Saudi Arabia vs Japan match stats & report
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Saudi Arabia beat Japan 1–0 in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (3rd Round - 10) on 5 September 2017. Saudi Arabia had 54% of the ball.
Saudi Arabia vs Japan match statistics
- 54% Ball possession 46%
- 9 Total shots 12
- 2 Shots on target 3
- 6 Shots off target 7
- 1 Blocked shots 2
- 6 Shots inside the box 7
- 1 Corners 6
- 16 Fouls 13
- 2 Offsides 2
- 1 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
- 522 Passes 428
- 85% Pass accuracy 80%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 1
Goals and cards
- 20' Yellow card M. Yoshida Japan
- 63' Goal Fahad Al Muwallad (assist Nawaf Al Abid) Saudi Arabia
- 64' Yellow card Fahad Al Muwallad Saudi Arabia
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Saudi Arabia
Bench Fahad Al Muwallad , Motaz Hawsawi , Abdullah Al Zoari , Abdulmalek Al Khaibri , Abdulfattah Asiri , Mohammed Al Fatil , Hussain Al Mogahwi , Salem Al Dawsari , Nasser Al Shamrani , Yasser Al Mosailem , Waleed Abdullah , Saeed Al Muwallad
Japan
Bench T. Asano , K. Sugimoto , Y. Kubo , Y. Muto , M. Higashiguchi , N. Ueda , Y. Kobayashi , Y. Takahagi , Kosuke Nakamura , T. Makino , T. Inui , G. Sakai
Form guide
Saudi Arabia at home
4–4–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 0.7 per game
- Conceded
- 0.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 7 / 10
- Corners
- 2.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 1.8 per game
0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Japan away
3–1–1 in 5 matches
- Scored
- 1.8 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 3 / 5
- Corners
- 4.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.8 per game
33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Saudi Arabia vs Japan head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Japan v Saudi Arabia | 2–1 |
Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.