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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2021
Urawa Red Diamonds
1 – 1
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 16 Oct 2021 · 06:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Yuki Yamamoto
Y 56' Shu Kurata
Y 90' Shunya Suganuma
Y 90' Patric

Overview

Match Preview

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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5
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Urawa Red Diamonds 22 games · Avg 2.4 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2020-08-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Gamba Osaka H 1–1 D
02 Oct Vissel Kobe A 1–5 L
25 Sep FC Tokyo A 2–1 W
18 Sep Cerezo Osaka FC H 2–0 W
11 Sep Yokohama FC A 2–0 W
29 Aug Shonan Bellmare A 0–0 D
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–1 D
02 Oct Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 1–5 L
26 Sep Kashiwa Reysol H 2–1 W
18 Sep Kashima Antlers A 1–3 L
12 Sep Vegalta Sendai H 2–3 L
28 Aug Cerezo Osaka FC H 0–1 L

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
14% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
14% 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
4/3
31-45
4/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Urawa Red Diamonds are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Gamba Osaka started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Yuya Fukuda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
  • 20' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Ko Yanagisawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Gamba Osaka needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Urawa Red Diamonds are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' Another change for Urawa Red Diamonds made on 35 minute. Takahiro Akimoto leaves to be changed by Yoshio Koizumi.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 43' Yuki Yamamoto is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Patric. He replaces Shunya Suganuma on 46 minute.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Urawa Red Diamonds side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Gamba Osaka player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Shu Kurata as he leaves the pitch. Kosuke Onose steps in for Gamba Osaka.
  • 66' Japan international Yota Sato has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 69' Gamba Osaka make a change. Wellington Silva trudges off to be replaced by Yuya Fukuda on 69 minutes.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Atsuki Ito on, Kai Shibato off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Koya Yuruki is replaced by Tomoaki Okubo.
  • 82' 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.
  • 83' The whistle greets Yuki Yamamoto as he departs to be replaced by Kohei Okuno.
  • 88' Shunya Suganuma needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 89' What composure from Ataru Esaka! The Japan international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 90' Shunya Suganuma was booked on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Rodríguez

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Masanobu Matsunami

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2020-11-22 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–2 Gamba Osaka 2020-08-19 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 2019-12-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–3 Gamba Osaka

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-10-02 Vissel Kobe 5–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2021-09-25 FC Tokyo 1–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-09-18 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2021-09-11 Yokohama FC 0–2 Urawa Red Diamonds W 2021-08-29 Shonan Bellmare 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Gamba Osaka Form

2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka D 2021-10-02 Gamba Osaka 1–5 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo L 2021-09-26 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Kashiwa Reysol W 2021-09-18 Kashima Antlers 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2021-09-12 Gamba Osaka 2–3 Vegalta Sendai L 2021-08-28 Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.51 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.07 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds50% Draw21% Gamba Osaka29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 66%
34%
± 4.5 47%
53%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
71%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
50%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds38% Draw35% Gamba Osaka27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
3.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
4 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%
2 – 0
3.4%

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% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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