Japan vs Paraguay match stats & report
2–0 Full time
Japan beat Paraguay 2–0 in a friendly (Friendlies 1) on 5 September 2019.
Goals and cards
- 23' Goal Y. Osako Japan
- 30' Goal T. Minamino (assist Hiroki Sakai) Japan
- 45' Yellow card A. Sanabria Paraguay
- 53' Yellow card Braian Samudio Paraguay
- 90' Yellow card K. Hashimoto Japan
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Japan
- 12 S. Gonda —
- 22 M. Yoshida —
- 5 Y. Nagatomo —
- 19 Hiroki Sakai —
- 16 T. Tomiyasu —
- 7 G. Shibasaki —
- 13 K. Hashimoto —
- 10 Shoya Nakajima —
- 21 R. Doan —
- 15 Y. Osako —
- 9 T. Minamino —
Bench G. Haraguchi , N. Ueda , T. Kubo , K. Anzai , K. Nagai , K. Itakura , D. Schmidt , Eiji Kawashima , W. Endo , Junya Ito , M. Suzuki , S. Hatanaka
Paraguay
- 22 R. Fernández —
- 2 I. Piris —
- 15 G. Gomez —
- 4 Fabian Balbuena —
- 3 J. Escobar —
- 8 R. Rojas —
- 23 M. Almirón —
- 6 R. Sánchez —
- 10 D. Gonzalez —
- 7 A. Sanabria —
- 9 Braian Samudio —
Bench B. Riveros , R. Martínez , C. Paredes , R. Rojas , Á. Romero , Ó. Romero , A. Romero , M. Arzamendia , A. Silva , J. Alonso , S. Salcedo , I. Franco
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.
Paraguay away
5–1–4 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.2 per game
- Conceded
- 1.3 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 2.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.1 per game
8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Japan vs Paraguay head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Japan v Paraguay | 4–2 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.