GolVolt — Kyoto Sanga vs Urawa Reds: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Last time

Last meeting, 16 April 2025: Urawa Reds – Kyoto Sanga 2:1

WDWDDW

Urawa Reds are unbeaten in the last 7 meetings.

Player in form

Matheus Savio: 3 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.00

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.0).

Streak

Kyoto Sanga without a win in 4 matches

LLDD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 2 defeats. Last win: 19 September, 2:1 against Fagiano Okayama.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Rafael Elias

Kyoto Sanga · forward

5goals 3assists 7.30avg rating

Last match, Gamba Osaka: rating 6.9.

Takuro Kaneko

Urawa Reds · forward

2goals 6assists 7.32avg rating

Last match, V-Varen Nagasaki: rating 6.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Kyoto Sanga at home and Urawa Reds away, as in this match.

Kyoto Sanga

at home · 10

2W4D4L1.2scored per match1.6conceded per match

Urawa Reds

away · 10

4W1D5L1.0scored per match1.9conceded per match

Head to head

14 meetings since 2006. The last 5 below.

Last time · 16 Apr 2025 · J1 League Urawa Reds 2:1 Kyoto Sanga Matsuo 24' · Watanabe 61' · Elias 55'

0wins

3 draws1.6 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

2wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Kyoto Sanga (3-4-2-1, last: Gamba Osaka) · Urawa Reds (4-3-3, last: V-Varen Nagasaki).

Official around 05:00, Sat 21 Nov

HAHalls KNNagata YSSuzuki WEWeverton KSSato HMMorooka SFFukuoka YIIshida HAArai RNNakano ASSouza SNNishikawa DBBoza YMMiyamoto KNNemoto KHHayashi TSSeko SGGustafson HUUeki TKKaneko AOOnaiwu MSSavio

Kyoto SangaUrawa Reds

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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