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Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, 2018

J. League · 2018
Gamba Osaka
0 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 19 May 2018 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League .

Match Details

  • Referee Yusuke Araki
  • Referee Masashi Yamagiwa
  • Referee Bumpei Ueda
  • Referee Tetsuro Yoshida
4 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 7.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
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

9
5
8
Gamba Osaka 22 games · Avg 2.4 goals Urawa Red Diamonds
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-02-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-08-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Gamba Osaka 2017-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2016-10-29 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–0 D
13 May FC Tōkyō A 0–1 L
12 May Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–1 D
05 May Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–2 L
05 May Kawasaki Frontale H 1–4 L
02 May Vegalta Sendai H 1–0 W
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Gamba Osaka A 0–0 D
13 May Sagan Tosu FC H 0–0 D
13 May Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
06 May Sagan Tosu FC H 0–3 L
05 May Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
02 May Kawasaki Frontale A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Gamba Osaka Urawa Red Diamonds
#5 Position #16
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 history
14% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season

Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts). Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 2 G 1 A
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G
Asahi Uenaka 1 G
Welton 1 G
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 4 G
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 1 G 5 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Gamba Osaka and Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Urawa Red Diamonds is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Shu Kurata has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 407 appearances.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Gamba Osaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Gamba Osaka currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 55' Gamba Osaka have won 381 goals from 407 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at . Gamba Osaka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' Hiroki Fujiharu, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Levir Culpi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' The travelling Urawa Red Diamonds supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Levir Culpi

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Oswaldo de Oliveira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-02-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds 2017-08-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Gamba Osaka 2017-03-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2016-10-29 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Gamba Osaka Form

2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-05-13 FC Tōkyō 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-05-12 Yokohama F·Marinos 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2018-05-05 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2018-05-05 Gamba Osaka 1–4 Kawasaki Frontale L 2018-05-02 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Vegalta Sendai W

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2018-05-13 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sagan Tosu FC D 2018-05-13 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–3 Sagan Tosu FC L 2018-05-05 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2018-05-02 Kawasaki Frontale 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.24 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka46% Draw23% Urawa Red Diamonds31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
70%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
54%
Gamba Osaka or Urawa Red Diamonds
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka37% Draw38% Urawa Red Diamonds25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–0 not predicted
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
8%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.