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Japan vs Saudi Arabia Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–00 – 0

Player of the matchKo ItakuraJPN · 90′ · 20 final-3rd passes · 114/123 passes · 8 duels won

7.8
Possession
78%22%
Shots · on target in brackets
12 (2)1 (0)
Corners
90

WC Qualification AsiaMatchday 8National Olympic StadiumRef A. Alanezi

Events

JPN 0–0 KSA
  1. Full time 0–0
  2. Abdullah Al-Hamdanfor Firas Al-Buraikan
  3. Takumi Minaminofor Daichi Kamada
  4. Reo Hatatefor Wataru Endo
  5. Kyogo Furuhashifor Daizen Maeda
  6. Junya Itofor Yukinari Sugawara
  7. Ritsu Doanfor Takefusa Kubo
  8. Ziyad Al-Johanifor Marwan Alsahafi
  9. Turki Al-Ammarfor Musab Al-Juwayr
  10. Ali Majrashifor Muhannad Shanqeeti
  11. Half-time 0–0

Team stats

40 figures
Japanfull timeSaudi Arabia
  1. 78%Possession22%
  2. 12Shots1
  3. 2Shots on target0
  4. 2Big chances0
  5. 9Corners0
  6. 715Passes212
  7. 10Fouls3
All 40 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 5Accurate crosses1
  3. 148Attacks63
  4. 2Big chances missed0
  5. 26Crosses1
  6. 77Dangerous attacks6
  7. 22Dribble attempts6
  8. 1Hit woodwork0
  9. 3Offsides0
  10. 17%Shot accuracy0%
  11. 2Shots blocked0
  12. 9Shots inside box1
  13. 8Shots off target1
  14. 3Shots outside box0
  15. 9Successful dribbles1
  16. Passing
  17. 24Accurate long passes16
  18. 644Accurate passes111
  19. 87%Forward passes %77%
  20. 11Key passes1
  21. 57%Long pass accuracy21%
  22. 42Long passes77
  23. 90%Pass accuracy52%
  24. 112Passes in final third35
  25. Defence
  26. 56Ball recoveries37
  27. 78Ball safe84
  28. 50Duels won49
  29. 1Goal kicks20
  30. 6Interceptions10
  31. 0Saves2
  32. 7Tackles26
  33. Discipline
  34. 3Free kicks10
  35. Other
  36. 146Possession lost129
  37. 5Substitutions4
  38. 28Throw-ins18

Top ratings

XI avg 7.15 v 6.75
  1. Ko ItakuraJPN7.8
  2. Ao TanakaJPN7.8
  3. Hiroki ItoJPN7.7
  4. Nawaf Al-BoushalKSA7.6
  5. Kota TakaiJPN7.4

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Japan5d restequal rest · old → new5d restSaudi Arabia
  1. 7-0W5 Sep
  2. 7-0W5 Sep
  3. 5-0W10 Sep
  4. 2-0W10 Oct
  5. 1-1D15 Oct
  6. 1-1D15 Oct
  7. 4-0W15 Nov
  8. 3-1W19 Nov
  9. 2-0W20 Mar
  10. 2-0W20 Mar

8-2-0goals 34:32.60pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-0D15 Oct
  2. 0-0D14 Nov
  3. 0-2L19 Nov
  4. 3-1W17 Dec
  5. 2-3L22 Dec
  6. 3-2W25 Dec
  7. 3-1W28 Dec
  8. 1-2L31 Dec
  9. 1-0W20 Mar
  10. 1-0W20 Mar

5-2-3goals 14:111.70pts/game

  1. HBahrain2–0
  2. HBahrain2–0
  3. AChina PR3–1
  4. AIndonesia4–0
  5. HAustralia1–1

latest 5

  1. HChina PR1–0
  2. HChina PR1–0
  3. AOman1–2
  4. AIraq3–1
  5. AYemen3–2
Show older matches
  1. HAustralia1–1
  2. ASaudi Arabia2–0
  3. ABahrain5–0
  4. HChina PR7–0
  5. HChina PR7–0

older

  1. HBahrain2–3
  2. HTrinidad and Tobago3–1
  3. AIndonesia0–2
  4. AAustralia0–0
  5. HBahrain0–0

Matchday 8

WC Qualification Asia · the other 4 games
  1. China PR0–2Australia
  2. Korea Republic1–1Jordan
  3. Oman3–1Kuwait
  4. Palestine2–1Iraq
WC Qualification Asia fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before a goalless second half (0–0 full time).

  • 12–1shots

    Japan recorded 12 shots (2 on target) against 1 (0 on target) for Saudi Arabia.

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Japan7.15 avg rating 6.75Saudi Arabia
  1. 17.0Zion Suzuki
  1. 37.4Kota Takai
  2. 47.8Ko Itakura
  3. 217.7Hiroki Ito
  1. 26.6Yukinari Sugawara↓62′
  2. 66.7Wataru Endo↓74′
  3. 177.8Ao Tanaka
  4. 136.8Keito Nakamura
  1. 207.3Takefusa Kubo↓62′
  2. 156.8Daichi Kamada↓83′
  1. 116.7Daizen Maeda↓73′
  1. 17.2Nawaf Al-Aqidi
  1. 137.6Nawaf Al-Boushal
  2. 176.6Hassan Tambakti
  3. 46.8Ali bin Mohammed bin Ali Lajami
  4. 57.0Jehad Thakri
  5. 26.5Muhannad Shanqeeti↓46′
  1. 106.4Salem Al-Dawsari
  2. 166.7Faisal Al-Ghamdi
  3. 76.8Musab Al-Juwayr↓61′
  4. 96.3Firas Al-Buraikan↓90+2′
  1. 86.4Marwan Alsahafi↓61′
  1. 8Takumi MinaminoMF · ↑83′6.4
  2. 9Kyogo FuruhashiFW · ↑73′6.4
  3. 10Ritsu DoanMF · ↑62′6.5
  4. 14Junya ItoFW · ↑62′7.3
  5. 19Reo HatateMF · ↑74′6.5
  6. 5Hiroki SekineDF
  7. 7Joel Chima FujitaMF
  8. 12Keisuke OsakoGK
  9. 16Yuta NakayamaDF
  10. 18Shuto MachinoFW
  11. 22Ayumu SekoDF
  12. 23Kosei TaniGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Hajime Moriyasu (2.19 PPG) · Hervé Renard (1.54 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 11Abdullah Al-HamdanFW · ↑90+2′
  2. 12Ali MajrashiDF · ↑46′7.1
  3. 19Turki Al-AmmarMF · ↑61′6.3
  4. 23Ziyad Al-JohaniMF · ↑61′6.6
  5. 3Saad Al-MousaDF
  6. 6Nasser Al-DawsariMF
  7. 14Ahmed Al-GhamdiFW
  8. 15Ayman YahyaMF
  9. 18Muhanad Al-SaadMF
  10. 20Abdullah Al-SalemFW
  11. 21Hamed Al-ShanqityGK
  12. 22Ahmed Al-KassarGK

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Japanall competitionsSaudi Arabia
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.8Goals per game (both sides)2.6
  3. 93%Over 1.580%
  4. 73%Over 2.553%
  5. 60%Over 3.527%
  6. 47%Both teams scored60%
  7. 53%Clean sheets27%
  8. 0%Failed to score27%
  9. Japan at home v Saudi Arabia away
  10. 7Played8
  11. 6Won4
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 0Lost2
  14. 23-4Goals (for-against)13-9
  15. 2.71Points per game1.75
  16. 57%Over 2.563%
  17. 57%Clean sheets25%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 13 v 14 games
  19. 18-41st-half goals (for-against)6-10
  20. 25-32nd-half goals (for-against)12-7
  21. 58%Goals after half-time67%
  22. 85%Goal before half-time57%
  23. 10-2-1Half-time W-D-L1-8-5

How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2026 · Matchday 8 of 19
Stage
Round 3
Kick-off
Venue
National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Capacity
63,700 · grass
Weather
18 °C · clear sky · humidity 62%
Referee
A. Alanezi
JPN coach
Hajime Moriyasu (2.19 PPG)
KSA coach
Hervé Renard (1.54 PPG)

Match summary

Japan and Saudi Arabia drew 0-0 in the WC Qualification Asia, Round 3.

Japan had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one. Across 3 previous meetings on record, Japan won 3 and Saudi Arabia won 0, with 0 draws (1.67 goals per game).

Japan — live results and scheduleSaudi Arabia — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Player leaders

this match

Big chances created

  1. Ao TanakaJPN1
  2. Takefusa KuboJPN1

Passes

  1. Ko ItakuraJPN114/123
  2. Kota TakaiJPN96/101
  3. Ao TanakaJPN86/95

Progressive passes

  1. Ko ItakuraJPN122 (99%)
  2. Kota TakaiJPN96 (95%)
  3. Ao TanakaJPN87 (92%)

Final-third passes

  1. Hiroki ItoJPN21
  2. Ko ItakuraJPN20
  3. Ao TanakaJPN18

Ball recoveries

  1. Ao TanakaJPN10
  2. Nawaf Al-AqidiKSA8
  3. Zion SuzukiJPN8

Duels won

  1. Nawaf Al-BoushalKSA10/17
  2. Ko ItakuraJPN8/11
  3. Ali MajrashiKSA7/11

Dribbles

  1. Keito NakamuraJPN4/9
  2. Takefusa KuboJPN2/3
  3. Junya ItoJPN2/3

Head-to-head

3 meetings on record since 2019

3-0-0Japan W-D-L · goals 5:0

3 JPN0 draws0 KSA
With Japan at home
2-0-0 (3:0)
Goals per meeting
1.67
Over 2.5 goals
0%
Both teams scored
0%
Won by the host
67%
  1. Saudi Arabia0–2JapanWC Qualification Asia
  2. Japan2–0Saudi ArabiaWC Qualification Asia
  3. Japan1–0Saudi ArabiaAFC Asian Cup

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