Colombia vs Japan: result 1-2 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on June 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Mordovia Arena, Saransk
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What was the result of Colombia vs Japan?
Japan won 1-2 on June 19, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 6′S. KagawaJapan (pen.)
- 39′J. QuinteroColombia
- 73′Y. OsakoJapan
Official lineup for Colombia vs Japan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Colombia
4-2-3-1- 21J. Izquierdo
- 9R. Falcao
- 16J. Lerma
- 20J. Quintero
- 11J. Cuadrado
- 6C. Sánchez
- 23D. Sánchez
- 17J. Mojica
- 4S. Arias
- 3Ó. Murillo
- 1D. Ospina
Japan
4-2-3-1- 15Y. Osako
- 7G. Shibasaki
- 8G. Haraguchi
- 10S. Kagawa
- 14T. Inui
- 3G. Shōji
- 19H. Sakai
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 22M. Yoshida
- 17M. Hasebe
- 1E. Kawashima
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colombia have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Japan have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2018 | Egypt(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Australia(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | France(away) | 3-2 | Friendlies |
| Nov 14, 2017 | China(away) | 4-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 10, 2017 | South Korea(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2018 | Paraguay(home) | 4-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Switzerland(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| May 30, 2018 | Ghana(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | Ukraine(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Mali(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Colombia win, 0 draws, 0 Japan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2014 | Japan 1-4 Colombia | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Colombia score 1.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Japan score 1.3 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1.3 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Japan | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Colombia sit 1st in World Cup (3 points from 1 match) and Japan sit 2nd (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ColombiaGroup K | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | JapanGroup F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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