Japan vs Syria match stats & report
5–0 Full time
Japan beat Syria 5–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (2nd Round - 10) on 29 March 2016.
Goals and cards
- 17' Own goal Hamdi Al Masri Japan
- 66' Goal S. Kagawa Japan
- 86' Goal K. Honda Japan
- 90' Goal S. Kagawa Japan
- 90+3' Goal G. Haraguchi Japan
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Japan
- — S. Nishikawa —
- — M. Morishige —
- — M. Yoshida —
- — Y. Nagatomo —
- — G. Sakai —
- — Makoto Hasebe —
- — S. Kagawa —
- — H. Yamaguchi —
- — Shinji Okazaki —
- — K. Honda —
- — T. Usami —
Bench G. Haraguchi , M. Kanazaki , H. Kiyotake , Eiji Kawashima , G. Shōji , H. Fujiharu , Hiroki Sakai , M. Havenaar , T. Makino , Y. Kashiwagi , M. Higashiguchi , M. Saito
Syria
- — Ibrahim Alma —
- — Ahmad Kalasi —
- — Hamdi Al Masri —
- — Moayad Ajan —
- — Omar Al Midani —
- — Mahmoud Al Mawas —
- — Nadim Sabagh —
- — Khaled Mobayed —
- — Zaher Midani —
- — Osama Omari —
- — Omar Kharbin —
Bench Saad Al Ahmad , Abdelrazaq Al Hussain , Ahmad Ashkar , Ahmad Madania , Mahmoud Al Baher , Mosab Balhous
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.
Syria away
2–1–2 in 5 matches
- Scored
- 2.2 per game
- Conceded
- 1.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 5
- Corners
- not available
- Shots on target
- not available
73% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Japan vs Syria head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Syria v Japan | 0–3 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.