Rafael Elias: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches
Goals4
xG2.22
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.2).
Match Centre: Urawa Reds vs Kyoto Sanga
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Urawa Reds
Sat 22 May
Time TBD
Away
Kyoto Sanga
Sat 31 Oct · J1 Leagueaway
Kashiwa Reysol4:0Urawa Reds
Koizumi 37'Yuba 68'Kubo 90'Harada 90+2'
Wed 21 Oct · J1 Leagueat home
Urawa Reds3:2JEF United
Kaneko 19'Nemoto 55'Sasa 81'
Nduka 31'Tsukui 90+1'
Sat 24 Oct · J1 Leagueaway
Gamba Osaka2:2Kyoto Sanga
Usami 31'Jebali 65'
Arai 39'Kato 90+2'
Wed 21 Oct · J1 Leagueat home
Kyoto Sanga2:2Kashima Antlers
Arai 16', 90+7'
Élber 78'Matsumura 90+5'
Sat 17 Oct · J1 Leagueaway
Sanfrecce Hiroshima3:0Kyoto Sanga
Suga 48'Suzuki 78'Kato 82'
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Last meeting, 16 April 2025: Urawa Reds – Kyoto Sanga 2:1
WDWDDW
Urawa Reds are unbeaten in the last 7 meetings.
Players to watch
J1 League, this season.
Takuro Kaneko
Urawa Reds · forward
2goals
6assists
7.35avg rating
Last match, Kashiwa Reysol: rating 7.7.
Rafael Elias
Kyoto Sanga · forward
7goals
3assists
7.42avg rating
Last match, Shimizu S-Pulse: 2 goals, rating 8.6.
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 Urawa Reds at home and Kyoto Sanga away, as in this match.
Urawa Reds
all matches · 10
7W0D3L1.6scored per match1.6conceded per match
at home · 10
6W1D3L1.7scored per match1.2conceded per match
away · 10
4W0D6L1.0scored per match2.3conceded per match
- 31 Oct Kashiwa ReysolAJ1 League 4:0L
- 25 Oct V-Varen NagasakiHJ1 League 1:0W
- 21 Oct JEF UnitedHJ1 League 3:2W
- 17 Oct Mito HollyhockAJ1 League 0:1W
- 10 Oct FC TokyoAJ1 League 3:0L
- 19 Sep Tokyo VerdyHJ1 League 3:1W
- 13 Sep Fagiano OkayamaHJ1 League 1:2L
- 6 Sep Kashima AntlersAJ1 League 0:1W
- 2 Sep Avispa FukuokaAJ1 League 2:3W
- 29 Aug Yokohama F. MarinosHJ1 League 3:2W
- 23 Aug Machida ZelviaAJ1 League 3:1L
- 15 Aug Sanfrecce HiroshimaHJ1 League 1:4L
- 7 Aug Gamba OsakaAJ1 League 4:3L
- 6 Dec Kawasaki FrontaleHJ1 League 4:0W
- 30 Nov Fagiano OkayamaAJ1 League 0:1W
- 9 Nov Sanfrecce HiroshimaAJ1 League 3:0L
- 25 Oct Machida ZelviaHJ1 League 0:0D
- 18 Oct Yokohama F. MarinosAJ1 League 4:0L
- 4 Oct Vissel KobeHJ1 League 1:0W
- 20 Sep Kashima AntlersHJ1 League 0:1L
Sat 31 Oct · J1 Leagueaway
Kashiwa Reysol4:0Urawa Reds
Koizumi 37'Yuba 68'Kubo 90'Harada 90+2'
Wed 21 Oct · J1 Leagueat home
Urawa Reds3:2JEF United
Kaneko 19'Nemoto 55'Sasa 81'
Nduka 31'Tsukui 90+1'
Sat 19 Sep · J1 Leagueat home
Urawa Reds3:1Tokyo Verdy
Savio 24', 32'Minamino 44'
Arai 62'
Sun 13 Sep · J1 Leagueat home
Urawa Reds1:2Fagiano Okayama
Minamino 27'
Omori 18'Tatsuta 90+11'
Wed 2 Sep · J1 Leagueaway
Avispa Fukuoka2:3Urawa Reds
Usui 24'Morooka 34'
Savio 7'Hayashi 83'Onaiwu 85'
Sat 29 Aug · J1 Leagueat home
Urawa Reds3:2Yokohama F. Marinos
Savio 40'Nemoto 64'Minamino 71'
Tanimura 38', 57'
Sun 23 Aug · J1 Leagueaway
Machida Zelvia3:1Urawa Reds
Nakamura 8'Nishimura 54'Lavi 60'
Watanabe 45+1'
Sat 15 Aug · J1 Leagueat home
Urawa Reds1:4Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Araki 22' (og)
Suzuki 16', 75'Shiotani 45+2'Haller 61'
Fri 7 Aug · J1 Leagueaway
Gamba Osaka4:3Urawa Reds
Jebali 36'Hümmet 45+7'Welton 84'Uenaka 86'
Komori 17'Kaneko 78'Minamino 80'
Sat 6 Dec · J1 Leagueat home
Urawa Reds4:0Kawasaki Frontale
Gustafson 44'Thiago 54'Nemoto 58'Thelin 77'
Sun 9 Nov · J1 Leagueaway
Sanfrecce Hiroshima3:0Urawa Reds
Kinoshita 43'Kato 75'Naganuma 82' (og)
Sat 18 Oct · J1 Leagueaway
Yokohama F. Marinos4:0Urawa Reds
Tanimura 6'Quiñónes 34'Croux 45' (p)Uenaka 45+4'
Kyoto Sanga
all matches · 10
3W3D4L1.3scored per match1.6conceded per match
at home · 10
3W3D4L1.3scored per match1.5conceded per match
away · 10
3W4D3L1.2scored per match1.5conceded per match
- 31 Oct Shimizu S-PulseHJ1 League 2:0W
- 24 Oct Gamba OsakaAJ1 League 2:2D
- 21 Oct Kashima AntlersHJ1 League 2:2D
- 17 Oct Sanfrecce HiroshimaAJ1 League 3:0L
- 10 Oct Machida ZelviaHJ1 League 0:1L
- 19 Sep Fagiano OkayamaAJ1 League 1:2W
- 11 Sep Kashiwa ReysolHJ1 League 2:3L
- 6 Sep FC TokyoAJ1 League 2:0L
- 2 Sep Yokohama F. MarinosAJ1 League 1:1D
- 29 Aug Avispa FukuokaHJ1 League 2:1W
- 22 Aug Mito HollyhockHJ1 League 1:3L
- 15 Aug Kawasaki FrontaleAJ1 League 2:2D
- 9 Aug V-Varen NagasakiAJ1 League 2:1L
- 6 Dec Vissel KobeHJ1 League 2:0W
- 30 Nov YokohamaAJ1 League 0:1W
- 9 Nov Yokohama F. MarinosHJ1 League 0:3L
- 25 Oct Kashima AntlersHJ1 League 1:1D
- 19 Oct Shonan BellmareAJ1 League 1:1D
- 4 Oct Kawasaki FrontaleHJ1 League 1:1D
- 28 Sep Cerezo OsakaAJ1 League 1:2W
Sat 24 Oct · J1 Leagueaway
Gamba Osaka2:2Kyoto Sanga
Usami 31'Jebali 65'
Arai 39'Kato 90+2'
Wed 21 Oct · J1 Leagueat home
Kyoto Sanga2:2Kashima Antlers
Arai 16', 90+7'
Élber 78'Matsumura 90+5'
Sat 17 Oct · J1 Leagueaway
Sanfrecce Hiroshima3:0Kyoto Sanga
Suga 48'Suzuki 78'Kato 82'
Sat 19 Sep · J1 Leagueaway
Fagiano Okayama1:2Kyoto Sanga
Na 45+1'
Pedro 10'Souza 90+2'
Fri 11 Sep · J1 Leagueat home
Kyoto Sanga2:3Kashiwa Reysol
Elias 3', 33'
Kubo 59'Segawa 67', 71'
Wed 2 Sep · J1 Leagueaway
Yokohama F. Marinos1:1Kyoto Sanga
Tanimura 73' (p)
Nakano 64'
Sat 29 Aug · J1 Leagueat home
Kyoto Sanga2:1Avispa Fukuoka
Elias 8'Arai 63'
Halls 86' (og)
Sat 22 Aug · J1 Leagueat home
Kyoto Sanga1:3Mito Hollyhock
Nakano 82'
Mase 17'Kimoto 31'Kato 68'
Sat 15 Aug · J1 Leagueaway
Kawasaki Frontale2:2Kyoto Sanga
Romanić 43'Marcinho 64'
Fukuda 54'Elias 58'
Sun 9 Nov · J1 Leagueat home
Kyoto Sanga0:3Yokohama F. Marinos
Tanimura 35'Amano 72'Uenaka 90+2'
Sun 28 Sep · J1 Leagueaway
Cerezo Osaka1:2Kyoto Sanga
Cools 57'
Matsuda 44'Nagasawa 87'
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'
2wins
0wins
3 draws1.6 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5
- 16 Apr 2025J1 League Urawa Reds2:1Kyoto Sanga Matsuo 24' · Watanabe 61' · Elias 55' Details
- 22 Feb 2025J1 League Kyoto Sanga1:1Urawa Reds Elias 60' · Thiago 73' Details
- 14 Jul 2024J1 League Kyoto Sanga0:0Urawa Reds Details
- 15 May 2024J1 League Urawa Reds3:0Kyoto Sanga Details
- 15 Sep 2023J1 League Urawa Reds0:0Kyoto Sanga Details
3wins
0wins
2 draws2.4 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5
- 16 Apr 2025J1 League Urawa Reds2:1Kyoto Sanga Matsuo 24' · Watanabe 61' · Elias 55' Details
- 15 May 2024J1 League Urawa Reds3:0Kyoto Sanga Details
- 15 Sep 2023J1 League Urawa Reds0:0Kyoto Sanga Details
- 6 Jul 2022J1 League Urawa Reds2:2Kyoto Sanga Details
- 14 Nov 2010J1 League Urawa Reds2:0Kyoto Sanga Details
2wins
1wins
2 draws1.8 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 5
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Urawa Reds (3-4-3, last: Kashiwa Reysol) · Kyoto Sanga (3-4-2-1, last: Shimizu S-Pulse).
SNNishikawa
KKKudo
YMMiyamoto
DBBoza
YNNaganuma
HUUeki
TSSeko
KHHayashi
MSSavio
HMMinamino
TKKaneko
HAHalls
HTTawiah
YSSuzuki
KNNagata
SYYoon
SFFukuoka
JPPedro
HAArai
ASSouza
MTTúlio
REElias
Urawa RedsKyoto Sanga
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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Pro analysis
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Volt matchup
54.7
53.8
Urawa RedsKyoto Sanga
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- Kick-off
- Sat 22 MayTime TBD
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama · show map
- Rest
- Urawa Reds 203 days · Kyoto Sanga 203 days Both last played: J1 League
- Table
- 8. Urawa Reds (21 pts) and 14. Kyoto Sanga (13 pts) Matchday 36 of 38