Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 18 45 2 FC Tokyo 18 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37 4 Vissel Kobe 18 35 5 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31 6 Nagoya Grampus 18 31 7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30 8 Gamba Osaka 18 28 9 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28 10 Tokyo Verdy 18 28 11 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26 12 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24 14 Kyoto Sanga FC 18 23 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21 16 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L 03 May Tokyo Verdy H 2–0 W 25 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 1–0 W 20 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos H 3–1 W 16 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–1 W 13 Apr FC Machida Zelvia A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W 03 May Shonan Bellmare H 4–0 W 29 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 2–1 W 25 Apr FC Tokyo A 0–3 L 20 Apr Yokohama FC A 1–1 D 12 Apr Nagoya Grampus H 2–0 W Season Stats
Urawa Red Diamonds Gamba Osaka #12 Position #8 25 Points 28 18 Played 18 7 / 0 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8 37 Scored 61 37 Conceded 53 +0 GD +8 1.39 PPG 1.56 39% Win % 56% Key Stats
59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season22% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this seasonUrawa Red Diamonds are 12th (25 pts). Gamba Osaka are 8th (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds0-151/116-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ ConcededGamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/161-753/276+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Urawa Red Diamonds gets underway.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 9' Ayumi Niekawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shusaku Nishikawa on 9 minute.
- 14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 19' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takuro Kaneko made 364 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 29' Ryoma Watanabe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
- 34' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takeru Kishimoto, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 44' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
- 49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 53' What a strike from Ryoya Yamashita! The score is 0-1.
- 58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 63' 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.
- 67' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yoichi Naganuma is replaced by Takuya Ogiwara.
- 68' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Taishi Matsumoto departs to be replaced by Shoya Nakajima.
- 73' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Ryotaro Meshino is replaced by Takeru Kishimoto on 73 minute.
- 78' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 78.
- 79' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Hirokazu Ishihara is replaced by Toshiki Takahashi on 79 minute.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Shu Kurata. He replaces Makoto Mitsuta on 80 minute.
- 84' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shinya Nakano is hanging Ryoya Yamashita on the field on 84 minute.
- 89' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Shusaku Nishikawa suffering a number of foals already.
- The final score is 0-1.
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Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
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Takuro Kaneko ↓ Takahiro Sekine 68'
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Bench
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Shoya Nakajima ↑ 68'
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Takuya Ogiwara ↑ 67'
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Takahiro Sekine ↑ 68'
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Ayumi Niekawa ↑ 9'
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Toshiki Takahashi ↑ 79'
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Coach Maciej SkorzaGamba Osaka Lineups
Starting XI
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Takashi Usami ↓ Harumi Minamino 84'
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Keisuke Kurokawa ↓ Yusei Egawa 73'
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Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Shinya Nakano 84'
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Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Shu Kurata 80'
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Bench
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Shu Kurata ↑ 80'
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Yusei Egawa ↑ 73'
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Shinya Nakano ↑ 84'
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Takeru Kishimoto ↑ 73'
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Harumi Minamino ↑ 84'
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Coach Dani Poyatos -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kasper Junker 3 Takashi Usami 3 Ademilson 2 Ataru Esaka 2 Alexander Scholz 2 Takahiro Sekine 2 Kaito Yasui 1 Kosuke Onose 1 Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2025-05-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Tokyo Verdy W 2025-04-25 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2025-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Yokohama F.Marinos W 2025-04-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-04-13 FC Machida Zelvia 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.29 Urawa Red Diamonds xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.9 Gamba Osaka xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka 77%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Gamba Osaka winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.19Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 78% 22% ± 3.5 59% 41% ± 4.5 40% 60% Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw 68%Draw or Gamba Osaka 55%Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–1 not predicted0 – 1Actual2 – 1 7.4%1 – 1 7.4%2 – 2 6.8%1 – 2 6.1%3 – 1 5.5%3 – 2 5.2%2 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 4.1%1 – 3 3.8%3 – 3 3.3%4 – 1 3.2%1 – 0 3.1%Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Gamba Osaka covers -2.5 14% — 86% -2 14% 14% 72% -1.5 28% — 72% -1 28% 18% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 15% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 10% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 11% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.