Sunday , 16 August 2026

Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2024 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2024
Urawa Red Diamonds
0 – 1
Full Time
Gamba Osaka
Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 07:00 UTC Saitama Stadium 2002 HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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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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Urawa Red Diamonds 22 games · Avg 2.4 goals Gamba Osaka
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Recent Form

Urawa Red Diamonds
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Gamba Osaka H 0–1 L
12 Apr Kashiwa Reysol A 0–1 L
07 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 3–0 W
03 Apr FC Tokyo A 1–2 L
30 Mar Avispa Fukuoka H 2–1 W
17 Mar Shonan Bellmare A 4–4 D
Gamba Osaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Urawa Red Diamonds A 1–0 W
14 Apr Sagan Tosu FC H 2–1 W
10 Apr Yokohama F.Marinos A 0–2 L
06 Apr Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo A 0–1 L
03 Apr Kyoto Sanga FC H 0–0 D
30 Mar Sanfrecce Hiroshima A 1–1 D

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Urawa Red Diamonds is hosting Gamba Osaka for another epic battle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Urawa Red Diamonds that had 439 games and scored 403 goals.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Shinnosuke Nakatani is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Urawa Red Diamonds so far.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Urawa Red Diamonds in their trying to find a way past Gamba Osaka's compact .
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Thiago Santana has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dawhan, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dani Poyatos will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dani Poyatos might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' 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.
  • 58' Another change for Gamba Osaka made on 58 minute. Shoji Toyama leaves to be changed by Takeru Kishimoto.
  • 63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Urawa Red Diamonds! Yusuke Matsuo comes on to replace Naoki Maeda.
  • 72' The Gamba Osaka manager makes a substitution. Shota Fukuoka departs to be replaced by Shinya Nakano.
  • 76' Yoshio Koizumi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomoaki Okubo on 76 minute.
  • 78' A stunning finish from Isa Sakamoto — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' A tactical swap from Urawa Red Diamonds — Shinzo Koroki on, Atsuki Ito off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Gamba Osaka. Welton is replaced by Ryoya Yamashita.
  • With this win, Gamba Osaka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Gamba Osaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dani Poyatos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kasper Junker 3
Takashi Usami 3
Alexander Scholz 2
Takahiro Sekine 2
Ademilson 2
Ataru Esaka 2
Toshiki Takahashi 1
Yuki Muto 1

Head to Head

2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka 2023-09-24 Gamba Osaka 1–3 Urawa Red Diamonds 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

Urawa Red Diamonds Form

2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka L 2024-04-12 Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-04-07 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-04-03 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds L 2024-03-30 Urawa Red Diamonds 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka W 2024-03-17 Shonan Bellmare 4–4 Urawa Red Diamonds D

Gamba Osaka Form

2024-04-20 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–1 Gamba Osaka W 2024-04-14 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Sagan Tosu FC W 2024-04-10 Yokohama F.Marinos 2–0 Gamba Osaka L 2024-04-06 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–0 Gamba Osaka L 2024-04-03 Gamba Osaka 0–0 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2024-03-30 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Gamba Osaka D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.26 Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka 76%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Urawa Red Diamonds43% Draw24% Gamba Osaka33%
Actual: Gamba Osaka win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
67%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
57%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Urawa Red Diamonds36% Draw37% Gamba Osaka27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 3
3.3%
1 – 0
3.1%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds

Handicap Urawa Red Diamonds covers Push Gamba Osaka covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 18% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
11% ✗

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