Match Report
10 points for Japan (14th), 17 for Venezuela (4th): a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Venezuela: only 149th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Scoring rates set the scale: Japan 1 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Venezuela 2.25 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.26.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Japan. Venezuela carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Japan, 4 draws and 0 for Venezuela, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 0% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Suita City Football Stadium (capacity 39,694). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Venezuela led 4-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Japan: Hotaru Yamaguchi (70') · Venezuela: S. Rondón (8'), S. Rondón (31'), S. Rondón (34'), Yeferson Soteldo (38')
Key stats
Possession: Japan 52% · Venezuela 48% · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 4-2