Japan vs China match stats & report
2–0 Full time
Japan beat China 2–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (3rd Round - 7) on 27 January 2022. Japan had 63% of the ball.
Japan vs China match statistics
- 63% Ball possession 37%
- 16 Total shots 2
- 6 Shots on target 0
- 8 Shots off target 2
- 2 Blocked shots 0
- 12 Shots inside the box 0
- 11 Corners 1
- 13 Fouls 12
- 3 Offsides 0
- 0 Yellow cards 1
- 584 Passes 357
- 83% Pass accuracy 68%
- 0 Goalkeeper saves 4
Goals and cards
- 13' Penalty scored Y. Osako Japan
- 35' Yellow card Wu Lei China
- 61' Goal Junya Ito (assist Yuta Nakayama) Japan
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Japan
Bench Yuta Nakayama , D. Maeda , T. Kubo , G. Haraguchi , R. Doan , D. Schmidt , G. Shibasaki , M. Yamane , Eiji Kawashima , N. Ueda , S. Nakatani
China
Bench Alan , Wei Shihao , Dai Wai Tsun , Hanwen Deng , Yang Liu , Liu Dianzuo , Jin Jingdao , Chi Zhongguo , Zhang Xizhe , Dabao Yu , Long Tan , Dalei Wang
Form guide
Japan at home
7–3–0 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.9 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 3.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.9 per game
32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
China away
1–1–0 in 2 matches
- Scored
- 2.0 per game
- Conceded
- 1.5 per game
- Clean sheets
- 0 / 2
- Corners
- 10.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.0 per game
Based on 2 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Japan vs China head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| China v Japan | 0–1 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.