SAITAMA. Urawa Reds overcome Sagan Tosu to win 2-1. It was Urawa Reds to strike first with a goal of K. Junker at the 40′. Then Y. Koizumi scored again for Urawa Reds in the 50′ minute. Eventually, T. Miyashiro reduced the distance for Sagan Tosu (62′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Sagan Tosu was surely superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the Saitama Stadium 2002 stadium in Saitama on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Yoshimi Yamashita with the support of Naoya Okawa and Daisuke Sakurai. The 4th official was Takumi Shinoto. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Urawa Reds

2 - 1

Sagan Tosu

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 15 Total 16
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 13
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 74 Attack 104
  • 30 Dangerous attack 54
  • 74 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sagan Tosu had a superior ball possession 68% while Urawa Reds was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sagan Tosu was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Urawa Reds managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Urawa Reds shot 15 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Sagan Tosu shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Urawa Reds didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sagan Tosu received 2 yellow cards (Diego and T. Shimakawa).

Match Timeline

15'
40'
Yoshio Koizumi(goal)
50'
56'
Naoyuki Fujita - sub ->Y. Iwasaki
56'
56'
Yusuke Matsuo- sub ->B. Linssen
60'
62'
69'
Takahiro Sekine- sub ->Y. Koizumi
72'
72'
72'
84'
89'
Tetsuya Chinen- sub ->A. Ohata
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Yokohama F. Marinos
68
34
Kawasaki Frontale
66
34
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
55
34
Kashima Antlers
52
34
Cerezo Osaka
51
34
Tokyo
49
34
Kashiwa Reysol
47
34
Nagoya Grampus
46
34
Urawa Reds
45
34
Consadole Sapporo
45
34
Sagan Tosu
42
34
Shonan Bellmare
41
34
Vissel Kobe
40
34
Avispa Fukuoka
38
34
Gamba Osaka
37
34
Kyoto Sanga
36
34
Shimizu S-Pulse
33
34
Júbilo Iwata
30
34

After this encounter, Urawa Reds will have 43 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Sagan Tosu will stay with 41 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the J-League, Urawa Reds will host Avispa Fukuoka on the 5th of November with a 7-1 head to head statistic in favor of Urawa Reds (1 draw).

Sagan Tosu will host Sanfrecce Hiroshima on the 5th of November with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima (6 draws).

Urawa Reds – Formation

Urawa Reds
G
Shusaku Nishikawa 1.Japan
7.0
D
Hiroki Sakai 2.Japan
7.1
D
Alexander Scholz 28.Denmark
7.4
D
Takuya Iwanami 4.Japan
7.1
D
A. Ohata 44.Japan
7.6
89'
M
Ken Iwao 19.Japan
6.8
M
Yoshio Koizumi 8.Japan
7.5
72' 50'
M
Tomoaki Okubo 21.Japan
7.1
89'
M
Atsuki Ito 3.Japan
7.1
F
Bryan Linssen 9.Netherlands
7.4
60'
F
Kasper Junker 7.Denmark
7.1
72' 40'
Substitutes
G
Z. Suzuki 12.Japan
D
Tetsuya Chinen 20.Japan
89'
M
Yusuke Matsuo 11.Japan
5.9
60'
M
Takahiro Sekine 14.Japan
6.3
72'
M
Takahiro Akimoto 15.Japan
6.6
72'
M
Kaito Yasui 25.Japan
M
A. Esaka 33.Japan
89'

Urawa Reds started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ricardo Rodríguez Suárez decided to play with the following team: Shusaku Nishikawa (7.0), Hiroki Sakai (7.1), Takuya Iwanami (7.1), Alexander Scholz (7.4), Ayumu Ohata (7.6), Tomoaki Okubo (7.1), Atsuki Ito (7.1), Ken Iwao (6.8), Yoshio Koizumi (7.5), Bryan Linssen (7.4) and Kasper Junker (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Yusuke Matsuo (5.9), Takahiro Sekine (6.3), Takahiro Akimoto (6.6), Tetsuya Chinen, Zion Suzuki, Kaito Yasui and Ataru Esaka.

Substitutions

Urawa Reds made 5 changes: B. Linssen for Y. Matsuo (60′), Y. Koizumi for T. Sekine (72′), K. Junker for T. Akimoto (72′), T. Okubo for A. Esaka (89′) and A. Ohata for T. Chinen (89′).

Best player: Ayumu Ohata​

The player that probably impressed the most for Urawa Reds was Ayumu Ohata even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 20 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Sagan Tosu – Formation

Sagan Tosu
G
Il-gyu Park 40.Japan
7.3
D
Hwang Seok-Ho 20.South Korea
7.3
D
Diego 5.Brazil
6.8
15'
D
Wataru Harada 42.Japan
6.3
M
Toshio Shimakawa 4.Japan
7.0
72' 69'
M
Akito Fukuta 6.Japan
6.7
56'
M
Yoichi Naganuma 24.Japan
6.4
M
Yuto Iwasaki 29.Japan
6.1
56'
F
Jun Nishikawa 18.Japan
7.2
F
Taichi Kikuchi 23.Japan
7.3
84'
F
Yuki Kakita 19.Japan
6.2
56'
Substitutes
G
Masahiro Okamoto 31.Japan
D
Shinya Nakano 13.Japan
6.7
72'
M
T. Fukui 43.Japan
6.2
84'
M
Naoyuki Fujita 14.Japan
7.1
56'
M
Y. Ono 10.Japan
7.0
56'
M
Kentaro Moriya 47.Japan
F
Taisei Miyashiro 11.Japan
7.2
56' 62'

Sagan Tosu started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Kenta Kawai played with: Park Il-Kyu (7.3), Wataru Harada (6.3), Seok Ho Hwang (7.3), Diego (6.8), Yoichi Naganuma (6.4), Akito Fukuta (6.7), Toshio Shimakawa (7.0), Yuto Iwasaki (6.1), Taichi Kikuchi (7.3), Jun Nishikawa (7.2) and Yuki Kakita (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Taichi Fukui (6.2), Shinya Nakano (6.7), Taisei Miyashiro (7.2), Naoyuki Fujita (7.1), Masahiro Okamoto, Yuji Ono (7.0) and Kentaro Moriya.

Substitutions

Sagan Tosu made 5 changes: Y. Iwasaki for N. Fujita (56′), A. Fukuta for Y. Ono (56′), Y. Kakita for T. Miyashiro (56′), T. Shimakawa for S. Nakano (72′) and T. Kikuchi for T. Fukui (84′).

Best player: Taichi Kikuchi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sagan Tosu was Taichi Kikuchi.

His rating is (7.3) with 39 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the J-League.​