Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 18 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
- Gamba Osaka 18 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
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 Tōkyō | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 May | Gamba Osaka | H | 0–1 | L |
| 03 May | Tokyo Verdy | H | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Apr | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Apr | Yokohama F·Marinos | H | 3–1 | W |
| 16 Apr | Kyoto Sanga FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Apr | FC Machida Zelvia | A | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 May | Urawa Red Diamonds | A | 1–0 | W |
| 03 May | Shonan Bellmare | H | 4–0 | W |
| 29 Apr | Kyoto Sanga FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Apr | FC Tōkyō | A | 0–3 | L |
| 20 Apr | Yokohama FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Apr | Nagoya Grampus | H | 2–0 | W |
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)
H2H (22 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
Urawa Red Diamonds this season
22%
Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this season
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
2/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Gamba Osaka
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
1/1
61-75
3/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Saitama Stadium 2002. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 9' Another substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds to replace Shusaku Nishikawa by Ayumi Niekawa on 9 minute.
- 14' Urawa Red Diamonds is showing some good football. However, Urawa Red Diamonds are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Urawa Red Diamonds needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 24' 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.
- 29' It looks surprising Gamba Osaka does not make any changes. Yusuke Matsuo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 34' It’s high time Maciej Skorza made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 49' Ryoya Yamashita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 53' Goal! Ryoya Yamashita scores his 10 goal in 95 matches.
- 58' It looks like no one’s ball. Gamba Osaka is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 63' Urawa Red Diamonds 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.
- 67' Takuya Ogiwara is replacing Yoichi Naganuma for the Urawa Red Diamonds side.
- 68' The supporters are chanting for Shoya Nakajima. He replaces Taishi Matsumoto on 68 minute.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Takeru Kishimoto. He replaces Ryotaro Meshino on 73 minute.
- 78' Urawa Red Diamonds receives a card for a hard tackle on 78.
- 79' The whistle greets Hirokazu Ishihara as he departs to be replaced by Toshiki Takahashi.
- 80' The whistle greets Makoto Mitsuta as he departs to be replaced by Shu Kurata.
- 84' Gamba Osaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Shinya Nakano is hanging Ryoya Yamashita on the field on 84 minute.
- 89' 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.
- With this win, Gamba Osaka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Urawa Red Diamonds Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 6
- 1
- 4
-
77
Takuro Kaneko ↓ Takahiro Sekine 68'
- 3
- 24
- 5
- 13
- 88
- 25
Bench
- 9
-
10
Shoya Nakajima ↑ 68'
-
26
Takuya Ogiwara ↑ 67'
-
14
Takahiro Sekine ↑ 68'
- 21
- 35
-
16
Ayumi Niekawa ↑ 9'
-
18
Toshiki Takahashi ↑ 79'
- 20
Coach
Maciej Skorza
Gamba Osaka Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Takashi Usami ↓ Harumi Minamino 84'
- 8
- 20
-
4
Keisuke Kurokawa ↓ Yusei Egawa 73'
- 22
-
17
Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Shinya Nakano 84'
- 2
- 16
-
51
Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Shu Kurata 80'
- 3
- 23
Bench
- 11
- 1
- 47
-
10
Shu Kurata ↑ 80'
-
24
Yusei Egawa ↑ 73'
-
33
Shinya Nakano ↑ 84'
-
15
Takeru Kishimoto ↑ 73'
-
42
Harumi Minamino ↑ 84'
- 38
Coach
Dani Poyatos
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Kasper Junker | 3 |
| Takashi Usami | 3 |
| Ataru Esaka | 2 |
| Alexander Scholz | 2 |
| Takahiro Sekine | 2 |
| Ademilson | 2 |
| Fabricio | 1 |
| Shuto Abe | 1 |
Head to Head
Urawa Red Diamonds Form
2025-05-06
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–1
Gamba Osaka
L
2025-05-03
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–0
Tokyo Verdy
W
2025-04-25
Urawa Red Diamonds
1–0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
W
2025-04-20
Urawa Red Diamonds
3–1
Yokohama F·Marinos
W
2025-04-16
Urawa Red Diamonds
2–1
Kyoto Sanga FC
W
2025-04-13
FC Machida Zelvia
0–2
Urawa Red Diamonds
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.29
Urawa Red Diamonds xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9
Gamba Osaka xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 78% + Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka 77%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Gamba Osaka win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 3.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 4.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
Double Chance
Urawa Red Diamonds or Draw
68%
Draw or Gamba Osaka
55%
Urawa Red Diamonds or Gamba Osaka
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–1 not predicted0 – 1Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.1%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 3
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%
1 – 0
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Urawa Red Diamonds
| Handicap | Urawa Red Diamonds covers | Push | Gamba Osaka covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 14% | 72% |
| -1.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -1 | 28% | 18% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 15% | 17% |
| +1.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +2 | 83% | 10% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Urawa Red Diamonds keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Gamba Osaka keeps clean sheet
11%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.