Match Report
0 points for Urawa Reds (1st), 11 for Sanfrecce Hiroshima (4th): an 11-point gap.
Momentum sat with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, winners of their last three, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Urawa Reds 5, draws 2, Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 70% of the meetings.
Saitama Stadium 2002 staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,700. Sanfrecce Hiroshima led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Urawa Reds: Hayato Araki (22' og) · Sanfrecce Hiroshima: Akito Suzuki (16'), Tsukasa Shiotani (45'), Sébastien Haller (61'), Akito Suzuki (75')
Key stats
Possession: Urawa Reds 48% · Sanfrecce Hiroshima 52% · Total shots: 3-26 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 1-11