Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka, J. League 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Urawa Red Diamonds vs Gamba Osaka — J. League at Saitama Stadium 2002.
- Urawa Red Diamonds 14 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
- Gamba Osaka 16 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Kashima Antlers 15 34 2 FC Tokyo 15 32 3 Nagoya Grampus 15 28 4 Vissel Kobe 14 26 5 Gamba Osaka 16 25 6 FC Machida Zelvia 14 25 7 Tokyo Verdy 13 24 8 Cerezo Osaka FC 15 22 9 Shimizu S-Pulse 15 22 10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 15 20 11 Kyoto Sanga FC 14 20 12 Kawasaki Frontale 14 20 13 Avispa Fukuoka 16 20 14 Fagiano Okayama FC 15 20 15 V-Varen Nagasaki 15 19 16 Urawa Red Diamonds 14 18 17 FC Mito Holly Hock 15 18 18 Yokohama F.Marinos 15 16 19 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 15 12 20 Kashiwa Reysol 14 11 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 Tokyo 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 18 Points 25 14 Played 16 5 / 0 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 0 / 7 23 Scored 59 25 Conceded 51 -2 GD +8 1.29 PPG 1.56 36% Win % 56% Key Stats
59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Urawa Red Diamonds this season25% Clean Sheets
Gamba Osaka this seasonUrawa Red Diamonds are 16th (18 pts). Gamba Osaka are 5th (25 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Urawa Red Diamonds gets underway.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 9' Ayumi Niekawa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shusaku Nishikawa on 9 minute.
- 14' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 19' Urawa Red Diamonds is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Takuro Kaneko made 364 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 29' Ryoma Watanabe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
- 34' 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.
- 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Takeru Kishimoto, as he is very good at scoring at Saitama Stadium 2002 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 44' Urawa Red Diamonds started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
- 49' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 53' What a strike from Ryoya Yamashita! The score is 0-1.
- 58' 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.
- 63' 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.
- 67' Time for substitution for Urawa Red Diamonds. Yoichi Naganuma is replaced by Takuya Ogiwara.
- 68' The Urawa Red Diamonds manager makes a substitution. Taishi Matsumoto departs to be replaced by Shoya Nakajima.
- 73' It is a substitution in Gamba Osaka team. Ryotaro Meshino is replaced by Takeru Kishimoto on 73 minute.
- 78' The referee shows Urawa Red Diamonds player a card on 78.
- 79' It is a substitution in Urawa Red Diamonds team. Hirokazu Ishihara is replaced by Toshiki Takahashi on 79 minute.
- 80' The supporters are chanting for Shu Kurata. He replaces Makoto Mitsuta on 80 minute.
- 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' 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 Shusaku Nishikawa suffering a number of foals already.
- The final score is 0-1.
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Urawa Red Diamonds
Starting XI- 8
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Takuro Kaneko ↓ Takahiro Sekine 68'
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Bench- 9
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Shoya Nakajima ↑ 68'
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Takuya Ogiwara ↑ 67'
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Takahiro Sekine ↑ 68'
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Ayumi Niekawa ↑ 9'
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Toshiki Takahashi ↑ 79'
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Coach Maciej SkorzaGamba Osaka
Starting XI-
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Takashi Usami ↓ Harumi Minamino 84'
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Keisuke Kurokawa ↓ Yusei Egawa 73'
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Ryoya Yamashita ↓ Shinya Nakano 84'
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Makoto Mitsuta ↓ Shu Kurata 80'
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Bench- 11
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Shu Kurata ↑ 80'
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Yusei Egawa ↑ 73'
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Shinya Nakano ↑ 84'
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Takeru Kishimoto ↑ 73'
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Harumi Minamino ↑ 84'
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Coach Dani Poyatos -
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