Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa Reds match preview

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Competition: Japan J-League
Date: Tue 29.October
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: EDION Stadium (50000 seats)

4th position in the J-League table for Sanfrecce Hiroshima so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 12th-placed Urawa Reds visits EDION Stadium.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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 are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Urawa Reds are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

Overall J-League stats at home this season for Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 6-5-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are returning here after visiting Shimizu S-Pulse in a J-League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Sanfrecce Hiroshima won a home game hosting Vissel Kobe (6-2).

The manager H. Jofuku will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kawasaki Frontale in only four days.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 attempts. From these home matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded only 10 goals.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. Visiting Urawa Reds has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Urawa Reds play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Guangzhou Evergrande. The game before that, in the J-League, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Oita Trinita.

Goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa was absolutely vital in the Urawa Reds victory against Guangzhou Evergrande, making 8 saves.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Urawa Reds manager T. Ōtsuki as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Kashima Antlers.

Urawa Reds have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Urawa Reds have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Urawa Reds - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0-4. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 1 draw and 5 wins for Urawa Reds. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

Urawa RedsS. Koroki
S. Koroki
12 goals
Sanfrecce HiroshimaY. Kashiwa
Y. Kashiwa
8 goals / 4 assists
Sanfrecce HiroshimaDouglas Vieira
Douglas Vieira
7 goals / 3 assists

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Urawa Reds missing players

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Urawa Reds
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 3 14 29
14 6 3 Won W 1 5 9
8 5 1 Drew D 1 5 8
7 3 0 Lost L 1 4 12
42 19 10 Scored S 4 16 30
25 10 2 Conceded C 5 18 42
93% 86% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
59% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 76%
34% 21% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 36% 45%
21% 14% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 21% 21%
10% 14% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
38% 36% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 52%
41% 43% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 21%
28% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 31%
 
4 5.1 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 3.3 3.6 4
3.8 3.6 3.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 5.3 4.8
0.9 0.6 0.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won significantly more corners at home than away.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
All Emperor Cup Nabisco Cup AFC Champions League J-League
All Home Away Home vs mid
14-09-19 JL Yokohama F. Marinos 3 - 0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
18-09-19 EC Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 Oita Trinita
28-09-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 - 1 Nagoya Grampus
05-10-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 - 2 Vissel Kobe
19-10-19 JL Shimizu S-Pulse 1 - 2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
29-10-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 11:00 Urawa Reds
02-11-19 JL Kawasaki Frontale 07:05 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
23-11-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 06:00 Kashima Antlers
30-11-19 JL Shonan Bellmare 06:00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
07-12-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 06:00 Vegalta Sendai
Urawa Reds
All Emperor Cup FIFA Club World Cup AFC Champions League Nabisco Cup J-League
All Home Away Away vs top
28-09-19 JL Sagan Tosu 3 - 3 Urawa Reds
02-10-19 ACL Urawa Reds 2 - 0 Guangzhou Evergrande
06-10-19 JL Urawa Reds 2 - 1 Shimizu S-Pulse
18-10-19 JL Urawa Reds 0 - 1 Oita Trinita
23-10-19 ACL Guangzhou Evergrande 0 - 1 Urawa Reds
29-10-19 JL Sanfrecce Hiroshima 11:00 Urawa Reds
01-11-19 JL Kashima Antlers 11:00 Urawa Reds
05-11-19 JL Urawa Reds 10:30 Kawasaki Frontale
09-11-19 ACL Al Hilal 13:00 Urawa Reds
24-11-19 ACL Urawa Reds 13:00 Al Hilal

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kashima Antlers 29 16 8 5 51 25 14 10 3 1 28 10 15 6 5 4 23 15 26 56
2 Tokyo 29 17 5 7 41 24 15 12 0 3 27 11 14 5 5 4 14 13 17 56
3 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 17 4 8 54 34 15 10 3 2 30 12 14 7 1 6 24 22 20 55
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 29 14 8 7 42 25 14 6 5 3 19 10 15 8 3 4 23 15 17 50
5 Cerezo Osaka 29 15 4 10 33 22 14 7 2 5 17 9 15 8 2 5 16 13 11 49
6 Kawasaki Frontale 29 12 12 5 48 28 15 4 9 2 18 12 14 8 3 3 30 16 20 48
7 Oita Trinita 29 11 10 8 32 27 14 6 3 5 16 11 15 5 7 3 16 16 5 43
8 Consadole Sapporo 29 11 7 11 45 41 14 6 4 4 25 18 15 5 3 7 20 23 4 40
9 Gamba Osaka 29 8 11 10 41 43 15 5 6 4 22 17 14 3 5 6 19 26 -2 35
10 Vissel Kobe 29 10 5 14 51 54 14 5 3 6 26 25 15 5 2 8 25 29 -3 35
11 Vegalta Sendai 29 10 5 14 34 40 15 7 4 4 21 19 14 3 1 10 13 21 -6 35
12 Urawa Reds 29 9 8 12 30 42 15 4 3 8 14 24 14 5 5 4 16 18 -12 35
13 Shimizu S-Pulse 29 10 5 14 41 62 14 6 0 8 18 37 15 4 5 6 23 25 -21 35
14 Nagoya Grampus 29 8 9 12 41 44 14 6 2 6 19 17 15 2 7 6 22 27 -3 33
15 Sagan Tosu 29 9 5 15 30 48 14 6 2 6 19 26 15 3 3 9 11 22 -18 32
16 Shonan Bellmare 29 9 4 16 37 57 15 4 3 8 18 31 14 5 1 8 19 26 -20 31
17 Matsumoto Yamaga 29 6 11 12 18 32 15 2 7 6 9 16 14 4 4 6 9 16 -14 29
18 Jubilo Iwata 29 5 7 17 22 43 15 1 5 9 14 26 14 4 2 8 8 17 -21 22

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