Gamba Osaka have come here for an intriguing game versus the home team Urawa Reds. Prepare for the game with this full J-League preview!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Urawa and Gamba Osaka.
Urawa Reds form and stats
A J-League draw at home so far for Urawa Reds. Last season their home statistics were 12 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats from 19 matches.
The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Vissel Kobe last time out and are looking for a victory here. Goalkeeper Nishikawa got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.3 out of ten. Nishikawa saved a penalty.
Prior to that, an away loss at Kyoto Sanga.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Urawa Reds as they are travelling to their away game against Kawasaki Frontale in the J-League. That match is four days after this one.
At Saitama Stadium 2002, Urawa Reds has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Gamba Osaka form and stats
Let's have a look at how Gamba Osaka performed last season in the J-League: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 8 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded 49 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 4 and lost 8 with 16/21 goals scored/conceded.
Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus Kashima Antlers.The schedule is very tough for Gamba Osaka now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Nabisco Cup game at Oita Trinita is waiting in only four days.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Urawa five wins, two draws and Gamba Osaka three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
![]() K. Shibato 1 goals | ![]() M. Kai 1 goals | ![]() K. Onose 1 goals |
Urawa Reds missing players
Gamba Osaka missing players
| Urawa Reds | Gamba Osaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6.5 | 9 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 10.5 | 14 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Urawa Reds | Last season | Gamba Osaka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 18 | ||
| 45 | 28 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Conceded | C | 21 | 49 | ||
| 87% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 47% | 55% | ||
| 34% | 37% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 26% | 39% | ||
| 13% | 16% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 21% | ||
| 11% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 13% | ||
| 32% | 37% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 42% | ||
| 45% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 37% | ||
| 37% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 37% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 33% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 28% | ||
| 9.9 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.1 | 13.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kashiwa Reysol | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Kyoto Sanga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Consadole Sapporo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Júbilo Iwata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sagan Tosu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Urawa Reds | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Vissel Kobe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Gamba Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 81 | 28 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 53 | 92 |
| 2 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 82 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 47 | 79 |
| 3 | Vissel Kobe | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 73 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 16 | 26 | 69 |
| 5 | Nagoya Grampus | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 66 |
| 6 | Urawa Reds | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| 7 | Sagan Tosu | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 59 |
| 8 | Avispa Fukuoka | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 54 |
| 9 | Tokyo | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 53 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 53 |
| 10 | Consadole Sapporo | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 51 |
| 11 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Cerezo Osaka | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 23 | -4 | 48 |
| 13 | Gamba Osaka | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 44 |
| 14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | -17 | 42 |
| 15 | Kashiwa Reysol | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -19 | 41 |
| 16 | Shonan Bellmare | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 37 |
| 17 | Tokushima Vortis | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -21 | 36 |
| 18 | Oita Trinita | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 34 | -24 | 35 |
| 19 | Vegalta Sendai | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 62 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 39 | -31 | 28 |
| 20 | Yokohama | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 77 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 46 | -45 | 27 |