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Urawa vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima: result 1-4 and analysis

J1 LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Urawa
1-4
Sanfrecce Hiroshima

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What was the result of Urawa vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima?

Sanfrecce Hiroshima won 1-4 on August 15, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 16′A. SuzukiSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 22′H. ArakiUrawa (o.g.)
  • 45′T. ShiotaniSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 61′S. HallerSanfrecce Hiroshima
  • 75′A. SuzukiSanfrecce Hiroshima

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win at 50%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 1-4.

Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.

Official lineup for Urawa vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Urawa

4-3-3
  1. 42H. Minamino
  2. 45A. Onaiwu
  3. 7T. Kaneko
  1. 13R. Watanabe
  2. 25K. Yasui
  3. 33S. Sasa
  1. 88Y. Naganuma
  2. 15K. Kudo
  3. 2Y. Miyamoto
  4. 3Danilo Boza
  1. 1S. Nishikawa

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

3-4-2-1
  1. 22S. Haller
  1. 10A. Suzuki
  2. 11M. Kato
  1. 7S. Higashi
  2. 35Y. Nakajima
  3. 6H. Kawabe
  4. 15S. Nakano
  1. 19S. Sasaki
  2. 4H. Araki
  3. 33T. Shiotani
  1. 99I. Ouchi
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Urawa have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Sanfrecce Hiroshima have 9, 3 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Urawa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2026Gamba Osaka(away)3-4J1 League
Aug 1, 2026Omiya Ardija(home)2-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 17, 2026FC Ryukyu(away)4-5Friendlies Clubs
Jun 6, 2026Fagiano Okayama(home)0-2J1 League
May 31, 2026Fagiano Okayama(away)1-1J1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 8, 2026JEF United Chiba(home)3-0J1 League
Jul 28, 2026Verspah Oita(home)4-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 11, 2026Sturm Graz(away)1-5Friendlies Clubs
Jun 6, 2026Kawasaki Frontale(away)1-0J1 League
May 30, 2026Kawasaki Frontale(home)2-1J1 League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Urawa wins, 0 draws, 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 9, 2025Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3-0 UrawaJ1 League
Apr 25, 2025Urawa 1-0 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Nov 10, 2024Urawa 3-0 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League
Feb 23, 2024Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 UrawaJ1 League
Aug 13, 2023Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 UrawaJ1 League
May 31, 2023Urawa 2-1 Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League

Last archived meeting: Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs Urawa on Nov 9, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Urawa score 1.6 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Sanfrecce Hiroshima score 1.9 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Urawa1.61.648/156/15
Sanfrecce Hiroshima1.91.067/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Urawa sit 7th in J1 League (21 points from 12 matches) and Sanfrecce Hiroshima sit 3rd (26 points from 12 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Sanfrecce Hiroshima12822291026
7Urawa12705212321

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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