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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

8
5
9
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
0% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
0% 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
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/2
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Ryosuke Yamanaka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' Gamba Osaka come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Takahiro Akimoto by Yoshio Koizumi on 35 minute.
  • 40' Japan international Takuya Iwanami has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 43' Poor challenge from Yuki Yamamoto. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Patric has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shunya Suganuma on 46 minute.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shu Kurata.
  • 61' Shu Kurata makes way for Kosuke Onose at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Gamba Osaka.
  • 66' Yuya Fukuda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Gamba Osaka tonight.
  • 69' Yuya Fukuda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wellington Silva on 69 minute.
  • 70' Atsuki Ito gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Kai Shibato and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kai Shibato, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 77' Tomoaki Okubo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Koya Yuruki at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 83' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 83 minute. Yuki Yamamoto leaves to be changed by Kohei Okuno.
  • 88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 89' Ataru Esaka puts Urawa Red Diamonds on the lead.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Shunya Suganuma. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Takashi Usami 3
Kasper Junker 3
Ataru Esaka 2
Alexander Scholz 2
Takahiro Sekine 2
Ademilson 2
Bryan Linssen 1
Patric 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.