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

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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

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

Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/27)
Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Akihiko Ikeuchi
Assistant 1 Hiroyuki Igarashi
Assistant 2 Kentaro Matsui

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' Three points are at stake. Urawa Red Diamonds host Gamba Osaka — let the battle begin!
2' Issam Jebali is having his name booked by the referee on 2.
7' 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.
12' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Urawa Red Diamonds must find a spark to ignite this game.
22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
23' What a moment for Issam Jebali! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
28' 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.
29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Takashi Usami on 29.
30' Takashi Usami catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
35' Shusaku Nishikawa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 444 games and scored 412 goals.
45' Goal! Alexander Scholz scores his 20 goal in 225 matches.
46' Urawa Red Diamonds is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alexander Scholz on 45.
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' What composure from Alexander Scholz! The Denmark international strokes it home. 3-1.
52' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
54' Tomoaki Okubo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
55' Tomoaki Okubo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
59' Kaito Yasui doubles the advantage! 6-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
60' Kaito Yasui has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
63' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 63 minute. Takashi Usami leaves to be changed by Musashi Suzuki.
64' Shu Kurata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rihito Yamamoto on 64 minute.
69' 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 Ken Iwao suffering a number of foals already.
73' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Alex Schalk comes on to replace Takahiro Sekine.
74' Jose Kante has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shinzo Koroki on 74 minute.
79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marius Hoibraten, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
84' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Gamba Osaka backline.
87' Another substitution for Gamba Osaka to replace Keisuke Kurokawa by Genta Miura on 87 minute.
90' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Takuya Ogiwara is replaced by Ayumu Ohata on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 Gamba Osaka.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

11
Jose Kante ↑ 73'
4
Takuya Iwanami
12
Zion Suzuki
66
Ayumu Ohata ↑ 90'
21
Tomoaki Okubo ↑ 46'
17
Alex Schalk ↑ 73'
3
Atsuki Ito ↑ 46'

Coach Maciej Skorza

Gamba Osaka Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

7
Takashi Usami ↓ Musashi Suzuki 63'
11
Issam Jebali
1
Masaaki Higashiguchi
47
Juan Alano ↓ Hideki Ishige 87'
8
Ryotaro Meshino ↓ Naohiro Sugiyama 63'
6
Rihito Yamamoto ↓ Shu Kurata 63'
24
Keisuke Kurokawa ↓ Genta Miura 87'
2
Shota Fukuoka
20
Kyung-won Kwon
3
Riku Handa
23
Dawhan

Bench

9
Musashi Suzuki ↑ 63'
5
Genta Miura ↑ 87'
99
Kosei Tani
10
Shu Kurata ↑ 63'
48
Hideki Ishige ↑ 87'
13
Ryu Takao
28
Naohiro Sugiyama ↑ 63'

Coach Daniel Poyatos Algaba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Takashi Usami	3
Kasper Junker	3
Alexander Scholz	2
Takahiro Sekine	2
Ademilson	2
Ataru Esaka	2
Patric	1
Jose Kante	1

Head to Head

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

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.