Gamba Osaka vs Urawa Prediction

Gamba Osaka
4-3
Finished
HT 2-1
Urawa
Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita·Akihiko Ikeuchi, Japan 07/08/2026
Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka
4-3
Finished
UrawaUrawa

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.7 / 10
Value Analysis
82%Trust
Away Corners
Away Corners Under 5.5
1.37
SignalSTRONGModel46%SurpriseMediumGap+14.3%
Gamba Osaka Rest
22 days
Urawa Rest
6 days

Gamba Osaka vs Urawa: result, form and history

Gamba Osaka beat Urawa 4-3 in the J1 League on 7 Aug 2026. It was in line with recent form: Gamba Osaka had won 3 of their previous five, compared with none for Urawa.

Meetings between them tend to be tight, with just 1.9 goals a game across 10 matches.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
49%2.36
X
25%3.25
2
26%3.00
Double Chance
1X
74%1.36
X2
51%1.56
Both Teams to Score
Yes
53%1.75
No
47%1.97
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.9 + 0.92 = 2.82
Over 1.5
77%1.30
Over 2.5
51%2.00
Over 3.5
28%3.50
Under 1.5
23%3.25
Under 2.5
49%1.78
Under 3.5
72%1.28
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.9 + 3.6 = 8.5
Over 8.5
45%1.53
Over 9.5
46%1.84
Over 10.5
21%2.33
Under 8.5
55%2.34
Under 9.5
54%1.85
Under 10.5
79%1.51
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.7 + 2.3 = 4
Over 3.5
48%-
Over 4.5
31%-
Under 3.5
52%-
Under 4.5
69%-

Match Events

11'Matheus SavioFoul
17'H. KomoriAssist: T. Kaneko
22'K. HayashiFoul
22'Matheus SavioUnsportsmanlike conduct
22'Matheus SavioUnsportsmanlike conduct
28'K. ChoUnsportsmanlike conduct
36'I. JebaliAssist: S. Abe
45+7'D. HummetAssist: T. Kishimoto
49'K. KudoFoul
59'D. Hummet INA. Uenaka out
60'S. Sasa INH. Minamino out
61'H. Komori INA. Onaiwu out
66'K. Hayashi INY. Naganuma out
77'S. Abe INT. Suzuki out
77'R. Meshino INWelton out
78'T. KanekoAssist: R. Watanabe
80'H. MinaminoAssist: R. Watanabe
83'A. OnaiwuFoul
84'WeltonAssist: I. Jebali
86'A. UenakaAssist: R. Yamashita
87'T. Kaneko INK. Mizunuma out
87'K. Yasui INH. Ueki out
90'R. Yamashita INS. Nakano out
90'R. Hatsuse INS. Sasaki out

Lineups

Gamba Osaka
4-2-3-1Coach: Jens Wissing
Urawa
4-3-3Coach: Maciej Skorza
Avg rating7.09
Avg rating6.53
Rui Araki6.018R. Araki
Takeru Kishimoto7.315T. Kishimoto
Ginjiro Ikegaya6.519G. Ikegaya
Shinnosuke NakataniC6.94S. Nakatani
Ryo Hatsuse6.221R. Hatsuse
Shuto Abe7.613S. Abe
Rin Mito7.327R. Mito
Ryoya Yamashita7.917R. Yamashita
Issam Jebali7.911I. Jebali
Ryotaro Meshino6.58R. Meshino
Deniz Hümmet7.923D. Hümmet
Shusaku Nishikawa6.91S. Nishikawa
Danilo Boza5.63D. Boza
Yuta MiyamotoC6.22Y. Miyamoto
Kota Kudo5.915K. Kudo
Kotaro Hayashi6.018K. Hayashi
Shuta Sasa6.533S. Sasa
Kaito Yasui5.925K. Yasui
Ryoma Watanabe7.213R. Watanabe
Takuro Kaneko9.57T. Kaneko
Hiiro Komori7.617H. Komori
Matheus Sávio3.510M. Sávio

Gamba Osaka Substitutes

22Jun Ichimori
67Shogo Sasaki90'for R. Hatsuse
2Shota Fukuoka
47Shinya Nakano90'for R. Yamashita
16Tokuma Suzuki77'for S. Abe6.3
38Gaku Nawata
14Asahi Uenaka59'for D. Hummet86'7.0
97Welton77'for R. Meshino84'7.9
7Takashi Usami

Urawa Substitutes

23Koki Fukui
5Kenta Nemoto
88Yoichi Naganuma66'for K. Hayashi6.5
39Jumpei Hayakawa
37Ueki Hayate87'for K. Yasui6.9
8Kota Mizunuma87'for T. Kaneko6.6
36Renji Hidano
45Ado Onaiwu61'for H. Komori83'6.3
42Harumi Minamino60'for S. Sasa80'7.3

Match Stats

Gamba OsakaUrawa
61%Ball Possession39%
5Corner Kicks6
0Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards1
12Total Shots19
9Shots on Goal6
3Shots off Goal7
9Shots Inside Box14
3Shots Outside Box5
0Blocked Shots6
11Fouls12
1Offsides2
2Goalkeeper Saves5
460Total Passes287
383Passes Accurate214
83%Pass Accuracy75%

Team Comparison

Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka
UrawaUrawa
1615Elo Rating 1610
1.62Attack 1.06
1.52Defense 1.36
14%Hit Rate 50%
16.5Shots per Game 19.4
6.6Shots on Target 3.6
5.8Corners per Game 7.5
1.2Cards per Game 1.2

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.81 goals
🔥Derby Match
📉Home Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.2 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
UrawaUrawa
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.7 vs 0.4 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka4Wins · 40%
Draws110%
UrawaUrawa5Wins · 50%
1.9Avg Goals
30%Both teams scored3 of 10
30%3+ goals3 of 10

Previous meetings

J1 League13/09/2025
Gamba OsakaUrawa
10
J1 League06/05/2025
UrawaGamba Osaka
01
J1 League14/09/2024
Gamba OsakaUrawa
01
J1 League20/04/2024
UrawaGamba Osaka
01
J1 League24/09/2023
Gamba OsakaUrawa
13
J-League Cup10/09/2023
UrawaGamba Osaka
30
J-League Cup06/09/2023
Gamba OsakaUrawa
01
J1 League14/05/2023
UrawaGamba Osaka
31
J1 League02/07/2022
Gamba OsakaUrawa
11
J1 League26/02/2022
UrawaGamba Osaka
01

Recent Form

Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka
5W1D4L
15/07/2026
Red Bull SalzburgGamba Osaka
03
W
11/07/2026
Sparta PrahaGamba Osaka
30
L
06/06/2026
Tokyo VerdyGamba Osaka
24
W
30/05/2026
Gamba OsakaTokyo Verdy
11
D
24/05/2026
Shimizu S-pulseGamba Osaka
12
W
16/05/2026
Al-NassrGamba Osaka
01
W
10/05/2026
Gamba OsakaSanfrecce Hiroshima
01
L
06/05/2026
Nagoya GrampusGamba Osaka
21
L
02/05/2026
Gamba OsakaVissel Kobe
50
W
29/04/2026
Kyoto SangaGamba Osaka
5141
L
UrawaUrawa
4W2D4L
01/08/2026
UrawaOmiya Ardija
22
D
17/07/2026
FC RyukyuUrawa
54
L
06/06/2026
UrawaFagiano Okayama
02
L
31/05/2026
Fagiano OkayamaUrawa
11
D
22/05/2026
Machida ZelviaUrawa
10
L
16/05/2026
UrawaFC Tokyo
90100
L
09/05/2026
Mito HollyhockUrawa
14
W
06/05/2026
Kashiwa ReysolUrawa
01
W
02/05/2026
UrawaJEF United Chiba
20
W
29/04/2026
UrawaKawasaki Frontale
20
W

Referee Profile

Akihiko Ikeuchi183 matches

2.81Cards per match
2.68Yellow cards per match
0.13Red cards per match
21.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Akihiko Ikeuchi2.81
Other referees2.50

2.81 cards a match, 0.31 more than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (2.50).

Cards come from 128 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

J1 League 2027
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1FC TokyoFC Tokyo14103133:8+2533WWWDW
2Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol14101331:20+1131WWWDL
3Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima1493232:10+2230DWWLW
4Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvia1485130:10+2029DDDWW
5Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1483323:14+927DWDLW
6KashimaKashima1472529:24+523LWLDW
7Yokohama F. MarinosYokohama F. Marinos1457221:15+622DWDDD
8Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale1464428:24+422LLWWW
9UrawaUrawa1471623:29-622DLWWW
10Fagiano OkayamaFagiano Okayama1452716:22-617DLLWL
11Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka1445516:25-917WLDDL
12Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga1444619:23-416WWDDL
13Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus1442815:23-814LLDDW
14Tokyo VerdyTokyo Verdy1435612:22-1014WWWDL
15Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse1442810:23-1314LLLLD
16V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki1434717:22-513DLLWL
17JEF United ChibaJEF United Chiba1434716:24-813WWDLD
18Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka1426616:24-812LDDWD
19Mito HollyhockMito Hollyhock1423912:26-149LLLLL
20Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka14221014:25-118DLLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1FC TokyoFC Tokyo1433:833
2Kashiwa ReysolKashiwa Reysol1431:2031
3Sanfrecce HiroshimaSanfrecce Hiroshima1432:1030
4Machida ZelviaMachida Zelvia1430:1029
5Vissel KobeVissel Kobe1423:1427
6KashimaKashima1429:2423
7Yokohama F. MarinosYokohama F. Marinos1421:1522
8Kawasaki FrontaleKawasaki Frontale1428:2422
9UrawaUrawa1423:2922
10Fagiano OkayamaFagiano Okayama1416:2217
11Cerezo OsakaCerezo Osaka1416:2517
12Kyoto SangaKyoto Sanga1419:2316
13Nagoya GrampusNagoya Grampus1415:2314
14Tokyo VerdyTokyo Verdy1412:2214
15Shimizu S-pulseShimizu S-pulse1410:2314
16V-varen NagasakiV-varen Nagasaki1417:2213
17JEF United ChibaJEF United Chiba1416:2413
18Gamba OsakaGamba Osaka1416:2412
19Mito HollyhockMito Hollyhock1412:269
20Avispa FukuokaAvispa Fukuoka1414:258
Champions LeagueRelegation

About the Gamba Osaka vs Urawa forecast

As a derby, this J1 League meeting carries extra weight; the forecasts take that context into account alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Gamba Osaka and Urawa in the J1 League table

In the J1 League table, Urawa are 9th and Gamba Osaka 18th, 10 points apart. League goal record so far: Gamba Osaka 16-24, Urawa 23-29. The full standings are on the J1 League Table 2027 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.