GolVolt — Urawa Reds vs Kyoto Sanga: 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.

Takuro Kaneko

Urawa Reds · forward

2goals 6assists 7.32avg rating

Last match, V-Varen Nagasaki: rating 6.8.

Rafael Elias

Kyoto Sanga · forward

5goals 3assists 7.30avg rating

Last match, Gamba Osaka: rating 6.9.

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

at home · 10

6W1D3L1.7scored per match1.2conceded per match

Kyoto Sanga

away · 10

3W4D3L1.2scored per match1.5conceded 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'

2wins

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

0wins

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Expected lineups

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

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

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

Volt matchup

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