Saturday , 14 November 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Gamba Osaka
1 – 3
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 08:00 UTC Panasonic Stadium Suita HT 45' · FT 45'
Takashi Usami 17' 1–0
1–1 29' Jose Kante
1–2 68' Toshiki Takahashi
1–3 85' Bryan Linssen
Y 16' Hiroki Sakai
R 59' Jose Kante
Takashi Usami 59' Y
Keisuke Kurokawa 59' Y
Yuya Fukuda 90' Y

Overview

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

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 Tokyo 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
2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2022-07-02 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-02-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep Urawa Red Diamonds H 1–3 L
17 Sep Albirex Niigata H 1–1 D
02 Sep Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–4 L
26 Aug Sagan Tosu FC A 1–1 D
19 Aug Shonan Bellmare H 2–1 W
12 Aug Yokohama F.Marinos A 1–2 L
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Sep Gamba Osaka A 3–1 W
15 Sep Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep Albirex Niigata A 1–1 D
25 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 1–0 W
18 Aug Nagoya Grampus H 1–0 W
13 Aug Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–2 L

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' Gamba Osaka are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Urawa Red Diamonds backline.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Toshiki Takahashi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 455 appearances.
  • 16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Hiroki Sakai.
  • 17' Brilliant from the ! Takashi Usami makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 17.
  • 22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' GOAL! Jose Kante fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Juan Alano as he leaves the pitch. Hideki Ishige steps in for Gamba Osaka.
  • 51' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Gamba Osaka and Urawa Red Diamonds are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 59' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jose Kante on 59 minutes.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Yoshio Koizumi is replaced by Bryan Linssen on 62 minute.
  • 67' Japan international Yota Sato has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 68' GOAL! Toshiki Takahashi scores on 68. Assisted by Atsuki Ito
  • 71' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Shinya Nakano is replaced by Kyung-won Kwon on 71 minute.
  • 76' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Gamba Osaka and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 79' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 79 minute. Dawhan leaves to be changed by Shu Kurata.
  • 81' The whistle greets Atsuki Ito as he departs to be replaced by Kai Shibato.
  • 85' Bryan Linssen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Takashi Usami is replaced by Shoji Toyama on 87 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Yuya Fukuda.
  • 90' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Marius Hoibraten is withdrawn and Takuya Iwanami gets his opportunity.
  • 1-3 the final result. Gamba Osaka will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2022-07-02 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-02-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka

Gamba Osaka Form

2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2023-09-17 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Albirex Niigata D 2023-09-02 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 4–0 Gamba Osaka L 2023-08-26 Sagan Tosu FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2023-08-19 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Shonan Bellmare W 2023-08-12 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–1 Gamba Osaka L

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2023-09-02 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-08-25 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2023-08-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Nagoya Grampus W 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.39 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.22 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka40% Draw23% Urawa Red Diamonds37%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka34% Draw35% Urawa Red Diamonds31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.2%
2 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Gamba Osaka

Handicap Gamba Osaka covers Push Urawa Red Diamonds covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 17% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 16% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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