Japan vs Paraguay: result 2-2 and analysis
FriendliesFriendlies 1Kick-off on October 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Full time
What was the result of Japan vs Paraguay?
Japan and Paraguay drew 2-2 on October 10, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 20′M. AlmirónParaguay
- 26′Koki OgawaJapan
- 64′D. GómezParaguay
- 90′A. UedaJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs Paraguay
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
3-4-2-1- 19Koki Ogawa
- 8T. Minamino
- 10R. Doan
- 13Keito Nakamura
- 17A. Tanaka
- 21K. Sano
- 14J. Ito
- 25J. Suzuki
- 4T. Watanabe
- 22A. Seko
- 1Z. Suzuki
Paraguay
4-2-3-1- 9A. Sanabria
- 10M. Almirón
- 8D. Gómez
- 7D. González
- 14A. Cubas
- 16D. Bobadilla
- 6J. Alonso
- 3O. Alderete
- 15G. Gómez
- 4J. Cáceres
- 1R. Fernández
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Paraguay have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | USA(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Sep 7, 2025 | Mexico(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jul 15, 2025 | South Korea(away) | 1-0 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Jul 12, 2025 | China(home) | 2-0 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Hong Kong(home) | 6-1 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2025 | Peru(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification South America |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Ecuador(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification South America |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Brazil(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification South America |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Uruguay(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification South America |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Colombia(away) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification South America |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 3 Japan wins, 1 draw, 0 Paraguay wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2022 | Japan 4-1 Paraguay | Friendlies |
| Sep 5, 2019 | Japan 2-0 Paraguay | Friendlies |
| Jun 12, 2018 | Japan 4-2 Paraguay | Friendlies |
| Jun 29, 2010 | Paraguay 0-0 Japan | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 2.6 and concede 0.4 goals per match over their last 15; Paraguay score 1.1 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2.6 | 0.4 | 10 | 3/15 | 6/15 |
| Paraguay | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
A question about Japan vs Paraguay?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
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