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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2019 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2019
Urawa Red Diamonds
2 – 3
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 7 Dec 2019 · 05:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Koichiro Fukushima
  • Referee Naoya Okawa
  • Referee Haruhiro Otsuka
  • Referee Hiroyoshi Takayama

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 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō 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

8
5
9
Urawa Red Diamonds 22 games · Avg 2.4 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka 2019-04-14 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-11-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–3 Gamba Osaka 2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-02-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Gamba Osaka H 2–3 L
30 Nov FC Tōkyō A 1–1 D
05 Nov Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L
01 Nov Kashima Antlers A 0–1 L
29 Oct Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D
18 Oct Ōita FC Trinita H 0–1 L
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Urawa Red Diamonds A 3–2 W
30 Nov Matsumoto Yamaga FC H 4–1 W
23 Nov Vegalta Sendai H 2–0 W
10 Nov Ōita FC Trinita A 1–2 L
03 Nov Shonan Bellmare A 3–0 W
19 Oct Kawasaki Frontale H 2–2 D

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' Welcome to Saitama Stadium 2002 that hosts another battle between Urawa Red Diamonds and Gamba Osaka.
  • 5' Kenyu Sugimoto, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 9' Goal! Takashi Usami scores his 44 goal in 303 matches.
  • 14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 19' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 29' Urawa Red Diamonds are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Gamba Osaka's shape.
  • 34' The 30-year-old Kai Shibato has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 39' Shusaku Nishikawa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 3 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' Tomoaki Makino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 450 appearances.
  • 49' Genta Miura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Gamba Osaka so far.
  • 54' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Kazuki Nagasawa departs to be replaced by Fabricio.
  • 55' Fabricio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kazuki Nagasawa on 55 minute.
  • 60' Urawa Red Diamonds 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.
  • 62' Against the run of play, Yosuke Kashiwagi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 64' What a strike from Ademilson! The score is 1-2.
  • 69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Daiki Hashioka exits the field as Takahiro Sekine enters on 74.
  • 76' A change in the Gamba Osaka ranks — Ademilson exits the field as Patric enters on 76.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Kenyu Sugimoto. He replaces Quentin Martinus on 81 minute.
  • 86' Gamba Osaka make a change. Shu Kurata trudges off to be replaced by Yuya Fukuda on 86 minutes.
  • 87' Yuya Fukuda makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Gamba Osaka are in front.
  • 88' The Gamba Osaka bench stirs into life. Takashi Usami is withdrawn and Daisuke Takagi gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Fabricio doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Gamba Osaka to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Takeshi Otsuki

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kasper Junker 3
Takashi Usami 3
Takahiro Sekine 2
Ademilson 2
Ataru Esaka 2
Alexander Scholz 2
Yuki Muto 1
Shu Kurata 1

Head to Head

2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka 2019-04-14 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-11-03 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–3 Gamba Osaka 2018-05-19 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds 2018-02-04 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka L 2019-11-30 FC Tōkyō 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2019-11-05 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2019-11-01 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2019-10-29 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2019-10-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Ōita FC Trinita L

Gamba Osaka Form

2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka W 2019-11-30 Gamba Osaka 4–1 Matsumoto Yamaga FC W 2019-11-23 Gamba Osaka 2–0 Vegalta Sendai W 2019-11-10 Ōita FC Trinita 2–1 Gamba Osaka L 2019-11-03 Shonan Bellmare 0–3 Gamba Osaka W 2019-10-19 Gamba Osaka 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.23 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.56 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds34% Draw22% Gamba Osaka44%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 69%
31%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
56%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
66%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds29% Draw34% Gamba Osaka37%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
5.5%
2 – 1
5.3%
1 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 4
3.5%
1 – 4
3.2%
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 15% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 17% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 13% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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