A couple of games in the Japanese J1 League are happening on Saturday. One of the games is going to be between Urawa Reds and Sapporo. After 23 games, Urawa Reds has 9 wins, 6 draws, 8 losses, a total of 33 points and 9th place while Sapporo has 2 wins, 6 draws, 15 losses, a total of 12 points and last, 20th place. In this game, I predict Urawa's win.

During the last 4 games, Urawa has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The only loss was at home against Shonan and it must be said, that the loss wasn't deserved. Urawa controlled the ball more, they had more shots in total, more shots on target and a better xG rating (1.79 vs. 1.27), so there should have been at least a tie. On the road, Urawa Reds drew against Kyoto Sanga and the team was lucky to get the point because opponents were playing much better. Urawa is one of the best home teams in the tournament with 6 wins and 3 draws in 12 games, with a total of 22 goals scored and 13 conceded. The team has created an xG of 1.70 at home while xGA is at 1.18.

Last week Sapporo was close to making a surprise as they drew 1:1 against Vissel Kobe. Sapporo would have won if they hadn't missed the penalty in the 75th minute. Before this game, Sapporo lost 5 games in a row. During this streak, the team didn't score a single goal and conceded 7. Sapporo is not only the worst team in the league, they are the worst road team as well! Sapporo has 3 draws and 8 losses in 11 road games, with a total of 7 goals scored and 27 conceded. Sapporo's average xG on the road is 1.22 while xGA is 1.62.

This is the last game before the break. Urawa should be very motivated to go into the break with a win and this is a great opportunity because Sapporo is the worst team in the league. Urawa also has won the last 3 head-to-head meetings.

日本J1联赛的两场比赛将在星期六进行。其中一场比赛将在浦和红军和札幌之间进行。23场比赛后，浦和红军9胜6平8负，积33分，排名第9，而札幌2胜6平15负，积12分，排名倒数第20。在这场比赛中，我预测浦和会赢。

浦和在最近4场比赛中取得了2胜1平1负的成绩。唯一的失利是在主场对阵湘南，必须说，这场失利是不应该的。浦川控球更多，他们的射门次数更多，射正次数更多，射门命中率更高(1.79比1.27)，所以至少应该是平局。在客场，浦和红军战平京都上甲，球队很幸运地拿到了一分，因为对手的表现要好得多。浦和在12场比赛中取得6胜3平的成绩，进22球失13球，是本届杯赛中表现最好的主队之一。球队在主场创造了1.70的xG和1.18的xGA。

上周，札幌1:1战平了神户比塞尔，差一点就制造了一个惊喜。如果札幌没有在第75分钟错失点球，他们就赢了。本场比赛之前，札幌连败5场。在这段时间里，球队一球未进，丢了7球。札幌不仅是联盟中最差的球队，他们也是最差的客场球队!札幌在11场客场比赛中3平8负，进7球失27球。札幌的平均xG为1.22,xGA为1.62。

这是休息前的最后一场比赛。浦和应该很有动力带着一场胜利进入间歇期，这是一个很好的机会，因为札幌是联赛中最差的球队。浦和也赢得了最近三次正面交锋。