Saturday , 14 November 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2023
Urawa Red Diamonds
3 – 1
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sun 14 May 2023 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 31,440 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 23' Issam Jebali
Alexander Scholz pen 45' 1–1
Tomoaki Okubo 54' 2–1
Kaito Yasui 59' 3–1
Y 2' Issam Jebali
Y 29' Takashi Usami

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
  • Assistant 1 Hiroyuki Igarashi
  • Assistant 2 Kentaro Matsui
5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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
2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2022-07-02 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-02-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Gamba Osaka H 3–1 W
10 May Sagan Tosu FC H 0–2 L
23 Apr Kawasaki Frontale A 1–1 D
15 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo H 4–1 W
09 Apr Nagoya Grampus A 0–0 D
31 Mar Kashiwa Reysol A 3–0 W
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–3 L
06 May Nagoya Grampus A 0–1 L
03 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–2 L
29 Apr Kashima Antlers A 0–4 L
23 Apr Yokohama FC H 1–1 D
15 Apr Kyōto Sanga FC A 1–2 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
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.
  • 2' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Issam Jebali.
  • 7' Keisuke Kurokawa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 455 games and scored 423 goals.
  • 17' 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 Rihito Yamamoto suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-2-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 23' The Tunisia Issam Jebali breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 0-1!
  • 28' Japan international Takahiro Sekine has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Takashi Usami.
  • 30' Takashi Usami has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 40' Gamba Osaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Alexander Scholz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' Alexander Scholz doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Urawa Red Diamonds ring the changes. Yoshio Koizumi has done his job and it is now time for Tomoaki Okubo to step up.
  • 47' Alexander Scholz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Gamba Osaka are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 54' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tomoaki Okubo makes it 4-1.
  • 55' Tomoaki Okubo doubles the advantage! 5-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 59' Kaito Yasui adds to his 0 season tally! Urawa Red Diamonds lead 6-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 60' A stunning finish from Kaito Yasui — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Takashi Usami departs to be replaced by Musashi Suzuki.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Gamba Osaka — Shu Kurata on, Rihito Yamamoto off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 73' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Takahiro Sekine trudges off to be replaced by Alex Schalk on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jose Kante is hanging Shinzo Koroki on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at Saitama Stadium 2002. Urawa Red Diamonds seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Gamba Osaka! Genta Miura comes on to replace Keisuke Kurokawa.
  • 90' Ayumu Ohata gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Takuya Ogiwara and will look to change the dynamic.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maciej Skorza

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba

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

2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka 2022-07-02 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds 2022-02-26 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-10-16 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Gamba Osaka 2021-05-16 Gamba Osaka 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka W 2023-05-10 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 Sagan Tosu FC L 2023-04-23 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-04-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 4–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2023-04-09 Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds D 2023-03-31 Kashiwa Reysol 0–3 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Gamba Osaka Form

2023-05-14 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1 Gamba Osaka L 2023-05-06 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2023-05-03 Gamba Osaka 1–2 Cerezo Osaka FC L 2023-04-29 Kashima Antlers 4–0 Gamba Osaka L 2023-04-23 Gamba Osaka 1–1 Yokohama FC D 2023-04-15 Kyōto Sanga FC 2–1 Gamba Osaka L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.67 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds55% Draw20% Gamba Osaka25%
Actual: Urawa Red Diamonds win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
75%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
45%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds41% Draw34% Gamba Osaka25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
5.7%
3 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.2%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 2
3.8%
3 – 3
3.8%
2 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 15% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 18% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 13% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 8% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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