Australia vs Japan: result 1-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 9Kick-off on June 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM (UTC)CommBank Stadium, Sydney
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What was the result of Australia vs Japan?
Australia won 1-0 on June 5, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 90′A. BehichAustralia
Official lineup for Australia vs Japan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Australia
3-4-2-1- 11B. Borello
- 8C. Metcalfe
- 6M. Boyle
- 16A. Behich
- 17Ryan Teague
- 13A. O'Neill
- 3L. Miller
- 21C. Burgess
- 2M. Degenek
- 23A. Circati
- 1M. Ryan
Japan
3-4-2-1- 9Y. Ohashi
- 15D. Kamada
- 8Y. Suzuki
- 20K. Tawaratsumida
- 5K. Sano
- 7J. Fujita
- 11Y. Hirakawa
- 16K. Machida
- 4T. Watanabe
- 2H. Sekine
- 23K. Tani
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Australia have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Japan have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | China(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Indonesia(home) | 5-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Bahrain(away) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Japan(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Bahrain(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 19, 2024 | China(away) | 3-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Indonesia(away) | 4-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Australia(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Australia wins, 2 draws, 4 Japan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2024 | Japan 1-1 Australia | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Australia 0-2 Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Japan 2-1 Australia | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Japan 2-0 Australia | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Australia 1-1 Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 29, 2011 | Australia 0-1 Japan | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Australia score 2.2 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Japan score 2.9 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2.2 | 0.6 | 8 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Japan | 2.9 | 0.5 | 9 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy