J-League: Gamba Osaka are 13 points behind Urawa Reds, but fully intend to go all in. Get ready!
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (3) in J-League
- Urawa Reds have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Gamba have less rest than Urawa Reds in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a J-League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima, was also a home game here at Nishigaoka National Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The story so far in the J-League for Gamba Osaka, who have the fewest scored goals (3) in J-League, at their home stadium (Nishigaoka National Stadium) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Gamba are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Nishigaoka National Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Gamba's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Sanfrecce Hiroshima (placed 9th). Kohei Okuno, defender, was given a rating of 8.02/10 in that game, top of the team. Okuno hit one key pass and won 2 of 4 duels.
Ahead of that match, Gamba Osaka lost 0-2 at home to Kawasaki Frontale.This is expected to be a close game, with Gamba Osaka perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gamba Osaka as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Gamba has won nine of these, drawn one and lost six.
Gamba have scored 1 goal here in 4 league matches, a depressing statistic. On the other hand, Gamba have conceded 4 goals.
Urawa Reds form and stats
1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Urawa Reds playing as the away team in the J-League this season. Urawa seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The supporters enjoyed Urawa's previous game versus Vegalta Sendai (placed 19th), a J-League 2-0 win played at home. Zion Suzuki (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.3. Suzuki stopped the opponent with six saves. Urawa goalie Zion Suzuki was high and low in the Vegalta Sendai game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
Before that, Urawa travelled to Kashiwa Reysol and returned home with a draw after the Nabisco Cup game finished 3-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Urawa Reds playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were six Urawa wins, three draws and seven defeats.
A new game in only three days for Urawa Reds, the Nabisco Cup home match versus Yokohama. Busy days.
Urawa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Urawa have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Gamba won four, Urawa Reds won three and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Abe 3 goals |  T. Makino 2 goals |  K. Sugimoto 2 goals |
Gamba Osaka missing players
Urawa Reds missing players
| Gamba Osaka | Urawa Reds | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 70% | 50% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 77% |
| 10% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 20% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 20% | 38% |
| 70% | 75% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 80% | 46% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 7.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.6 | 8 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 12% | 14% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 15% | 35% |
- Gamba Osaka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals (3) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in J-League
- Gamba Osaka have yet to win a game at home.
- Urawa Reds have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Urawa Reds have scored more than double the goals of Gamba Osaka.
- Urawa Reds haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kawasaki Frontale | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 29 | 42 |
| 2 | Nagoya Grampus | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Sagan Tosu | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 5 | Vissel Kobe | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | Avispa Fukuoka | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Kashima Antlers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Urawa Reds | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Consadole Sapporo | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Shonan Bellmare | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Tokyo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Tokushima Vortis | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 16 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | Oita Trinita | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| 18 | Gamba Osaka | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 7 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -28 | 3 |