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Japan vs Saudi Arabia — World Cup - Qualification Asia

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Japan
Japan
Days Since Last Match: 5d 0h
0 – 0
HT 0–0
Finished
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1º · 2.00 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 4d 16h

Japan and Saudi Arabia meet in the World Cup - Qualification Asia 2026 season, in a match played on 25 March 2025. Japan have recorded 19 wins from 26 matches this season (73% win rate), averaging 2.65 goals scored and 0.42 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 31% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 58%; and clean sheets in 65% of games. Saudi Arabia have won 42% of their 31 matches, with 1.16 goals scored and 0.84 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 29%, Over 2.5 at 39%, and clean sheets at 58%.

The final score was Japan 0–0 Saudi Arabia. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.

Season Statistics

Japan
—
Saudi Arabia
31%
BTTS %
29%
65%
Clean sheet %
58%
58%
Over 2.5 %
39%
5.5
Avg corners
4.2
13.7
Avg shots
11.6
5.7
Avg shots on target
3.8
0.9
Avg yellow cards
1.8
11.7
Avg fouls
9.2
60.8%
Avg possession
57.2%

Goals Scored

JapanHomeAwaySaudi ArabiaHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored88%86%92%65%63%67%
Over 1.5 Scored62%57%67%32%19%47%
Over 2.5 Scored42%36%50%16%6%27%
Failed To Score12%14%8%35%38%33%

Goals Conceded

JapanHomeAwaySaudi ArabiaHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded35%36%33%42%38%47%
Over 1.5 Conceded8%0%17%29%25%33%
Over 2.5 Conceded0%0%0%6%6%7%
Clean Sheets65%64%67%58%63%53%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

JapanSaudi Arabia
Over 0.592%77%
Over 1.573%68%
Over 2.558%39%
Over 3.546%13%
Over 4.527%3%
BTTS31%29%
BTTS & Win15%6%
BTTS & Draw12%10%
BTTS & Over 2.523%19%
BTTS No & Over 2.535%19%

1st Half / 2nd Half

JapanSaudi Arabia
Win 1st Half54%35%
Draw 1st Half46%45%
Loss 1st Half0%19%
Scored 1st Half62%48%
Conceded 1st Half8%32%
Win 2nd Half62%26%
Draw 2nd Half31%52%
Loss 2nd Half8%23%
Scored 2nd Half77%35%
Conceded 2nd Half27%32%
Over 0.5 HT62%65%
Over 1.5 HT42%35%

Recent Venue Form

Japan (H)
WNew Zealand2–1
DEcuador0–0
WVenezuela2–1
WUruguay3–1
DSweden1–1
WIceland1–0
Saudi Arabia (A)
WOman3–0
DCape Verde Islands0–0
LSpain0–4
WPuerto Rico3–0
LEcuador1–2
LSerbia1–2

Number of Corners

8.4
Corners / Match
26 games
League Avg
8.8
156 games
8.5
Corners / Match
24 games
Match CornersJapanSaudi ArabiaLeague Avg
Over 677%75%74%
Over 773%58%60%
Over 850%46%51%
Over 931%29%40%
Over 1015%25%29%
Over 1112%13%19%
Over 124%8%14%
Over 134%8%10%

Team Corners

Team CornersJapanSaudi Arabia
Corners Earned / Match5.54.2
Corners Against / Match2.94.3
Over 2.5 Corners For77%67%
Over 3.5 Corners For73%54%
Over 4.5 Corners For65%46%
Over 2.5 Corners Against42%67%
Over 3.5 Corners Against31%46%
Over 4.5 Corners Against23%38%

Head to Head · 8 matches

5
Japan
63%
1
Draws
13%
2
Saudi Arabia
25%
50%
Over 1.5
4/8
25%
Over 2.5
2/8
13%
Over 3.5
1/8
13%
BTTS
1/8
25/03/25
Japan
0–0
Saudi Arabia
10/10/24
Saudi Arabia
0–2
Japan
01/02/22
Japan
2–0
Saudi Arabia
07/10/21
Saudi Arabia
1–0
Japan
21/01/19
Japan
1–0
Saudi Arabia
05/09/17
Saudi Arabia
1–0
Japan
15/11/16
Japan
2–1
Saudi Arabia
17/01/11
Saudi Arabia
0–5
Japan

Events

46'🔄M. Al Shanqiti(A. Majrashi)
61'🔄M. Al Sahafi(Z. Al Johani)
61'🔄M. Al Juwayr(T. Al Ammar)
62'🔄Y. Sugawara(J. Ito)
62'🔄T. Kubo(R. Doan)
73'🔄D. Maeda(K. Furuhashi)
74'🔄W. Endo(R. Hatate)
83'🔄D. Kamada(T. Minamino)
90'🔄F. Al Buraikan(A. Al Hamdan)

Match Statistics

JapanSaudi Arabia
2Shots on target0
12Total shots1
78Possession %22
9Corners0
10Fouls3
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
World Cup - Qualification Asia
#TeamMPWDLGDPts
1Saudi Arabia2110+14
1Qatar2110+14
2Iraq2110+14
2United Arab Emirates210103
3Oman2011-11
3Indonesia2002-20

Team Insights

Japan
  • ●Japan have been undefeated in their last 8 home matches.
  • ●Japan have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 home matches.
  • ●Japan have kept a clean sheet in 7 of their 8 home matches.
  • ●Japan have scored in 7 of their 8 home matches.
  • ●Japan have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Japan have won 6 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Japan have scored in 6 of their 7 away matches.
Saudi Arabia
  • ●Saudi Arabia have won their last 2 away matches.
  • ●Saudi Arabia have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their 9 home matches.
  • ●Saudi Arabia have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their 9 away matches.
  • ●Saudi Arabia have won 5 of their 9 away matches.
  • ●60% of Saudi Arabia's points have been earned away.
  • ●Saudi Arabia have scored 59% of their goals in the first half.
  • ●Saudi Arabia have conceded 62% of their goals in the first half.
JapanJapan
WHNew Zealand2–1
DHEcuador0–0
WHVenezuela2–1
WHUruguay3–1
LABrazil1º1–2
LABrazil2º1–2
LABrazil1º1–2
DHSweden3º1–1
DHSweden2º1–1
DHSweden3º1–1
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
WHUnited Arab Emirates1º2–0
DHQatar2º0–0
WHIraq3º2–0
WAOman2º3–0
WHKuwait4º1–0
DACape Verde Islands2º0–0
DACape Verde Islands10º0–0
DACape Verde Islands2º0–0
DACape Verde Islands8º0–0
LASpain1º0–4

Season Schedule

Japan
WHIndonesia6–0
LAAustralia0–1
DHSaudi Arabia0–0
WHBahrain2–0
WAChina3–1
WAIndonesia4–0
Saudi Arabia
DHIraq0–0
WAIndonesia3–2
LHAustralia1–2
WABahrain2–0
DAJapan0–0
WHChina1–0

Top Scorers

Japan
A. Ueda13 ⚽
D. Kamada7 ⚽
K. Ogawa7 ⚽
T. Minamino4 ⚽
T. Kubo4 ⚽
H. Morita3 ⚽
Saudi Arabia
F. Al Buraikan8 ⚽
S. Al Shehri4 ⚽
A. Al Hamdan4 ⚽
S. Al Dawsari3 ⚽
M. Al Juwayr3 ⚽
H. Kadesh3 ⚽

Cards Given

Japan
Junnosuke Suzuki2 🟨
Daichi Kamada2 🟨
Ayumu Seko1 🟨
Daizen Maeda1 🟨
H. Ito1 🟨
A. Tanaka1 🟨
Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Kanno7 🟨
Saud Abdulhamid5 🟨
M. Abu Al Shamat4 🟨
Nasser Al-Dawsari4 🟨
Hassan Al Tambakti3 🟨
Ali Albulayhi3 🟨