Japan vs Saudi Arabia match stats & report
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Japan stats & fixtures · Saudi Arabia stats & fixtures
Japan beat Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the Asian Cup (Round of 16) on 21 January 2019. Saudi Arabia had 70% of the ball.
Japan vs Saudi Arabia match statistics
- 30% Ball possession 70%
- 3 Total shots 9
- 2 Shots on target 1
- 1 Shots off target 8
- 4 Corners 6
- 27 Fouls 13
- 0 Offsides 3
- 1 Yellow cards 2
- 0 Red cards 0
- 1 Goalkeeper saves 1
Goals and cards
- 20' Goal T. Tomiyasu (assist G. Shibasaki) Japan
- 39' Yellow card Y. Muto Japan
- 55' Yellow card Fahad Al Muwallad Saudi Arabia
- 82' Yellow card Yasir Al Shahrani Saudi Arabia
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Japan
Bench Junya Ito , T. Shiotani , K. Kitagawa , M. Higashiguchi , G. Miura , S. Muroya , S. Sasaki , T. Inui , Y. Osako , T. Makino , D. Schmidt
Saudi Arabia
Bench Yahia Al Shehri , Mohammed Al Saiari , Abdulrahman Ghareeb , Waleed Abdullah , Abdulelah Al Amri , Omar Hawsawi , Ayman Al Khulaif , Noah Al Mousa , Hamdan Al Shamrani , Ibrahim Ghaleb , Sultan Al Ghannam , Mohammed Al Yami
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.
Saudi Arabia away
3–1–3 in 7 matches
- Scored
- 1.6 per game
- Conceded
- 1.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 7
- Corners
- 2.2 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.4 per game
25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Japan vs Saudi Arabia head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia v Japan | 1–0 | |
| Japan v Saudi Arabia | 2–1 |
Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.