Japan vs Syria: result 5-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia2nd Round - 10Kick-off on March 29, 2016 at 11:34 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs Syria?
Japan won 5-0 on March 29, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 17′Hamdi Al MasriJapan (o.g.)
- 66′S. KagawaJapan
- 86′Keisuke HondaJapan
- 90′S. KagawaJapan
- 90′G. HaraguchiJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs Syria
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
- SS. Okazaki
- GG. Sakai
- SS. Kagawa
- HH. Yamaguchi
- KKeisuke Honda
- TT. Usami
- MM. Morishige
- MM. Yoshida
- YY. Nagatomo
- MM. Hasebe
- SS. Nishikawa
Syria
- MMahmoud Al Mawas
- OOmar Khribin
- ZZahir Al Midani
- OOsama Omari
- NNadim Sabagh
- AAhmad Kalasi
- HHamdi Al Masri
- MMoayad Ajan
- OOmar Al Midani
- KKhaled Mobayed
- IIbrahim Alma
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Syria have 7, 0 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2016 | Afghanistan(home) | 5-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2016 | Cambodia(home) | 6-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Singapore(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Afghanistan(home) | 5-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 8, 2015 | Japan(home) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 8, 2015 | Cambodia(away) | 6-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Japan wins, 0 draws, 0 Syria wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2015 | Syria 0-3 Japan | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 13, 2011 | Syria 1-2 Japan | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 2.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Syria score 3.0 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2.3 | 0.7 | 10 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
| Syria | 3.0 | 1.1 | 4 | 5/10 | 9/10 |
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