Netherlands vs Japan: result 1-0 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on June 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
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What was the result of Netherlands vs Japan?
Netherlands won 1-0 on June 19, 2010.
Goalscorers
- 53′Wesley SneijderNetherlands
Official lineup for Netherlands vs Japan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Netherlands
- 7Dirk Kuijt
- 9Robin van Persie
- 6Mark van Bommel
- 10Wesley Sneijder
- 23Rafael van der Vaart
- 2G. van der Wiel
- 3J. Heitinga
- 4J. Mathijsen
- 5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
- 8Nigel de Jong
- 1M. Stekelenburg
Japan
- 2Y. Abe
- 16Y. Ōkubo
- 7Y. Endō
- 8D. Matsui
- 18Keisuke Honda
- 3Yūichi Komano
- 4Marcus Tulio Tanaka
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 17M. Hasebe
- 22Y. Nakazawa
- 21E. Kawashima
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 5 matches in all competitions, Netherlands have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat; Japan have 1, 0 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2010 | Denmark(home) | 2-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 21, 2008 | Russia(home) | 1-3 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 17, 2008 | Romania(home) | 2-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 13, 2008 | France(home) | 4-1 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 9, 2008 | Italy(home) | 3-0 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2010 | Cameroon(home) | 1-0 | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Netherlands score 2.4 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 5; Japan score 1.0 and concede 0.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2.4 | 0.8 | 3 | 2/5 | 3/5 |
| Japan | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
Over the last 5 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Netherlands sit 3rd in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and Japan sit 2nd (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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