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Saudi Arabia vs Japan: result 0-2 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 3Kick-off on October 10, 2024 at 06:00 PM (UTC)King Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh

Saudi Arabia
0-2
Japan

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What was the result of Saudi Arabia vs Japan?

Japan won 0-2 on October 10, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 14′D. KamadaJapan
  • 81′Koki OgawaJapan

Official lineup for Saudi Arabia vs Japan

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Saudi Arabia

4-3-3
  1. 19Salem Al Dawsari
  2. 9Feras Al Brikan
  3. 23Ayman Yahya
  1. 6Nasser Al Dawsari
  2. 8Abdulelah Al Malki
  3. 7Musab Al Juwayr
  1. 14Hassan Kadesh
  2. 4Ali Lajami
  3. 17Hassan Tambakti
  4. 12Saud Abdulhamid
  1. 22Ahmed Al Kassar

Japan

3-4-2-1
  1. 9A. Ueda
  1. 15D. Kamada
  2. 8T. Minamino
  1. 7K. Mitoma
  2. 5H. Morita
  3. 6W. Endo
  4. 10R. Dōan
  1. 16K. Machida
  2. 3S. Taniguchi
  3. 4K. Itakura
  1. 1Z. Suzuki
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Saudi Arabia have 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat; Japan have 13, 0 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2024China(away)2-1World Cup - Qualification Asia
Sep 5, 2024Indonesia(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Asia
Jun 11, 2024Jordan(home)1-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Jun 6, 2024Pakistan(away)3-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Mar 26, 2024Tajikistan(away)1-1World Cup - Qualification Asia
Japan
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 10, 2024Bahrain(away)5-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Sep 5, 2024China(home)7-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Jun 11, 2024Syria(home)5-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Jun 6, 2024Myanmar(away)5-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Mar 21, 2024North Korea(home)1-0World Cup - Qualification Asia

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Saudi Arabia wins, 0 draws, 4 Japan wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 1, 2022Japan 2-0 Saudi ArabiaWorld Cup - Qualification Asia
Oct 7, 2021Saudi Arabia 1-0 JapanWorld Cup - Qualification Asia
Jan 21, 2019Japan 1-0 Saudi ArabiaAsian Cup
Sep 5, 2017Saudi Arabia 1-0 JapanWorld Cup - Qualification Asia
Nov 15, 2016Japan 2-1 Saudi ArabiaWorld Cup - Qualification Asia
Jan 17, 2011Saudi Arabia 0-5 JapanAsian Cup

Last archived meeting: Japan vs Saudi Arabia on Feb 1, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Saudi Arabia score 1.5 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Japan score 3.9 and concede 0.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Saudi Arabia1.50.596/155/15
Japan3.90.696/1513/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2023-25 standings
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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

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