Urawa Reds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima followers look forward to J-League bout at Urawa Komaba Stadium

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Wed 25.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Urawa Komaba Stadium (63700 seats)

J-League: Urawa Reds welcome Sanfrecce Hiroshima in what should be an entertaining football match. Here's all the pre-match info you need!

Insights:
  • Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 Urawa Reds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

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.

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Urawa Reds form and stats

Urawa Reds have performed here at Urawa Komaba Stadium this season with 8 wins from 13 J-League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. Urawa has recorded two wins in a row here at Urawa Komaba Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A good away victory last time out for Urawa Reds, who won 1-0 against Tokushima Vortis (placed 16th). Defender Takuya Iwanami got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.41/10. Iwanami won 4 of 4 duels.

Before that match, a Emperor Cup win away at Kyoto Sanga.

The manager R. Rodríguez Suárez will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Shonan Bellmare in only four days.

The Urawa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Urawa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

Playing away, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have won 4 games, drawn 6 and suffered 2 defeats in the J-League this season. Two points from the last two away games for Sanfrecce, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Sanfrecce delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Kawasaki Frontale (placed 1st) in their previous match; a J-League game. Defender Yuki Nogami was the best team player with a rating of 7.31. Nogami won 5 of 8 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Avispa Fukuoka's stadium before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Sanfrecce are hosting Oita Trinita in the J-League only three days away.

Sanfrecce find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Sanfrecce in these games.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head encounter ended Sanfrecce Hiroshima - Urawa 2-2, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings with these sides: Urawa won four, Sanfrecce Hiroshima were winners in two and we saw four draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Urawa RedsK. Junker
K. Junker
7 goals
Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ. dos Santos Junior
J. dos Santos Junior
5 goals
UrawaT. Akimoto
T. Akimoto
4 goals

Urawa Reds missing players

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Urawa Reds Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 13 4 Played P 5 12 24
12 8 1 Won W 0 4 7
5 3 3 Drew D 4 6 11
8 2 0 Lost L 1 2 6
28 17 3 Scored S 5 16 26
26 13 1 Conceded C 8 13 24
88% 85% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 83% 88%
72% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 75% 62%
36% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 38%
12% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 12%
8% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 8% 4%
24% 31% 25% BTTS BTTS 60% 58% 54%
48% 54% 75% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 25%
40% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 33%
 
4.6 4.8 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.7 5.5
4 4.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 4.8 4.1
0.8 0.4 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.6 0.6 0.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 7.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 10.2 11.5
3.4 3.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4 4.2
33% 39% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 33% 25%
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 19 6 0 56 16 13 11 2 0 27 10 12 8 4 0 29 6 40 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 25 18 5 2 56 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 11 7 2 2 21 14 35 59
3 Sagan Tosu 25 12 8 5 35 18 12 8 3 1 23 6 13 4 5 4 12 12 17 44
4 Vissel Kobe 24 12 8 4 37 23 12 6 4 2 19 8 12 6 4 2 18 15 14 44
5 Kashima Antlers 25 12 5 8 40 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 13 5 2 6 15 13 15 41
6 Urawa Reds 25 12 5 8 28 26 13 8 3 2 17 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 2 41
7 Nagoya Grampus 24 12 4 8 24 20 11 6 1 4 10 9 13 6 3 4 14 11 4 40
8 Consadole Sapporo 24 10 6 8 33 32 12 7 2 3 23 16 12 3 4 5 10 16 1 36
9 Tokyo 25 10 6 9 33 34 11 6 1 4 19 18 14 4 5 5 14 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 24 9 6 9 26 29 12 6 1 5 14 13 12 3 5 4 12 16 -3 33
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 7 11 6 26 24 12 3 5 4 10 11 12 4 6 2 16 13 2 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 24 7 9 8 33 30 13 6 5 2 19 13 11 1 4 6 14 17 3 30
13 Gamba Osaka 25 8 6 11 18 23 12 3 3 6 10 15 13 5 3 5 8 8 -5 30
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 5 10 10 25 34 12 2 5 5 10 17 13 3 5 5 15 17 -9 25
15 Kashiwa Reysol 25 7 3 15 25 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 12 3 2 7 10 15 -11 24
16 Tokushima Vortis 25 6 5 14 20 33 13 3 4 6 11 14 12 3 1 8 9 19 -13 23
17 Shonan Bellmare 25 4 10 11 23 30 13 2 7 4 10 11 12 2 3 7 13 19 -7 22
18 Vegalta Sendai 25 3 10 12 18 41 12 2 5 5 8 15 13 1 5 7 10 26 -23 19
19 Oita Trinita 25 4 5 16 16 40 13 3 5 5 9 15 12 1 0 11 7 25 -24 17
20 Yokohama 25 3 6 16 17 54 12 2 4 6 11 20 13 1 2 10 6 34 -37 15

Table
  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 19 6 0 56 16 13 11 2 0 27 10 12 8 4 0 29 6 40 63
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 25 18 5 2 56 21 14 11 3 0 35 7 11 7 2 2 21 14 35 59
3 Sagan Tosu 25 12 8 5 35 18 12 8 3 1 23 6 13 4 5 4 12 12 17 44
4 Vissel Kobe 24 12 8 4 37 23 12 6 4 2 19 8 12 6 4 2 18 15 14 44
5 Kashima Antlers 25 12 5 8 40 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 13 5 2 6 15 13 15 41
6 Urawa Reds 25 12 5 8 28 26 13 8 3 2 17 13 12 4 2 6 11 13 2 41
7 Nagoya Grampus 24 12 4 8 24 20 11 6 1 4 10 9 13 6 3 4 14 11 4 40
8 Consadole Sapporo 24 10 6 8 33 32 12 7 2 3 23 16 12 3 4 5 10 16 1 36
9 Tokyo 25 10 6 9 33 34 11 6 1 4 19 18 14 4 5 5 14 16 -1 36
10 Avispa Fukuoka 24 9 6 9 26 29 12 6 1 5 14 13 12 3 5 4 12 16 -3 33
11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 24 7 11 6 26 24 12 3 5 4 10 11 12 4 6 2 16 13 2 32
12 Cerezo Osaka 24 7 9 8 33 30 13 6 5 2 19 13 11 1 4 6 14 17 3 30
13 Gamba Osaka 25 8 6 11 18 23 12 3 3 6 10 15 13 5 3 5 8 8 -5 30
14 Shimizu S-Pulse 25 5 10 10 25 34 12 2 5 5 10 17 13 3 5 5 15 17 -9 25
15 Kashiwa Reysol 25 7 3 15 25 36 13 4 1 8 15 21 12 3 2 7 10 15 -11 24
16 Tokushima Vortis 25 6 5 14 20 33 13 3 4 6 11 14 12 3 1 8 9 19 -13 23
17 Shonan Bellmare 25 4 10 11 23 30 13 2 7 4 10 11 12 2 3 7 13 19 -7 22
18 Vegalta Sendai 25 3 10 12 18 41 12 2 5 5 8 15 13 1 5 7 10 26 -23 19
19 Oita Trinita 25 4 5 16 16 40 13 3 5 5 9 15 12 1 0 11 7 25 -24 17
20 Yokohama 25 3 6 16 17 54 12 2 4 6 11 20 13 1 2 10 6 34 -37 15

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