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Urawa Reds v Sanfrecce Hiroshima : J-League match betting preview, prediction and odds

National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo

It's a long trek for Michael Skibbe's Sanfrecce Hiroshima side on Friday morning, as they make their way to the National Olympic Stadium for a J-League clash with Maciej Skorza's Urawa Reds. In this preview you'll find odds for seventeen different markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you go through them. Our predictions run off 20-game form, so all statistics are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall records can be explored, while you'll also find head to head (H2H) history towards the bottom of the page.

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Urawa Reds's next match is v Tokyo Verdy at 07:00 on Saturday 3rd May
Sanfrecce Hiroshima's next match is v Albirex at 06:00 on Tuesday 29th April
The last Japanese J-League meeting between Urawa Reds and Hiroshima was on Friday 25th April 2025
Japanese J-League
April 25th 2025
1
0 Hiroshima
 
T. Kaneko 57'
 
URA
HIR
Shots On
5
2
Shots Off
3
4
Corners
5
6
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
10
11
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
Hiroshima
 
S. Nishikawa
H. Ishihara (T. Matsumoto 84')
D. Boza Junior
M. Høibråten
K. Yasui
Y. Naganuma
R. Watanabe (M. Nagakura 90')
S. Gustafson
M. Gonçalves Sávio (G. Haraguchi 76')
Y. Matsuo (R. Nitta 90')
T. Kanekofootball icon (T. Sekine 76')
K. Osako
H. Araki
(S. Nakano 55') T. Shiotani
S. Sasaki
(S. Koshimichi 79') S. Inoue
(S. Higashi 55') D. Suga
S. Tanaka
(H. Matsumoto 82') H. Kawabe
R. Germain
S. Nakamura
(A. Inoue 83') M. Kato

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be a maximum of 3 goals scored by Urawa Reds and Hiroshima combined during a standard 90 mins. Recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this conclusion, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% chance of it being right on the money. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.22.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Urawa Reds are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 43% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.00.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Urawa Reds
43%
7/4
8%
-
Draw
27%
21/10
6%
-
Hiroshima
29%
7/4
16%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
-
Urawa Reds 1-0
12%
6/1
18%
-
Hiroshima 1-0
10%
6/1
7%
-
Draw 0-0
9%
6/1
18%
-
Urawa Reds 2-1
9%
10/1-
Urawa Reds 2-0
8%
11/1
20%
-
Hiroshima 2-1
7%
10/1
16%
-
Hiroshima 2-0
5%
11/1
9%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
13%
-
Urawa Reds 3-1
4%
25/1-
Urawa Reds 3-0
4%
28/1
15%
-
Hiroshima 3-1
2%
25/1
24%
-
Urawa Reds 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
-
Hiroshima 3-0
2%
28/1
26%
-
Hiroshima 3-2
2%
40/1
21%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
27/20
9%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
4/7
6%
-
Home 1st Goal
50%
21/20
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
21/20
14%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
6/1
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
21/20
7%
-
BTTS - No
52%
7/10
11%
-
BTTS - Home Win
18%
11/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
11/2
30%
-
Home/draw
71%
2/5
9%
-
Away/draw
57%
2/5
3%
-
Home/away
73%
4/11
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
4/9
6%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
13/8
13%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
7/2
13%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
2/11
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
10/1
22%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/20
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
22/1
21%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/80
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/12
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
7/1
6%
-
Home DNB
62%
5/6
13%
-
Away DNB
49%
5/6
10%
-
Urawa Reds win to nil
26%
3/1
20%
-
Hiroshima win to nil
17%
3/1
7%
-
Urawa Reds / Urawa Reds
19%
7/2
10%
-
Urawa Reds / Hiroshima
2%
33/1
17%
-
Urawa Reds / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Urawa Reds
14%
5/1
8%
-
Draw / Hiroshima
14%
5/1
9%
-
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3
9%
-
Hiroshima / Urawa Reds
2%
33/1-
Hiroshima / Hiroshima
19%
7/2
13%
-
Hiroshima / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table

Urawa Reds have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the J-League league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 2 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Urawa Reds have outscored their opponents by 14 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Urawa Reds have played 5 games at home winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 8 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 5 goals at home.

Hiroshima are in 10th position in the J-League on 17 points having played 10 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 5 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Hiroshima have conceded 4 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Urawa Reds
Hiroshima
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kyoto Sanga13733424 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
Sep 13
l
 
1-0A
2
Kashima12714822 
Sep 20
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jun 14
3
Urawa Reds Home13643422 
-
-
Nov 8
l
 
1-0A
4
Kashiwa12561421 
l
 
0-2A
Aug 22
d
 
1-1F
Sep 23
5
Avispa12624120 
Jul 27
l
 
1-0A
May 3
Sep 27
6
Kawasaki12462818 
Dec 6
May 21
May 31
Nov 30
7
Shimizu12534418 
w
 
2-1F
Sep 23
Aug 10
d
 
1-1A
8
Fagiano12534318 
w
 
1-0F
Nov 30
l
 
0-1A
Jul 5
9
Vissel Kobe11533218 
Oct 4
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 20
Jul 2
10
Hiroshima Away11524117 
w
 
1-0F
Nov 8
-
-
11
Machida12525017 
Oct 25
w
 
0-2F
Oct 4
w
 
1-2A
12
Shonan12525-417 
Jul 23
l
 
2-1A
Dec 6
May 7
13
Tokyo Verdy12354-414 
May 3
Sep 27
May 17
Aug 23
14
Gamba Osaka12426-714 
May 6
Sep 13
Aug 16
May 11
15
Cerezo12345-113 
May 28
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1A
Aug 31
16
Tokyo12345-213 
May 17
Jul 19
Oct 18
May 25
17
Yokohama12336-212 
Jun 1
Aug 9
w
 
1-0F
Jun 22
18
Nagoya12327-811 
Aug 16
May 24
Jun 28
l
 
2-1A
19
Albirex12165-59 
Aug 31
May 11
Apr 29
Jul 20
20
Yokohama FM12156-68 
w
 
3-1F
Oct 18
w
 
1-0F
Oct 25
Afc Champions League
Afc Champions League Qualifiers
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Urawa Reds have won 4 consecutive home league games
Urawa Reds 3RD
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Urawa Reds3 - 1Yokohama FM
Urawa Reds2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Reds2 - 1Shimizu
Urawa Reds1 - 0Fagiano
Urawa Reds0 - 2Kashiwa
Urawa Reds0 - 0Albirex
Urawa Reds1 - 1Kawasaki
Urawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
Urawa Reds1 - 0Kashiwa
Urawa Reds0 - 1Cerezo
Urawa Reds0 - 2Tokyo
Urawa Reds3 - 4Sapporo
Urawa Reds2 - 3Shonan
Urawa Reds3 - 0Jubilo Iwata
Urawa Reds2 - 2Kashima
Urawa Reds1 - 1Vissel Kobe
Urawa Reds1 - 2Machida
Urawa Reds3 - 0Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Reds2 - 1Yokohama FM
Urawa Reds2 - 1Nagoya
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HUrawa Reds3 - 1Yokohama FM
HUrawa Reds2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AUrawa Reds2 - 0Machida
AUrawa Reds0 - 1Avispa
HUrawa Reds2 - 1Shimizu
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Cerezo
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Kashima
HUrawa Reds1 - 0Fagiano
HUrawa Reds0 - 2Kashiwa
AUrawa Reds1 - 2Shonan
AUrawa Reds1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Vissel Kobe
HUrawa Reds0 - 0Albirex
AUrawa Reds0 - 1Avispa
HUrawa Reds1 - 1Kawasaki
HUrawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Yokohama FM
HUrawa Reds1 - 0Kashiwa
AUrawa Reds1 - 2Tokyo Verdy
HUrawa Reds0 - 1Cerezo
Hiroshima 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Shimizu1 - 1Hiroshima
Machida1 - 2Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka3 - 1Hiroshima
Urawa Reds3 - 0Hiroshima
Shonan2 - 1Hiroshima
Jubilo Iwata1 - 2Hiroshima
Kashima2 - 2Hiroshima
Nagoya1 - 2Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy0 - 1Hiroshima
Sagan Tosu1 - 4Hiroshima
Kawasaki1 - 1Hiroshima
Kashiwa0 - 1Hiroshima
Yokohama FM3 - 2Hiroshima
Cerezo1 - 1Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga0 - 5Hiroshima
Albirex1 - 1Hiroshima
Sapporo1 - 1Hiroshima
Avispa1 - 1Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
3
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AHiroshima1 - 2Nagoya
HHiroshima0 - 1Fagiano
HHiroshima2 - 1Cerezo
HHiroshima1 - 0Kashima
AHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
HHiroshima1 - 1Kashiwa
HHiroshima1 - 0Yokohama
AHiroshima1 - 1Shimizu
HHiroshima1 - 0Yokohama FM
AHiroshima2 - 1Machida
AHiroshima1 - 3Gamba Osaka
HHiroshima5 - 1Sapporo
AHiroshima0 - 3Urawa Reds
HHiroshima0 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AHiroshima1 - 2Shonan
AHiroshima2 - 1Jubilo Iwata
HHiroshima2 - 0Machida
HHiroshima6 - 2Yokohama FM
AHiroshima2 - 2Kashima
HHiroshima3 - 2Tokyo
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Urawa Reds have not lost to Hiroshima in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Urawa Reds since 2018
Urawa Reds
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
5 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
2 / 7
URA
4
D
1
HIR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds3 - 0
Urawa Reds2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Urawa Reds1 - 0
Urawa Reds1 - 0
0 - 4Hiroshima
1 - 2Hiroshima
League games at Hiroshima since 2018
Hiroshima
Urawa Reds
Goals: Scored
13
10
Games: Scored
7 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
0 / 7
URA
1
D
3
HIR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hiroshima
Hiroshima2 - 0
Hiroshima2 - 1
Hiroshima4 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 4Urawa Reds
Goal Statistics

Urawa Reds's defensive record is to be admired, Maciej Skorza's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive J-League outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima makes sense in this context.

Urawa Reds 3rd Hiroshima 10th
Kickoff prediction
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1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Urawa Reds will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Hiroshima will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Urawa Reds’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-2
Hiroshima’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2025/2025 season
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Urawa Reds
PG (predicted goals)
Hiroshima
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
9%
better
URA
HIR
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Games scored9
8
Failed to score3
2
Scored first6
4
Goals scored14
10
Avg. goals scored1.2
1
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal8
9
Conversion rate for13
11
Avg. XG for1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
URA
HIR
2%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
7
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded11
8
Avg. goals conceded0.9
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against11%
14%
Avg. XG against1.1
0.8
KickOff rating
+2%

Urawa Reds v Hiroshima J-League lLine ups will show here when available.

Urawa Reds J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13432
S NishikawaR WatanabeM SavioS Gustafson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Nishikawa GLK13
-
H Ishihara DEF7
-
D Boza DEF131
-
M Höibraten DEF131
-
Y Naganuma DEF8
-
K Yasui MID131
-
S Gustafson MID111
2
-
T Kaneko MID121
1
-
R Watanabe MID941
-
M Savio MID1323
2
-
Y Matsuo FWD122
-
Subs
A Niekawa GLK
-
T Ogiwara DEF8
-
R Inoue DEF1
-
G Haraguchi MID132
-
T Sekine MID131
1
-
T Okubo MID3
-
T Matsumoto MID1311
-
M Nagakura FWD8
-
R Nitta FWD3
-
Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11223
K OsakoS. NakamuraS. NakamuraS Sasaki
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Osako GLK11
-
T Shiotani DEF111
-
H Araki  DEF111
-
S Sasaki DEF11
3
-
S. Nakamura MID1122
-
H Kawabe MID11
2
-
S Tanaka MID10
-
D Suga MID101
1
-
M Kato FWD111
-
S Inoue FWD3
-
R Germain FWD1111
1
-
Subs
M. Jeong GLK
-
T Yamasaki DEF
-
S Nakano DEF11
3
-
H Matsumoto MID1
-
S Higashi MID111
-
S Koshimichi MID91
-
M Ohara MID1
-
O Iyoha FWD
-
A. Inoue FWD1
-