Season ticket holders at Saitama Stadium 2002 haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Urawa Reds languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Gamba Osaka will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Urawa Reds are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Gamba Osaka is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Urawa Reds form and stats
Urawa Reds's results here at Saitama Stadium 2002 in the J-League have been very modest with 4 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Urawa Reds, their manager T. Ōtsuki and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
The home team returns to Saitama Stadium 2002 after sharing the points with Tokyo (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the J-League game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was the home AFC Champions League game against Al Hilal that was lost 0-2.
Urawa Reds aren't scoring a lot here at Saitama Stadium 2002 in the league, with only 14 goals from 16 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 26 goals have been conceded.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their J-League travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Gamba Osaka's previous game versus Matsumoto Yamaga (placed 18th), a J-League 4-1 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Vegalta Sendai.
Gamba Osaka find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 23 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Gamba Osaka have conceded 28 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Gamba Osaka - Urawa Reds 0-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Urawa Reds 3 wins, 4 draws and Gamba Osaka 3 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Koroki 12 goals |   Ademilson 10 goals |  S. Kurata 7 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Urawa Reds | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 32 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | 51 |
| 47 | 26 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 28 | 46 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 91% |
| 76% | 75% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 81% | 73% |
| 39% | 50% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 81% | 58% |
| 18% | 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 56% | 45% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 6% | 18% |
| 52% | 50% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 69% | 61% |
| 18% | 12% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 25% | 33% |
| 33% | 38% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 19% | 15% |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 366 | 208 | 71 | Total Shots | T S | 79 | 204 | 463 |
| 124 | 60 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 76 | 169 |
| 26% | 23% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 30% | 30% |
- Gamba Osaka has the most dropped points from leading position (27)
- Gamba Osaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Urawa Reds have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Urawa Reds haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 27 | 67 |
| 2 | Tokyo | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 64 |
| 3 | Kashima Antlers | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 60 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 57 |
| 5 | Cerezo Osaka | 33 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 56 |
| 6 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 33 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 52 |
| 7 | Oita Trinita | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 47 |
| 8 | Consadole Sapporo | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 46 |
| 9 | Gamba Osaka | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 51 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 44 |
| 10 | Vissel Kobe | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 57 | 58 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 33 | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | Vegalta Sendai | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 41 |
| 12 | Nagoya Grampus | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -4 | 37 |
| 13 | Urawa Reds | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -15 | 37 |
| 14 | Sagan Tosu | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -20 | 36 |
| 15 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 69 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -25 | 36 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 62 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 28 | -23 | 35 |
| 17 | Júbilo Iwata | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -19 | 31 |
| 18 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 33 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 30 |