33% | 36% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 37% | 38% |
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 50 | 68 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
| 3 | Cerezo Osaka | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 48 |
| 4 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 48 |
| 5 | Tokyo | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 47 |
| 6 | Kashima Antlers | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 44 |
| 8 | Kashiwa Reysol | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 9 | Urawa Reds | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 41 |
| 10 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 38 |
| 11 | Vissel Kobe | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Oita Trinita | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | Yokohama | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -19 | 24 |
| 15 | Sagan Tosu | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -18 | 17 |
| 17 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -23 | 14 |
| 18 | Vegalta Sendai | 25 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -26 | 14 |