Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Japan W 1st with 9, Australia W 2nd with 7.
Japan W arrived on a run of seven straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Australia W carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Japan W 2, draws 1, Australia W 1, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Japan W: Maika Hamano (17')


