Japan vs Saudi ArabiaLive Score, Lineups & H2H

WC Qualification Asia

2026

Japan

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Mar 25, 2025

National Olympic Stadium

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Match Timeline

90'+2Substitution

Abdullah Al-Hamdan· In

Firas Al-Buraikan· Out

Saudi Arabia

83'Substitution

Takumi Minamino· In

Daichi Kamada· Out

Japan

74'Substitution

Reo Hatate· In

Wataru Endo· Out

Japan

73'Substitution

Kyogo Furuhashi· In

Daizen Maeda· Out

Japan

62'Substitution

Junya Ito· In

Yukinari Sugawara· Out

Japan

62'Substitution

Ritsu Doan· In

Takefusa Kubo· Out

Japan

61'Substitution

Ziyad Al-Johani· In

Marwan Alsahafi· Out

Saudi Arabia

61'Substitution

Turki Al-Ammar· In

Musab Al-Juwayr· Out

Saudi Arabia

46'Substitution

Ali Majrashi· In

Muhannad Shanqeeti· Out

Saudi Arabia

Statistics of the Game

Japan

Saudi Arabia

78%Ball Possession22%

12Shots Total1

2Shots On Target0

9Corners0

10Fouls3

3Offsides0

0Saves2

715Passes212

8Shots Off Target1

148Attacks63

77Dangerous Attacks6

9Shots Inside Box1

3Shots Outside Box0

3Free Kicks10

2Shots Blocked0

5Substitutions4

1Hit Woodwork0

7Tackles26

644Accurate Passes111

26Total Crosses1

5Accurate Crosses1

6Interceptions10

50Duels Won49

2Big Chances Created0

2Big Chances Missed0

Japan

Manager: Hajime Moriyasu

Starting XI

Zion Suzuki

Kota Takai

Ko Itakura

Hiroki Ito

Yukinari Sugawara

Wataru Endo

Ao Tanaka

Keito Nakamura

Takefusa Kubo

Daichi Kamada

Daizen Maeda

Substitutes

Hiroki Sekine

Joel Chima Fujita

Takumi Minamino

Kyogo Furuhashi

Ritsu Doan

Keisuke Osako

Junya Ito

Yuta Nakayama

Shuto Machino

Reo Hatate

Ayumu Seko

Kosei Tani

Saudi Arabia

Manager: Hervé Renard

Starting XI

Nawaf Al-Aqidi

Muhannad Shanqeeti

Jehad Thakri

Ali bin Mohammed bin Ali Lajami

Hassan Tambakti

Nawaf Al-Boushal

Firas Al-Buraikan

Musab Al-Juwayr

Faisal Al-Ghamdi

Salem Al-Dawsari

Marwan Alsahafi

Substitutes

Saad Al-Mousa

Nasser Al-Dawsari

Abdullah Al-Hamdan

Ali Majrashi

Ahmed Al-Ghamdi

Ayman Yahya

Muhanad Al-Saad

Turki Al-Ammar

Abdullah Al-Salem

Hamed Al-Shanqity

Ahmed Al-Kassar

Ziyad Al-Johani

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Zion Suzuki GK	-	90'	-	12(92%)	-	-
Yukinari Sugawara MF	-	62'	0/1	29(93%)	-	1/6
Kota Takai DF	-	90'	-	101(95%)	1	5/7
Ko Itakura DF	-	90'	0/1	123(93%)	-	8/11
Wataru Endo MF	-	74'	0/1	90(93%)	-	2/5
Daizen Maeda FW	-	73'	1/4	3(100%)	-	1/5
Keito Nakamura MF	-	90'	0/1	39(72%)	-	7/13
Daichi Kamada FW	-	83'	0/1	56(86%)	1	3/10
Ao Tanaka MF	-	90'	-	95(91%)	4	6/11
Takefusa Kubo FW	-	62'	0/1	36(83%)	-	4/8
Hiroki Ito DF	-	90'	0/1	86(93%)	1	5/8
Takumi Minamino MF	-	10'	-	2(100%)	-	0/1
Kyogo Furuhashi FW	-	17'	-	-	-	0/2
Ritsu Doan MF	-	28'	-	12(83%)	-	1/3
Junya Ito FW	-	28'	1/1	23(86%)	1	6/8
Reo Hatate MF	-	16'	-	8(75%)	-	1/1

Japan vs Saudi Arabia — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Japan	15	W3	10	0	15	0	13/15	12-2
Saudi Arabia	15	W1	1	0	6	0	9/15	10-8

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Japan — last 5 games

W2-0 @ Saudi Arabia2024-10-10
D1-1 vs Australia2024-10-15
W4-0 @ Indonesia2024-11-15
W3-1 @ China PR2024-11-19
W2-0 vs Bahrain2025-03-20

Saudi Arabia — last 5 games

L2-3 vs Bahrain2024-12-22
W3-2 @ Yemen2024-12-25
W3-1 @ Iraq2024-12-28
L1-2 @ Oman2024-12-31
W1-0 vs China PR2025-03-20

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Period covered: 2019-01-21 – 2024-10-10
Japan wins: 3
Draws: 0
Saudi Arabia wins: 0
Avg goals per meeting: 1.67
Over 2.5 goals: 0%
Both teams scored: 0%
Home side won: 67%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings (2019-01-21 – 2024-10-10) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2024-10-10	Saudi Arabia	0-2	Japan
2022-02-01	Japan	2-0	Saudi Arabia
2019-01-21	Japan	1-0	Saudi Arabia

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Japan	1	10	23	27	WWDLW	13	-12
Saudi Arabia	1	2	4	1	WD	43	-42

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 19 ptsJapan 23 · Saudi Arabia 4
Positions: #1 vs #1
Goals per game: 3/0.3 vs 1.5/1scored/conceded per game · league average 1.4

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-03-25

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Won 100%

(3/3)

Draw 0%

(0/3)

Won 0%

(0/3)

Goals

5-0

Total matches

Recent matches

WC Qualification Asia•Oct 10, 2024

Saudi Arabia

0-2

Japan

WC Qualification Asia•Feb 1, 2022

Japan

2-0

Saudi Arabia

AFC Asian Cup•Jan 21, 2019

Japan

1-0

Saudi Arabia

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Japan wins

Draws

Saudi Arabia wins

Goals Scored

5 - 0

Oct 10, 2024 • WC Qualification Asia

Saudi Arabia

0-2

Japan

Feb 1, 2022 • WC Qualification Asia

Japan

2-0

Saudi Arabia

Jan 21, 2019 • AFC Asian Cup

Japan

1-0

Saudi Arabia

Matchday 25 — WC Qualification Asia

Match Report

The table gap was wide: 19 points between Japan (1st, 23 pts) and Saudi Arabia (1st, 4 pts). Saudi Arabia's recent output lagged their position: 43rd on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Japan were scoring 3 and conceding 0.3, Saudi Arabia 1.5 and 1, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.

Momentum sat with Japan, winners of their last three, having scored in 15 consecutive games.

National Olympic Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 63,700. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.

Key stats

Possession: Japan 78% · Saudi Arabia 22% · Total shots: 12-1 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 9-0

More details:

Japan — live results and schedule Saudi Arabia — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Japan vs Saudi Arabia?

Japan 0-0 Saudi Arabia. WC Qualification Asia match.

What league is Japan vs Saudi Arabia in?

This match is part of the WC Qualification Asia. The match was played at National Olympic Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Japan and Saudi Arabia?

In 3 meetings between 2019 and 2024: Japan has 3 wins, 0 draws, and 0 losses against Saudi Arabia.

Where was Japan vs Saudi Arabia played?

The match was played at National Olympic Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Japan vs Saudi Arabia — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 25 — WC Qualification Asia

Match Report

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions