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Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Gamba Osaka
0 – 3
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 16 May 2021 · 08:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Kai Shibato

Overview

Match Preview

Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds — J. League at Panasonic Stadium Suita.

Match Details

  • Referee Shinji Ochi
  • Referee Hiroki Kasahara
  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Osamu Akasaka
  • Referee Kota Watanabe

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 Kyoto 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 Tokyo 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
2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2020-08-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka 2019-04-14 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Urawa Red Diamonds H 0–3 L
12 May Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–2 L
08 May Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L
02 May Cerezo Osaka FC A 1–1 D
22 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–2 L
18 Apr Shimizu S-Pulse H 0–0 D
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 May Gamba Osaka A 3–0 W
09 May Vegalta Sendai H 2–0 W
01 May Avispa Fukuoka A 0–2 L
25 Apr Oita FC Trinita H 3–2 W
18 Apr Cerezo Osaka FC A 0–1 L
11 Apr Tokushima Vortis H 1–0 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
22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
33% 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
2/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Gamba Osaka to score. At the same time, Urawa Red Diamonds does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Gamba Osaka 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.
  • 16' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kasper Junker makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 20' Against the run of play, Tatsuya Tanaka has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 24' Kai Shibato picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 29' Genta Miura has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 403 appearances.
  • 34' Gamba Osaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' The Denmark Kasper Junker breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 0-3!
  • 41' GOAL! Kasper Junker scores on 41. Assisted by Tatsuya Tanaka
  • 46' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Kazunari Ichimi by Leandro Pereira on 46 minute.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kenyu Sugimoto is hanging Kasper Junker on the field on 56 minute.
  • 57' The whistle greets Yoshio Koizumi as he departs to be replaced by Ryosuke Yamanaka.
  • 62' It’s high time Tsuneyasu Miyamoto made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 67 minute. Yuki Abe leaves to be changed by Atsuki Ito.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Takashi Usami is replaced by Patric on 71 minute.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Patric on, Takashi Usami off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at Panasonic Stadium Suita. Gamba Osaka seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 78' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 78 minute. Shu Kurata leaves to be changed by Wellington Silva.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Takahiro Sekine. He replaces Tatsuya Tanaka on 79 minute.
  • 80' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Takahiro Sekine is hanging Tatsuya Tanaka on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' Japan international Shinya Yajima has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • It finishes all square. Gamba Osaka and Urawa Red Diamonds share the spoils 0-3.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Takashi Usami 3
Kasper Junker 3
Alexander Scholz 2
Takahiro Sekine 2
Ademilson 2
Ataru Esaka 2
Patric 1
Jose Kante 1

Head to Head

2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2020-08-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka 2019-04-14 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-05-12 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2021-05-08 Gamba Osaka 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2021-05-02 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-04-22 Nagoya Grampus 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2021-04-18 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-05-09 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2021-05-01 Avispa Fukuoka 2–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–2 Oita FC Trinita W 2021-04-18 Cerezo Osaka FC 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-04-11 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Tokushima Vortis W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.27 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.27 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka37% Draw23% Urawa Red Diamonds40%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

Gamba Osaka or Draw
60%
Draw or Urawa Red Diamonds
63%
Gamba Osaka or Urawa Red Diamonds
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka32% Draw35% Urawa Red Diamonds33%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 1
6.2%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
5.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
2.9%
2 – 4
2.9%
2 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 16% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 16% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
11% ✗

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