Hokkaido Sapporo Gonzaga suffered a 0-4 defeat at the hands of Tosu Sandwiches last week, earning only one point after two rounds of league matches and failing to score any goals. Gonzaga are currently riddled with injuries, which obviously affected their performance, but the fact that they had a 12-yarder in that game, coupled with the unfortunate expulsion of one of their players, led to the defeat.
Urawa Red Diamonds' weakness is on the left side, and Gonzalo must target that. I think Yuya Asano will be the most important player for the team to create chances to enter the wave, which relates to the fact that he can defend the opponent with a high-speed discus.
Urawa Red Diamonds, after losing their opening match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima, could only get one point in the last league match with a 1-1 draw at home against promotion rivals Tokyo Midorin. So far, the Red Diamonds players are too far away from each other on the field, and the combination of the front line has not yet sparked.
Their only goal so far came from a 12-yarder by Alexandre Schouhous against Tokyo Green, and I think Simao is the player with the best chance of scoring for the team this season. Despite being 37 years old, he is experienced enough to be a real goal threat even if he's off the bench for a short period of time.
With Gonzaga Hokkaido Sapporo still missing a number of players, Urawa Red Diamonds may show some great individual performances in this battle, so I expect Urawa Red Diamonds to win in the end and take all 3 points.