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

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

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	Kyoto 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

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.
2' Poor challenge from Issam Jebali. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
7' Both keepers have barely been tested. Urawa Red Diamonds and Gamba Osaka are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
12' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Urawa Red Diamonds and Gamba Osaka are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
17' It’s high time Daniel Poyatos Algaba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
22' Urawa Red Diamonds currently sit 10 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
23' Issam Jebali makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Gamba Osaka are in front.
28' It looks surprising Urawa Red Diamonds does not make any changes. Shinzo Koroki has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
29' Takashi Usami was booked on 29.
30' The referee shows Gamba Osaka player a Yellow card on 30.
35' Urawa Red Diamonds are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Gamba Osaka backline.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' What a strike from Alexander Scholz! The score is 1-1.
46' Against the run of play, Alexander Scholz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' Urawa Red Diamonds make a change. Yoshio Koizumi trudges off to be replaced by Tomoaki Okubo on 46 minutes.
47' Brilliant from the ! Alexander Scholz makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 45.
52' Takahiro Sekine is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Urawa Red Diamonds tonight.
54' Magnificent from Tomoaki Okubo! That is 6 goals in 439 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
55' GOAL! Tomoaki Okubo fires home to make it 5-1!
59' GOAL! Kaito Yasui fires home to make it 6-1!
60' Kaito Yasui makes no mistake. The score reads 7-1 and Urawa Red Diamonds are in front.
63' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 63 minute. Takashi Usami leaves to be changed by Musashi Suzuki.
64' The crowd applauds Rihito Yamamoto as he leaves the pitch. Shu Kurata steps in for Gamba Osaka.
69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kyung-won Kwon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Urawa Red Diamonds.
73' A change in the Urawa Red Diamonds ranks — Takahiro Sekine exits the field as Alex Schalk enters on 73.
74' Jose Kante gets the nod from Urawa Red Diamonds. He replaces Shinzo Koroki and will look to change the dynamic.
79' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
84' 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.
87' The Gamba Osaka bench stirs into life. Keisuke Kurokawa is withdrawn and Genta Miura gets his opportunity.
90' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Ayumu Ohata comes on to replace Takuya Ogiwara.
The points are shared — Urawa Red Diamonds 3-1 Gamba Osaka. Honours even.

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
Kasper Junker	3
Takashi Usami	3
Ademilson	2
Ataru Esaka	2
Alexander Scholz	2
Takahiro Sekine	2
Leo	1
Tomoaki Okubo	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 Kyoto 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.