Japan vs Saudi Arabia: result 1-0 and analysis
Asian CupRound of 16Kick-off on January 21, 2019 at 11:00 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs Saudi Arabia?
Japan won 1-0 on January 21, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 20′T. TomiyasuJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs Saudi Arabia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
4-2-3-1- 9T. Minamino
- 13Y. Muto
- 21R. Dōan
- 6W. Endo
- 7G. Shibasaki
- 8G. Haraguchi
- 16T. Tomiyasu
- 19H. Sakai
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 22M. Yoshida
- 12S. Gonda
Saudi Arabia
4-5-1- 19Fahad Al Muwallad
- 20Abdulaziz Al Bishi
- 14Abdullah Otayf
- 10Salem Al Dawsari
- 11Hattan Bahbri
- 16Hussain Al Moqahwi
- 4Ali Al Bulayhi
- 2Mohammed Al Burayk
- 23Mohammed Al Fatil
- 13Yasir Al Shahrani
- 21Mohammed Al Owais
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Saudi Arabia have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2019 | Uzbekistan(home) | 2-1 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 13, 2019 | Oman(away) | 1-0 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 9, 2019 | Turkmenistan(home) | 3-2 | Asian Cup |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Kyrgyzstan(home) | 4-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Venezuela(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2019 | Qatar(home) | 0-2 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 12, 2019 | Lebanon(away) | 2-0 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 8, 2019 | North Korea(home) | 4-0 | Asian Cup |
| Dec 31, 2018 | South Korea(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Jordan(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Japan wins, 0 draws, 1 Saudi Arabia win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2017 | Saudi Arabia 1-0 Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 15, 2016 | Japan 2-1 Saudi Arabia | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 17, 2011 | Saudi Arabia 0-5 Japan | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 2.1 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Saudi Arabia score 1.0 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 10/15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
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