MatchPulse

Japan vs New Zealand — Kirin Cup

← Back
International · Kirin Cup · Final
Japan
Japan
Days Since Last Match: 4d 0h
2 – 1
HT 1–1
Finished
New Zealand
New Zealand
Days Since Last Match: 4d 4h

Japan and New Zealand meet in the Kirin Cup 2026 season, in a match played on 5 October 2026. 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. New Zealand have won 44% of their 16 matches, with 2.75 goals scored and 1.50 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 50%, Over 2.5 at 81%, and clean sheets at 31%.

The final score was Japan 2–1 New Zealand. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.

Goals Scored

JapanHomeAwayNew ZealandHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored88%86%92%81%86%78%
Over 1.5 Scored62%57%67%56%57%56%
Over 2.5 Scored42%36%50%44%57%33%
Failed To Score12%14%8%19%14%22%

Goals Conceded

JapanHomeAwayNew ZealandHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded35%36%33%69%71%67%
Over 1.5 Conceded8%0%17%44%43%44%
Over 2.5 Conceded0%0%0%19%29%11%
Clean Sheets65%64%67%31%29%33%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

JapanNew Zealand
Over 0.592%100%
Over 1.573%94%
Over 2.558%81%
Over 3.546%56%
Over 4.527%31%
BTTS31%50%
BTTS & Win15%13%
BTTS & Draw12%19%
BTTS & Over 2.523%44%
BTTS No & Over 2.535%38%

1st Half / 2nd Half

JapanNew Zealand
Win 1st Half54%44%
Draw 1st Half46%31%
Loss 1st Half0%25%
Scored 1st Half62%69%
Conceded 1st Half8%56%
Win 2nd Half62%44%
Draw 2nd Half31%25%
Loss 2nd Half8%31%
Scored 2nd Half77%56%
Conceded 2nd Half27%44%
Over 0.5 HT62%94%
Over 1.5 HT42%56%

Recent Venue Form

Japan (H)
WNew Zealand2–1
DEcuador0–0
WVenezuela2–1
WUruguay3–1
DSweden1–1
WIceland1–0
New Zealand (A)
LJapan1–2
DPanama1–1
WChina3–0
DPalestine2–2
DIran2–2
LEngland0–1

Number of Corners

8.4
Corners / Match
26 games
League Avg
7.3
4 games
8.6
Corners / Match
8 games
Match CornersJapanNew ZealandLeague Avg
Over 677%75%50%
Over 773%63%50%
Over 850%38%25%
Over 931%25%0%
Over 1015%25%0%
Over 1112%25%0%
Over 124%25%0%
Over 134%0%0%

Team Corners

Team CornersJapanNew Zealand
Corners Earned / Match5.53.5
Corners Against / Match2.95.1
Over 2.5 Corners For77%63%
Over 3.5 Corners For73%63%
Over 4.5 Corners For65%38%
Over 2.5 Corners Against42%88%
Over 3.5 Corners Against31%63%
Over 4.5 Corners Against23%50%

Head to Head · 2 matches

2
Japan
100%
0
Draws
0%
0
New Zealand
0%
100%
Over 1.5
2/2
100%
Over 2.5
2/2
0%
Over 3.5
0/2
100%
BTTS
2/2
05/10/26
Japan
2–1
New Zealand
06/10/17
Japan
2–1
New Zealand

Events

28'⚽Ayase Ueda
32'⚽Ben Old(Chris Wood)
64'🔄Daizen Maeda(Keito Nakamura)
64'🔄Shuto Nakano(Junya Ito)
65'🔄Takefusa Kubo(Ao Tanaka)
67'🔄Lachlan Bayliss(Jesse Randall)
67'🔄Dane Ingham(Callan Elliot)
68'🔄Chris Wood(Ben Waine)
71'⚽Ritsu Doan(Keito Nakamura)
76'🟨Junya Ito
76'🟨Elijah Just
77'🔄Junnosuke Suzuki(Hayato Araki)
78'🔄Daichi Kamada(Kodai Sano)
78'🔄Ayase Ueda(Kento Shiogai)
80'🔄George Stanger(Stipe Ukich)
80'🔄Ben Old(Dalton Wilkins)
87'🔄Kaishu Sano(Satoshi Tanaka)
87'🔄Ritsu Doan(Kuryu Matsuki)
89'🔄Elijah Just(Logan Rogerson)

Match Statistics

JapanNew Zealand
10Shots on target1
24Total shots5
75Possession %25
8Corners0
10Fouls8
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
JapanJapan
WHNew Zealand2–1
DHEcuador0–0
WHVenezuela2–1
WHUruguay3–1
LABrazil1º1–2
LABrazil2º1–2
LABrazil1º1–2
DHSweden3º1–1
DHSweden2º1–1
DHSweden3º1–1
New ZealandNew Zealand
LAJapan1–2
DAPanama1–1
WAChina3–0
DAPalestine2–2
LHBelgium1º1–5
LHBelgium11º1–5
LHBelgium1º1–5
LHEgypt2º1–3
LHEgypt2º1–3
DAIran3º2–2

Season Schedule

Japan
WHNew Zealand2–1
DHEcuador0–0
New Zealand
LAJapan1–2
DAPanama1–1

Top Scorers

Japan
A. Ueda13 ⚽
D. Kamada7 ⚽
K. Ogawa7 ⚽
T. Minamino4 ⚽
T. Kubo4 ⚽
H. Morita3 ⚽
New Zealand
C. Wood9 ⚽
E. Just8 ⚽
B. Waine5 ⚽
T. Bindon4 ⚽
K. Barbarouses3 ⚽
C. McCowatt2 ⚽

Cards Given

Japan
Junnosuke Suzuki2 🟨
Daichi Kamada2 🟨
Ayumu Seko1 🟨
Daizen Maeda1 🟨
H. Ito1 🟨
A. Tanaka1 🟨
New Zealand
Elijah Just2 🟨
B. Old1 🟨
Callum McCowatt1 🟨
E. Just1 🟨
J. Bell1 🟨
M. Stamenic1 🟨