GolVolt — Sanfrecce Hiroshima 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 ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Akito Suzuki: 3 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG2.35

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 2.3).

Last time

Last meeting, 15 August: Urawa Reds – Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1:4

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Akito Suzuki: 2 goals.

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).

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

9goals 4assists 7.58avg rating

Last match, Shimizu S-Pulse: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima at home and Urawa Reds away, as in this match.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

at home · 10

8W2D0L2.7scored per match0.4conceded per match

Urawa Reds

away · 10

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

Head to head

39 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 15 Aug 2026 · J1 League Urawa Reds 1:4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Araki 22' (s) · Suzuki 16', 75' · Shiotani 45+2' · Haller 61'. Sanfrecce Hiroshima: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

3wins

0 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 5

2wins

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Sanfrecce Hiroshima (3-4-2-1, last: Shimizu S-Pulse) · Urawa Reds (4-3-3, last: V-Varen Nagasaki).

KOOsako SNNakano HAAraki JKKim NAArai TMMatsumoto TKKawamura DSSuga MKKato ASSuzuki SAAyukawa SNNishikawa DBBoza YMMiyamoto KNNemoto KHHayashi TSSeko SGGustafson HUUeki TKKaneko AOOnaiwu MSSavio

Sanfrecce HiroshimaUrawa 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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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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