Japan vs Saudi Arabia: result 2-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 8Kick-off on February 1, 2022 at 10:14 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs Saudi Arabia?
Japan won 2-0 on February 1, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 31′T. MinaminoJapan
- 50′J. ItoJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs Saudi Arabia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
4-1-4-1- 14J. Ito
- 10T. Minamino
- 15Y. Osako
- 13H. Morita
- 17A. Tanaka
- 6W. Endo
- 4K. Itakura
- 3S. Taniguchi
- 19H. Sakai
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 12S. Gonda
Saudi Arabia
4-2-3-1- 9Feras Al Brikan
- 19Fahad Al Muwallad
- 15Ali Al Hassan
- 8Abdulelah Al Malki
- 23Mohamed Kanno
- 10Salem Al Dawsari
- 4Abdulelah Al Amri
- 5Ali Al Bulayhi
- 2Sultan Al Ghannam
- 13Yasir Al Shahrani
- 21Mohammed Al Owais
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 12 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats; Saudi Arabia have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2022 | China(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Oman(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Vietnam(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Australia(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2022 | Oman(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Morocco(away) | 0-1 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Palestine(away) | 1-1 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Jordan(home) | 0-1 | Arab Cup |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Vietnam(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Japan wins, 0 draws, 2 Saudi Arabia wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2021 | Saudi Arabia 1-0 Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 21, 2019 | Japan 1-0 Saudi Arabia | Asian Cup |
| 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 3.0 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Saudi Arabia score 1.7 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3.0 | 0.5 | 9 | 3/15 | 6/15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.7 | 0.4 | 10 | 3/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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