Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Suita City Football Stadium.
- Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 18 20 19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–0 W 31 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 5–4 W 23 Aug Yokohama FC H 3–2 W 20 Aug FC Machida Zelvia A 1–3 L 16 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 0–1 L 10 Aug Fagiano Okayama FC H 0–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Sep Gamba Osaka A 0–1 L 31 Aug Albirex Niigata H 1–0 W 22 Aug Kashiwa Reysol A 2–4 L 16 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 2–1 W 09 Aug Yokohama FC A 2–1 W 27 Jul Avispa Fukuoka H 0–0 D Season Stats
Gamba Osaka Urawa Red Diamonds #8 Position #12 28 Points 25 18 Played 18 10 / 0 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 0 / 11 61 Scored 37 53 Conceded 37 +8 GD +0 1.56 PPG 1.39 56% Win % 39% Key Stats
59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this seasonGamba Osaka are 8th (28 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 12th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Gamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/161-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededUrawa Red Diamonds0-151/116-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Suita City Football Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ryoya Yamashita made 89 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 45' Marius Hoibraten needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 46' Yusuke Matsuo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hiiro Komori on 46 minute.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 416 games and scored 377 goals.
- 55' Ryo Hatsuse is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
- 60' Urawa Red Diamonds seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 63' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Ryoya Yamashita departs to be replaced by Juan Alano.
- 65' Samuel Gustafson was booked on 65.
- 70' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
- 71' Isaac Kiese Thelin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takahiro Sekine on 71 minute.
- 75' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Takashi Usami is replaced by Tokuma Suzuki.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Shuto Abe, as he is very good at scoring at Suita City Football Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 82' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Takuro Kaneko is replaced by Tomoaki Okubo on 82 minute.
- 85' What a strike from Shuto Abe! The score is 1-0.
- 86' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 86.
- 88' Keisuke Kurokawa is replacing Ryo Hatsuse for the Gamba Osaka side.
- 90' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.
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Lineups
Gamba Osaka Lineups
Starting XI
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7
Takashi Usami ↓ Tokuma Suzuki 75'
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21
Ryo Hatsuse ↓ Keisuke Kurokawa 88'
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- 13
- 22
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17
Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Juan Alano 63'
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- 51
- 3
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97
Welton ↓ Kanji Okunuki 63'
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23
Deniz Hummet ↓ Issam Jebali 75'
Bench
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11
Issam Jebali ↑ 75'
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- 5
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47
Juan Alano ↑ 63'
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4
Keisuke Kurokawa ↑ 88'
- 15
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16
Tokuma Suzuki ↑ 75'
- 27
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44
Kanji Okunuki ↑ 63'
Coach Dani PoyatosUrawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
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11
Samuel Gustafson ↓ Kai Shibato 71'
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10
Shoya Nakajima ↓ Ryoma Watanabe 63'
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- 4
- 14
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77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Tomoaki Okubo 82'
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- 5
- 88
- 25
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17
Hiiro Komori ↓ Yusuke Matsuo 46'
Bench
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- 26
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22
Kai Shibato ↑ 71'
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21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 82'
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24
Yusuke Matsuo ↑ 46'
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13
Ryoma Watanabe ↑ 63'
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99
Isaac Kiese Thelin ↑ 71'
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Coach Maciej Skorza -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kasper Junker 3 Takashi Usami 3 Alexander Scholz 2 Takahiro Sekine 2 Ademilson 2 Ataru Esaka 2 Jose Kante 1 Yuya Fukuda 1 Head to Head
Gamba Osaka Form
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-09-13 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-31 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Albirex Niigata W 2025-08-22 Kashiwa Reysol 4–2 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2025-08-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Nagoya Grampus W 2025-08-09 Yokohama FC 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-07-27 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Avispa Fukuoka D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.55 Gamba Osaka xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.88 Urawa Red Diamonds xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 77%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Gamba Osaka winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.43Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 81% 19% ± 3.5 63% 37% ± 4.5 45% 55% Double Chance
Gamba Osaka or Draw 73%Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds 48%Gamba Osaka or Urawa Red Diamonds 79%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 1–0 not predicted1 – 0Actual2 – 1 7.2%2 – 2 6.6%1 – 1 6.5%3 – 1 6%3 – 2 5.5%1 – 2 5.3%2 – 3 4.1%2 – 0 4%4 – 1 3.8%4 – 2 3.6%3 – 3 3.5%3 – 0 3.3%Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka
Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 15% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 18% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 14% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 8% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 16% ✗Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.