Sunday , 16 August 2026

Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Red Diamonds, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2025
Gamba Osaka
1 – 0
Full Time
Urawa Red Diamonds
Sat 13 Sep 2025 · 10:00 UTC Suita City Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryo Hatsuse 55' Y
Y 65' Samuel Gustafson
Y 86' Isaac Kiese Thelin
Y 90' Yoichi Naganuma

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2025-09-13 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2024-09-14 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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
0% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Urawa Red Diamonds
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Gamba Osaka have kicked off against Urawa Red Diamonds. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Samuel Gustafson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Gamba Osaka and Urawa Red Diamonds are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Gamba Osaka and Urawa Red Diamonds are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' Ryo Hatsuse has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Welton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takahiro Sekine made 263 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' The Urawa Red Diamonds bench stirs into life. Hiiro Komori is withdrawn and Yusuke Matsuo gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Urawa Red Diamonds fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Gamba Osaka receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' 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.
  • 63' Juan Alano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryoya Yamashita on 63 minute.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Samuel Gustafson on 65 minutes earns him a card. Urawa Red Diamonds will be frustrated.
  • 70' Kaito Yasui is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 71' Isaac Kiese Thelin gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Takahiro Sekine and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tokuma Suzuki is hanging Takashi Usami on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' Tomoaki Okubo gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Takuro Kaneko and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Magnificent from Shuto Abe! That is 14 goals in 437 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 86' Urawa Red Diamonds player sees a card in front of him.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Keisuke Kurokawa on, Ryo Hatsuse off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Yoichi Naganuma argues furiously but the card stands.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Urawa Red Diamonds.

Lineups

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

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

2025-09-13 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2024-09-14 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-09-13 Gamba Osaka 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2025-08-31 Shonan Bellmare 4–5 Gamba Osaka W 2025-08-23 Gamba Osaka 3–2 Yokohama FC W 2025-08-20 FC Machida Zelvia 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-08-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2025-08-10 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Fagiano Okayama FC L

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 accuracy
1 / 4
2.55 Gamba Osaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Gamba Osaka52% Draw21% Urawa Red Diamonds27%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Gamba Osaka40% Draw35% Urawa Red Diamonds25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 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.