Both these squads are doing all right, Urawa Reds enjoying a 7 point lead on Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the league table. Get ready!
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (17) in J-League
Urawa Reds have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Urawa Reds should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats
When playing at home in the J-League, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have managed 5 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Sanfrecce.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima faced defeat in their previous match, away at Shonan Bellmare (0-1). Midfield player Shichi got a match rating of 8.05 in that game, the max score being 10. Shichi hit five key passes.
Before that, Sanfrecce drew at home versus Yokohama.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sanfrecce Hiroshima have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Gamblers who like looking for low-scoring games might like knowing that this club have played 5 league rounds in a row with two goals or less (under 2.5).
The Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. Sanfrecce are not conceding a lot of goals here at EDION Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
Urawa Reds form and stats
As the visiting team in J-League matches, Urawa Reds have produced an overall stat of 4-4-3 so far.
Urawa Reds aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 322 league minutes without a goal. Iwao was the last player to find the net.
Urawa Reds delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Yokohama F. Marinos (placed 2nd) in their previous match. Ito got a match rating of 8.21 in that game, top player of the team. Ito hit one key pass.
A loss, in the Emperor Cup away at Nagoya Grampus, earlier. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Urawa Reds playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 1 Urawa win, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Urawa Reds as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Urawa as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Urawa Reds - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 was the output when these two sides previously played each other, also in this season. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two teams are: two wins for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, four draws and four wins for Urawa Reds. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. da Silva Vieira 6 goals |   S. Koroki 4 goals |  A. Scholz 3 goals |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 22 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 73% | 73% |
| 64% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 68% |
| 41% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 18% | 36% |
| 9% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 50% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 18% | 41% |
| 27% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 55% | 41% |
| 27% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 55% | 45% |
| 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 6.6 | 5.2 |
| 1.3 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17.2 | 17.2 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.9 | 12.7 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 20% | 21% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 24% | 29% |
| 9.1 | 8.3 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.8 | 10.8 |
| 3.6 | 2.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in J-League
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (17) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the most clean sheets (6) away in J-League
- Urawa Reds have the most points from losing position (16) in J-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vissel Kobe | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Nagoya Grampus | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Urawa Reds | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | Kashima Antlers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Cerezo Osaka | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Kawasaki Frontale | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Sagan Tosu | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 11 | Tokyo | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Gamba Osaka | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Consadole Sapporo | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 24 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Albirex Niigata | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Kyoto Sanga | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Yokohama | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 18 |
| 17 | Kashiwa Reysol | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
