Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Gamba Osaka 17 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 17 42 2 FC Tokyo 17 37 3 FC Machida Zelvia 17 34 4 Vissel Kobe 17 32 5 Nagoya Grampus 17 31 6 Cerezo Osaka FC 17 28 7 Tokyo Verdy 17 28 8 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 17 27 9 Fagiano Okayama FC 17 26 10 Gamba Osaka 17 25 11 Urawa Red Diamonds 17 25 12 Kawasaki Frontale 17 25 13 Shimizu S-Pulse 17 24 14 V-Varen Nagasaki 17 21 15 Avispa Fukuoka 17 21 16 Kyoto Sanga FC 17 20 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 17 18 18 Kashiwa Reysol 17 17 19 Yokohama F.Marinos 17 17 20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 17 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 #11 Position #10 25 Points 25 17 Played 17 7 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 8 37 Scored 59 36 Conceded 52 +1 GD +7 1.47 PPG 1.47 41% Win % 53% Key Stats
59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history35% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season24% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this seasonUrawa Red Diamonds are 11th (25 pts). Gamba Osaka are 10th (25 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Urawa Red Diamonds0-151/–16-302/131-451/–46-604/–61-753/276+2/6■ Scored ■ ConcededGamba Osaka0-152/116-302/–31-451/446-601/–61-752/276+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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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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 Top Scorers
Player Goals Kasper Junker 3 Takashi Usami 3 Alexander Scholz 2 Takahiro Sekine 2 Ademilson 2 Ataru Esaka 2 Toshiki Takahashi 1 Yuki Muto 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 -
Prediction accuracy0 / 42.43 Urawa Red Diamonds xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.96 Gamba Osaka xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Gamba Osaka winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 4.39Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 93% 7% ± 2.5 80% 20% ± 3.5 63% 37% ± 4.5 44% 56% Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw 69%Draw or Gamba Osaka 54%Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 0–1 not predicted0 – 1Actual2 – 1 7%2 – 2 6.7%1 – 1 6.6%1 – 2 5.7%3 – 1 5.6%3 – 2 5.4%2 – 3 4.4%2 – 0 3.8%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 3 3.6%4 – 1 3.4%4 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Gamba Osaka covers -2.5 16% — 84% -2 16% 14% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 18% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 15% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 9% 8% +2.5 92% — 8% Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet 10% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.