Match Report
The table read 1st (South Korea W, 7 pts) against 1st (Japan W, 9 pts), 2 points apart. Against a league average of 1.78 goals per team per game, South Korea W ran at 3 scored and 1 conceded, Japan W at 5.67 and 0.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Japan W, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 0 South Korea W wins, 3 for Japan W, 4 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 29% of meetings.
ANZ Stadium, capacity 84,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Japan W led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-4.
Goal scorers
South Korea W: Kang Chae-Rim (78') · Japan W: Remina Chiba (81'), Riko Ueki (15'), Maika Hamano (25'), Saki Kumagai (75')
Key stats
Possession: South Korea W 37% · Japan W 63% · Total shots: 6-21 · On target: 3-10 · Corners: 1-7