Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 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
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 Ōita 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
15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
23% 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
1/4
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/3
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
1/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/6
46-60
1/2
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Gamba Osaka
Issam Jebali 5 G 3 A
Ryotaro Meshino 2 G
Welton 2 G
Deniz Hummet 2 G
Shinnosuke Nakatani 1 G
Urawa Red Diamonds
Matheus Savio 5 G 1 A
Minamino Harumi 4 G
Takuro Kaneko 3 G 6 A
Hiiro Komori 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Gamba Osaka have kicked off against Urawa Red Diamonds. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Japan international Shu Kurata has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Takahiro Sekine is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gamba Osaka so far.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yuki Muto, as he is very good at scoring at Panasonic Stadium Suita with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 16' GOAL! Kasper Junker fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 20' The Japan Tatsuya Tanaka breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 0-2!
  • 24' Kai Shibato picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' Gamba Osaka are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Urawa Red Diamonds's shape.
  • 39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Kasper Junker adds to his 0 season tally! Urawa Red Diamonds lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 41' Kasper Junker makes a hat-trick on 41.
  • 46' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 46 minute. Kazunari Ichimi leaves to be changed by Leandro Pereira.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tsuneyasu Miyamoto will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' Kenyu Sugimoto has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kasper Junker on 56 minute.
  • 57' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ryosuke Yamanaka is hanging Yoshio Koizumi on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' Shinzo Koroki has been relatively quiet despite scoring 63 goals in his last 455 appearances.
  • 67' Atsuki Ito has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yuki Abe on 67 minute.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Takashi Usami is replaced by Patric on 71 minute.
  • 72' A change in the Gamba Osaka ranks — Takashi Usami exits the field as Patric enters on 72.
  • 77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Shu Kurata as he leaves the pitch. Wellington Silva steps in for Gamba Osaka.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Takahiro Sekine on, Tatsuya Tanaka off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Tatsuya Tanaka exits the field as Takahiro Sekine enters on 80.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Gamba Osaka in their trying to find a way past Urawa Red Diamonds's compact .
  • 90' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • With this win, Urawa Red Diamonds is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Kasper Junker 3
Takashi Usami 3
Ademilson 2
Ataru Esaka 2
Alexander Scholz 2
Takahiro Sekine 2
Mitsuki Saito 1
Shinzo Koroki 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 Ōita 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.