Japan vs Bahrain: result 2-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 7Kick-off on March 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs Bahrain?
Japan won 2-0 on March 20, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 66′D. KamadaJapan
- 87′T. KuboJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs Bahrain
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
3-4-2-1- 9A. Ueda
- 8T. Minamino
- 20T. Kubo
- 7K. Mitoma
- 5H. Morita
- 6W. Endo
- 10R. Dōan
- 21H. Ito
- 4K. Itakura
- 22A. Seko
- 1Z. Suzuki
Bahrain
4-2-3-1- 12M. Abduljabbar
- 20M. Humaidan
- 8Mohamed Marhoon
- 7Ali Madan
- 10K. Al Aswad
- 4S. Dhiya
- 23A. Al Khalasi
- 3W. Al Hayam
- 2Amine Benaddi
- 5Hamad Al Shamsan
- 22Ebrahim Lutfallah
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats; Bahrain have 7, 5 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Bahrain(away) | 5-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2025 | Oman(away) | 2-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Kuwait(home) | 1-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Yemen(home) | 1-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 25, 2024 | Iraq(home) | 2-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 3-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Japan wins, 0 draws, 0 Bahrain wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2024 | Bahrain 0-5 Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Bahrain 1-3 Japan | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 3.4 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Bahrain score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3.4 | 0.7 | 7 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
| Bahrain | 1.5 | 1.1 | 7 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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