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: 4 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG1.80

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).

Defence

Urawa Reds concede 1.8 goals per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima0.8 Urawa Reds1.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sanfrecce Hiroshima concede 0.8.

Last time

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

WWLLWW

Akito Suzuki: 2 goals.

Attack

Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 2.4 goals per match

Sanfrecce Hiroshima2.4 Urawa Reds1.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Urawa Reds score 1.0.

Players to watch

J1 League, this season.

Akito Suzuki

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · forward

10goals 4assists 7.56avg rating

Last match, Mito Hollyhock: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Takuro Kaneko

Urawa Reds · forward

2goals 6assists 7.35avg rating

Last match, Kashiwa Reysol: rating 7.7.

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

4W0D6L1.0scored per match2.3conceded 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: Mito Hollyhock) · Urawa Reds (3-4-3, last: Kashiwa Reysol).

KOOsako JKKim HAAraki SNNakano SHHigashi YNNakajima HKKawabe NAArai ASSuzuki SKKobayashi SAAyukawa SNNishikawa KKKudo YMMiyamoto DBBoza YNNaganuma HUUeki TSSeko KHHayashi MSSavio HMMinamino TKKaneko

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.

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

Pro analysis

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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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