Japan vs Afghanistan match stats & report
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Japan beat Afghanistan 5–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (2nd Round - 9) on 24 March 2016.
Goals and cards
- 43' Goal Shinji Okazaki Japan
- 59' Goal H. Kiyotake Japan
- 63' Goal Hiroki Sakai Japan
- 74' Goal M. Yoshida Japan
- 78' Goal M. Kanazaki Japan
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Japan
- — M. Higashiguchi —
- — M. Morishige —
- — M. Yoshida —
- — Y. Nagatomo —
- — Hiroki Sakai —
- — Makoto Hasebe —
- — Y. Kashiwagi —
- — M. Kanazaki —
- — H. Kiyotake —
- — G. Haraguchi —
- — Shinji Okazaki —
Bench S. Kagawa , M. Havenaar , Y. Kobayashi , A. Hayashi , G. Shōji , H. Fujiharu , H. Yamaguchi , K. Honda , S. Nishikawa , T. Usami , G. Sakai , T. Makino
Afghanistan
- — Ovays Azizi —
- — Hassan Amin —
- — Sayed Hashimi —
- — Mohammad Sharif —
- — Z. Amiri —
- — Modjieb Jamali —
- — Faysal Shayesteh —
- — Kanischka Taher —
- — Masih Saighani —
- — Mustafa Hadid —
- — Mohamed Joseph Shirdel —
Bench Mustafa Zazai , Norlla Amiri , Ahmad Arash Hatifi , Abassin Alikhil , Abdullah Abdalli , Anoush Dastgir , Fardin Hakimi , Hamidullah Wakily , Khaibar Amani , Omid Popalzay , Roholla Iqbalzadeh , Emal Gariwal
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.
Afghanistan away
1–1–2 in 4 matches
- Scored
- 0.5 per game
- Conceded
- 1.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 4
- Corners
- not available
- Shots on target
- not available
Based on 4 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Japan vs Afghanistan head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan v Japan | 0–6 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.