Japan vs Afghanistan: result 5-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia2nd Round - 9Kick-off on March 24, 2016 at 10:34 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs Afghanistan?
Japan won 5-0 on March 24, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 43′S. OkazakiJapan
- 59′H. KiyotakeJapan
- 63′H. SakaiJapan
- 74′M. YoshidaJapan
- 78′M. KanazakiJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs Afghanistan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
- SS. Okazaki
- YY. Kashiwagi
- MM. Kanazaki
- HH. Kiyotake
- GG. Haraguchi
- MM. Morishige
- MM. Yoshida
- YY. Nagatomo
- HH. Sakai
- MM. Hasebe
- MM. Higashiguchi
Afghanistan
- FFaysal Shayesteh
- MMustafa Hadid
- MMohamed Joseph Shirdel
- ZZubayr Amiri
- MModjieb Jamali
- KKanischka Taher
- MMasih Saighani
- HHassan Amin
- SSayed Mohammad Hashimi
- MMohammad Sharif Mohammad
- OOvays Azizi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats; Afghanistan have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2015 | Cambodia(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Singapore(away) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Syria(away) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 8, 2015 | Afghanistan(away) | 6-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 3, 2015 | Cambodia(home) | 3-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2016 | India(away) | 1-2 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 31, 2015 | Sri Lanka(home) | 5-0 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Maldives(home) | 4-1 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 26, 2015 | Bhutan(away) | 3-0 | SAFF Championship |
| Dec 24, 2015 | Bangladesh(home) | 4-0 | SAFF Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Japan win, 0 draws, 0 Afghanistan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2015 | Afghanistan 0-6 Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 2.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Afghanistan score 1.8 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2.0 | 0.7 | 10 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
| Afghanistan | 1.8 | 1.7 | 6 | 5/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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