Afghanistan vs Japan: result 0-6 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia2nd Round - 4Kick-off on September 8, 2015 at 12:25 PM (UTC)Arslan Zeki Demirci Spor Kompleksi Stadyumu, Side
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What was the result of Afghanistan vs Japan?
Japan won 0-6 on September 8, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 10′S. KagawaJapan
- 35′M. MorishigeJapan
- 50′S. KagawaJapan
- 57′S. OkazakiJapan
- 60′S. OkazakiJapan
- 74′Keisuke HondaJapan
Official lineup for Afghanistan vs Japan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Afghanistan
- FFaysal Shayesteh
- MMustafa Hadid
- DDjelaludin Sharityar
- ZZubayr Amiri
- NNorlla Amiri
- MMustafa Zazai
- AAhmad Arash Hatifi
- HHassan Amin
- AAbassin Alikhil
- ZZamir Daudi
- OOvays Azizi
Japan
- SS. Okazaki
- SS. Kagawa
- GG. Haraguchi
- HH. Yamaguchi
- KKeisuke Honda
- MM. Morishige
- MM. Yoshida
- YY. Nagatomo
- HH. Sakai
- MM. Hasebe
- SS. Nishikawa
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Afghanistan have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Japan have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2015 | Cambodia(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jun 11, 2015 | Syria(home) | 0-6 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| May 29, 2014 | Maldives(home) | 1-1 | AFC Challenge Cup |
| May 27, 2014 | Palestine(away) | 0-2 | AFC Challenge Cup |
| May 24, 2014 | Laos(home) | 0-0 | AFC Challenge Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2015 | Cambodia(home) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Aug 9, 2015 | China(away) | 1-1 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Aug 5, 2015 | South Korea(home) | 1-1 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Aug 2, 2015 | North Korea(away) | 1-2 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Singapore(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
How many goals should we expect?
Afghanistan score 1.1 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Japan score 1.4 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1.1 | 0.8 | 9 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
| Japan | 1.4 | 1.4 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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