Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kyoto Sanga FC, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Kyoto Sanga FC — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 15 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
- Kyoto Sanga FC 14 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 37 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 28 5 FC Machida Zelvia 14 28 6 Gamba Osaka 16 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 14 24 8 Kawasaki Frontale 15 23 9 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 10 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 11 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 21 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 15 21 13 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 14 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 15 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 16 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 15 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–1 W 13 Apr FC Machida Zelvia A 2–0 W 06 Apr Avispa Fukuoka A 0–1 L 02 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 2–1 W 28 Mar Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D 16 Mar Kashima Antlers A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–2 L 12 Apr Shonan Bellmare H 2–0 W 06 Apr Kashima Antlers A 4–3 W 02 Apr Kashiwa Reysol H 1–1 D 29 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W 16 Mar Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W Season Stats
Urawa Red Diamonds Kyoto Sanga FC #12 Position #13 21 Points 20 15 Played 14 6 / 0 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 7 24 Scored 31 25 Conceded 31 -1 GD +0 1.40 PPG 1.43 40% Win % 50% Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history40% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season14% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this seasonUrawa Red Diamonds are 12th (21 pts). Kyoto Sanga FC are 13th (20 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Kyoto Sanga FC gets underway.
- 5' Shinnosuke Fukuda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Kyoto Sanga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 20' The travelling Kyoto Sanga FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 24' What a strike from Yusuke Matsuo! The score is 1-0.
- 29' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Masaya Okugawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 416 games and scored 377 goals.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' Kyoto Sanga FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Shinnosuke Fukuda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kyo Sato on 46 minute.
- 51' Urawa Red Diamonds seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 54' Taiki Hirato is replacing Joao Pedro Mendes for the Kyoto Sanga FC side.
- 55' GOAL! Papagaio scores on 55. Assisted by Hidehiro Sugai
- 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 61' GOAL! Ryoma Watanabe scores on 61. Assisted by Samuel Gustafson
- 62' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Ryoma Watanabe is replaced by Taishi Matsumoto on 62 minute.
- 63' Marco Tulio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Masaya Okugawa on 63 minute.
- 68' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 75' Murilo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Taichi Hara on 75 minute.
- 80' Joao Pedro Mendes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 87' It’s gonna be a card for Hidehiro Sugai.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Urawa Red Diamonds
Starting XI-
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Matheus Savio ↓ Takahiro Sekine 75'
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Takuro Kaneko ↓ Genki Haraguchi 62'
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Yusuke Matsuo ↓ Motoki Nagakura 75'
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Bench-
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Genki Haraguchi ↑ 62'
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Taishi Matsumoto ↑ 62'
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Takahiro Sekine ↑ 75'
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Motoki Nagakura ↑ 75'
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Coach Maciej SkorzaKyoto Sanga FC
Starting XI-
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Masaya Okugawa ↓ Marco Tulio 63'
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Taichi Hara ↓ Murilo 75'
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Kyo Sato ↓ Shinnosuke Fukuda 46'
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Bench-
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Marco Tulio ↑ 63'
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Murilo ↑ 75'
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Shinnosuke Fukuda ↑ 46'
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Taiki Hirato ↑ 54'
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Shimpei Fukuoka ↑ 46'
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Coach Kwi-Jea Cho -
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Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-04-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-04-13 FC Machida Zelvia 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-04-06 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-04-02 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2025-03-28 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2025-03-16 Kashima Antlers 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds DKyoto Sanga FC Form