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

Sat 15th Aug, 11:00 BST, Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Kwi-Jea Cho's Urawa Reds side are on home soil in the J-League on Saturday morning, as Bartosch Gaul's Sanfrecce Hiroshima visit the Saitama Stadium 2002. All the odds are delivered straight from top bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to J-League match data, including head-to-head records. Hit the tabs below to explore.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our tip on this one, meaning that the sides will score 2 goals or more between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Urawa Reds and Hiroshima's recent form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 51% chance of Hiroshima coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Urawa Reds
25%
14/5-
Draw
24%
12/5-
Hiroshima
51%
43/50-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Hiroshima 1-0
11%
13/2-
Hiroshima 2-1
10%
15/2-
Hiroshima 2-0
9%
8/1-
Urawa Reds 1-0
7%
11/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1-
Urawa Reds 2-1
6%
12/1-
Hiroshima 3-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Hiroshima 3-0
5%
16/1-
Urawa Reds 2-0
4%
20/1-
Hiroshima 3-2
3%
25/1-
Urawa Reds 3-1
2%
33/1-
Hiroshima 4-1
2%
33/1-
Hiroshima 4-0
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
43%
7/5-
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/6-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/5-
BTTS - No
46%
19/20-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
13/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
24%
3/1-
Home/draw
49%
10/11-
Away/draw
75%
1/4-
Home/away
76%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
9/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Home DNB
42%
7/4-
Away DNB
68%
2/5-
Urawa Reds win to nil
13%
6/1-
Hiroshima win to nil
27%
12/5-
Urawa Reds / Urawa Reds
13%
11/2-
Urawa Reds / Hiroshima
4%
22/1-
Urawa Reds / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Urawa Reds
10%
15/2-
Draw / Hiroshima
17%
4/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Hiroshima / Urawa Reds
2%
33/1-
Hiroshima / Hiroshima
28%
2/1-
Hiroshima / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win J-League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Urawa Reds
Hiroshima
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Kashiwa110013 
Apr 10
Oct 31
May 22
Nov 28
2
Kashima000000 
Feb 20
Sep 6
Dec 13
-
3
Cerezo110013 
Nov 25
May 29
Sep 12
Mar 6
4
Vissel Kobe110013 
May 9
Nov 8
Dec 6
Apr 3
5
V-V Nagasaki000000 
Oct 25
Dec 19
May 9
Oct 21
6
Shimizu110013 
Apr 3
Nov 28
Oct 24
Feb 27
7
Hiroshima000000 
Aug 15
May 3
-
-
8
Machida000000 
Apr 29
Aug 23
Apr 24
Nov 8
9
Gamba Osaka000000 
Jun 6
l
 
4-3F
Mar 20
Aug 29
10
Tokyo Verdy101001 
Sep 19
Feb 14
Feb 20
Oct 11
11
Kawasaki101001 
Dec 13
Mar 6
Aug 22
Jun 6
12
Urawa Reds1001-10 
-
-
May 3
Aug 15
13
Yokohama FM1001-10 
Aug 29
Mar 20
Nov 21
Apr 10
14
Kyoto Sanga1001-10 
May 22
Nov 21
Oct 17
May 15
15
Fagiano1001-10 
Sep 13
Apr 17
Feb 13
Sep 6
16
Mito1001-10 
Apr 24
Oct 17
May 29
Oct 31
17
Avispa1001-10 
May 15
Sep 2
Mar 10
Sep 19
18
Nagoya1001-10 
Dec 5
Feb 27
Sep 2
Dec 19
19
JEF United1001-30 
Oct 21
Mar 14
w
 
3-0F
Apr 29
20
Tokyo1001-40 
Mar 10
Oct 10
Apr 16
Nov 25
Play Offs
Final Series
Play Offs
Final Series
Relegation
Play Offs
Win / draw / win form
3
Urawa Reds have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive home league games
Urawa Reds 12TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
12
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Urawa Reds4 - 0Kawasaki
Urawa Reds0 - 0Machida
Urawa Reds1 - 0Vissel Kobe
Urawa Reds0 - 1Kashima
Urawa Reds1 - 0Albirex
Urawa Reds2 - 1Nagoya
Urawa Reds0 - 0Avispa
Urawa Reds4 - 1Shonan
Urawa Reds2 - 1Yokohama
Urawa Reds0 - 0Cerezo
Urawa Reds3 - 2Tokyo
Urawa Reds0 - 1Gamba Osaka
Urawa Reds2 - 0Tokyo Verdy
Urawa Reds1 - 0Hiroshima
Urawa Reds3 - 1Yokohama FM
Urawa Reds2 - 1Kyoto Sanga
Urawa Reds2 - 1Shimizu
Urawa Reds1 - 0Fagiano
Urawa Reds0 - 2Kashiwa
Urawa Reds0 - 0Albirex
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AUrawa Reds3 - 4Gamba Osaka
HUrawa Reds4 - 0Kawasaki
AUrawa Reds1 - 0Fagiano
AUrawa Reds0 - 3Hiroshima
HUrawa Reds0 - 0Machida
AUrawa Reds0 - 4Yokohama FM
HUrawa Reds1 - 0Vissel Kobe
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Tokyo Verdy
AUrawa Reds0 - 0Shimizu
HUrawa Reds0 - 1Kashima
AUrawa Reds0 - 1Gamba Osaka
HUrawa Reds1 - 0Albirex
AUrawa Reds2 - 4Kashiwa
HUrawa Reds2 - 1Nagoya
AUrawa Reds2 - 1Yokohama
HUrawa Reds0 - 0Avispa
HUrawa Reds4 - 1Shonan
AUrawa Reds2 - 3Tokyo
HUrawa Reds2 - 1Yokohama
HUrawa Reds0 - 0Cerezo
Hiroshima 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Kawasaki1 - 2Hiroshima
Chengdu Rongcheng1 - 1Hiroshima
Yokohama FM3 - 0Hiroshima
Ulsan1 - 0Hiroshima
Avispa1 - 2Hiroshima
Kashiwa0 - 0Hiroshima
Melbourne City0 - 2Hiroshima
Cerezo1 - 1Hiroshima
Tokyo Verdy0 - 3Hiroshima
Albirex0 - 2Hiroshima
Fagiano0 - 1Hiroshima
Vissel Kobe1 - 0Hiroshima
Yokohama0 - 4Hiroshima
Kashima1 - 1Hiroshima
Tokyo0 - 3Hiroshima
Gamba Osaka0 - 1Hiroshima
Shonan0 - 1Hiroshima
Urawa Reds1 - 0Hiroshima
Nagoya2 - 1Hiroshima
Kyoto Sanga1 - 0Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HHiroshima3 - 0JEF United
HHiroshima1 - 0Shanghai
HHiroshima2 - 1Shonan
AHiroshima2 - 1Kawasaki
AHiroshima1 - 1Chengdu Rongcheng
HHiroshima3 - 0Urawa Reds
HHiroshima1 - 0Gangwon
AHiroshima0 - 3Yokohama FM
AHiroshima0 - 1Ulsan
HHiroshima0 - 0Tokyo
HHiroshima2 - 1Machida
HHiroshima1 - 1Shanghai SIPG
AHiroshima2 - 1Avispa
AHiroshima0 - 0Kashiwa
AHiroshima2 - 0Melbourne City
HHiroshima1 - 1Kyoto Sanga
AHiroshima1 - 1Cerezo
AHiroshima3 - 0Tokyo Verdy
HHiroshima0 - 1Vissel Kobe
HHiroshima1 - 0Gamba Osaka
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Urawa Reds have beaten Hiroshima in 3 consecutive home league meetings
6
Urawa Reds have not lost to Hiroshima in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Urawa Reds since 2018
Urawa Reds
Hiroshima
Goals: Scored
9
7
Games: Scored
6 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
2 / 8
URA
5
D
1
HIR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Urawa Reds
Urawa Reds1 - 0
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
16
10
Games: Scored
8 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
0 / 8
URA
1
D
3
HIR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Hiroshima
Hiroshima3 - 0
Hiroshima2 - 0
Hiroshima2 - 1
Hiroshima4 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 4Urawa Reds
Goal Statistics

Sanfrecce Hiroshima's defensive record is to be admired, B. Gaul's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive J-League games. An average PG rating of 1.1 for Urawa Reds makes sense in this context.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 6 consecutive J-League outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Urawa Reds on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Urawa Reds 12th Hiroshima 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Urawa Reds will score no more than 1 goal
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Hiroshima will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Urawa Reds’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Hiroshima’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.6
conceded
0.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
J-League - 2026/2027 season
Urawa Reds
PG (predicted goals)
Hiroshima
1.1
1.7
Attack rating
6%
better
URA
HIR
view stats
Games scored1
1
Failed to score0
0
Scored first1
1
Goals scored3
3
Avg. goals scored3
3
Avg. shots per game13
20
Avg. shots per goal4
7
Conversion rate for23
15
Avg. XG for2.6
3.1
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
URA
HIR
49%
better
view stats
Games conceded1
0
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded4
0
Avg. goals conceded4
0
Avg. shots/game conceded12
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded3
0
Conversion rate against33%
0%
Avg. XG against1.1
0.4
KickOff rating
+49%

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

Urawa Reds J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1122
S NishikawaH MinaminoR WatanabeM Savio
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Nishikawa GLK1
-
K Hayashi DEF1
1
-
K Kudo DEF1
1
-
D Boza DEF1
-
Y Miyamoto DEF1
-
S. Sasa MID1
-
K Yasui MID1
-
R Watanabe MID12
-
Hayate Ueki MID1
-
Y Naganuma MID1
-
M Savio MID1
1
1
H Minamino FWD11
-
K Mizunuma FWD1
-
A Onaiwu FWD1
1
-
H Komori FWD11
-
T Kaneko FWD111
-
Hiroshima J-League squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
I OuchiS NakanoT MatsumotoY Nakajima
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
I Ouchi GLK1
-
N Arai DEF1
-
S Nakano DEF11
-
H Araki  DEF1
-
T Shiotani DEF1
-
T Yamasaki DEF1
-
S Sasaki DEF1
-
T Kawamura MID11
-
Y Nakajima MID1
1
-
S Higashi MID1
-
T Matsumoto MID11
-
H Kawabe MID1
-
S Haller  FWD1
-
M Kato FWD1
-
N Maeda FWD1
-
A Suzuki FWD11
-