Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

J. League · 2025
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 1
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Tue 6 May 2025 · 05:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Takuya Ogiwara 78' Y

Overview

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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.

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

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Urawa Red Diamonds 22 games · Avg 2.4 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
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 2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#16 Position #5
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 history
23% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
15% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season

Urawa Red Diamonds are 16th (25 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Urawa Red Diamonds welcome Gamba Osaka for this crunch clash at Saitama Stadium 2002.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 9' The crowd applauds Shusaku Nishikawa as he leaves the pitch. Ayumi Niekawa steps in for Urawa Red Diamonds.
  • 14' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 19' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
  • 24' Keisuke Kurokawa has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dani Poyatos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' Shota Fukuoka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 37 appearances.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' Danilo Boza has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 32 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 453 games and scored 421 goals.
  • 53' Ryoya Yamashita doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Gamba Osaka backline.
  • 63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 67' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Yoichi Naganuma departs to be replaced by Takuya Ogiwara.
  • 68' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 68 minute. Taishi Matsumoto leaves to be changed by Shoya Nakajima.
  • 73' The whistle greets Ryotaro Meshino as he departs to be replaced by Takeru Kishimoto.
  • 78' Poor challenge from Takuya Ogiwara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 79' The whistle greets Hirokazu Ishihara as he departs to be replaced by Toshiki Takahashi.
  • 80' The Gamba Osaka bench stirs into life. Makoto Mitsuta is withdrawn and Shu Kurata gets his opportunity.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Shinya Nakano on, Ryoya Yamashita off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • With this win, Gamba Osaka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kasper Junker 3
Takashi Usami 3
Ataru Esaka 2
Alexander Scholz 2
Takahiro Sekine 2
Ademilson 2
Isa Sakamoto 1
Ewerton 1

Head to Head

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 2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka

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

Gamba Osaka Form

2025-05-06 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2025-05-03 Gamba Osaka 4–0 Shonan Bellmare W 2025-04-29 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC W 2025-04-25 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka L 2025-04-20 Yokohama FC 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2025-04-12 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Nagoya Grampus W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.29 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds45% Draw23% Gamba Osaka32%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds36% Draw37% Gamba Osaka27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

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