Japan vs Australia match stats & report
2–0 Full time
Japan beat Australia 2–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (3rd Round - 9) on 31 August 2017.
Goals and cards
- 41' Goal T. Asano (assist Y. Nagatomo) Japan
- 82' Goal Y. Ideguchi (assist G. Haraguchi) Japan
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Japan
- 1 Eiji Kawashima —
- 22 M. Yoshida —
- 5 Y. Nagatomo —
- 19 Hiroki Sakai —
- 3 G. Shōji —
- 17 Makoto Hasebe —
- 14 T. Inui —
- 16 H. Yamaguchi —
- 2 Y. Ideguchi —
- 15 Y. Osako —
- 18 T. Asano —
Bench G. Haraguchi , Shinji Okazaki , Y. Kubo , K. Honda , T. Makino , M. Higashiguchi , G. Miura , Kosuke Nakamura , G. Sakai , S. Kagawa , Y. Kobayashi , G. Shibasaki
Australia
- 1 M. Ryan —
- 6 M. Špiranović —
- 20 T. Sainsbury —
- 3 B. Smith —
- 5 M. Milligan —
- 7 M. Leckie —
- 21 M. Luongo —
- 22 J. Irvine —
- 23 T. Rogic —
- 14 J. Troisi —
- 10 R. Kruse —
Bench T. Juric , T. Cahill , M. Amini , M. Degenek , Alex Gersbach , R. McGowan , B. Wright , D. Vuković , Awer Mabil , A. Federici , J. MacLaren
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.
Australia away
1–2–5 in 8 matches
- Scored
- 0.4 per game
- Conceded
- 1.3 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 8
- Corners
- 2.4 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.4 per game
0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Japan vs Australia head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Australia v Japan | 1–1 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.