Preview match

MATCH REPORT

World - WC Qualification Asia - 02/01/22 05:14 - 8.Round

Stadium Saitama Stadium 2002
Capacity 63700
Surface grass
Referee Hyung-Jin Ko

2-0 [93‘]

15‘
30‘
45‘
60‘
75‘
90‘
105‘

2-0 [93‘]

4‘
Albulayhi
Itakura
21‘
23‘
Alkhaibari Al Malki
(Ito) Minamino [1-0]
32‘
1-0 HT
(Nagatomo) Ito [2-0]
50‘
55‘
Abdul Hamid Al Hassan
55‘
Bahebri Al Muwallad
Osako Maeda
68‘
Nagatomo Nakayama
68‘
74‘
Bahebri
75‘
Al Ghannam Al Ghanam
75‘
Alhamddan Albirakan
Minamino Asano
78‘
Endo Haraguchi
90‘
2-0 FT

Goals and Highlights

2-0

Match stats

CARDS 1 0

Ball possession
40%
60%

CARDS 2 0

Total shots
9
3
On goal
3
1
Corners
1
8
Dangerous attack
47
40
Attack
109
140
Passes total
392
595
Accurate passes
290 (74%)
482 (81%)
Key passes
7
1
Crosses
2/12(17%)
1/20(5%)
Dribbles
7/8 (88%)
11/16(69%)

ODDS

Match
1 X 2
Opening odds -200 300 550
Pre match odds -175 240 600
Asian handicap
Line 1 2 Line
-0.75 -130 107 +0.75
-1 116 -130 +1
-1.25 153 -189 +1.25
Goals
Line Under Over
2.5 -250 188
Corners
Line Under Over
8.5 -128 103

Lineups

Status: Confirmed lineup

Japan

Status: Confirmed lineup

Saudi Arabia

Missings

Maya Yoshida
RB 1
1
Yoshida
1189‘ 14 2+1
Daichi Kamada
AM 2
1
Kamada
466‘ 8 3+2
Takehiro Tomiyasu
RB 1
1
Tomiyasu
701‘ 8 0+0
Kyogo Furuhashi
CF 2
1
Furuhashi
337‘ 9 3+1
Kosei Tani
GK 3
1
Tani
0‘ 0 0+0
Kaoru Mitoma
LB
1
Mitoma
140‘ 3 2+1
+5 Out of selection
Salman Al Faraj
LB
1
Al Faraj
1260‘ 14 4+1
Abdullah Madu
CB 1
1
Madu
876‘ 10 0+0
Abdulrahman Ghareeb
CF 3
1
Ghareeb
142‘ 3 0+0
Zaid Al Bawardi
GK 3
1
Al Bawardi
0‘ 0 0+0
Saleh Al Shehri
CF
Al Shehri
781‘ 13 7+1
Abdulaziz Al Bishi
CM 1
Al Bishi
77‘ 4 0+0
Hassan Mohammed Al Tambakti
CB 1
Mohammed Al Tambakti
265‘ 4 0+0
+8 Out of selection

Lineups

  • no photo 12
    1
    Gonda
    1350‘ 15 0+0 7.2
  • no photo 5
    RB 1
    1
    Nagatomo
    1118‘ 14 1+3 6.8
    no photo 3
    2
    Taniguchi
    289‘ 4 0+0 6.8
    no photo 4
    3
    Itakura
    360‘ 4 1+0 7.3
    no photo 19
    2
    Sakai
    824‘ 10 0+0 8.0
  • no photo 6
    1
    Endo
    1120‘ 13 1+0 7.1
  • no photo 10
    RW
    1
    Minamino
    1056‘ 15 10+5 7.4
    no photo 13
    1
    Morita
    682‘ 11 2+0 6.8
    no photo 17
    1
    Tanaka
    547‘ 7 1+0 7.5
    no photo 14
    RW
    1 1
    Ito
    1071‘ 14 6+6 8.6
  • no photo 15
    Osako
    891‘ 11 10+3 6.7
  • no photo 9
    2
    Albirakan
    541‘ 12 3+0 6.4
  • no photo 19
    LW 1
    Al Muwallad
    1095‘ 13 4+2 6.7
    no photo 23
    CM 1
    Kanoo
    953‘ 11 0+1 6.8
    no photo 10
    CM
    Al Dawsari
    1170‘ 13 7+1 6.8
  • no photo 15
    AM 2
    Al Hassan
    110‘ 6 1+0 6.5
    no photo 8
    1
    Al Malki
    991‘ 13 0+1 6.8
  • no photo 2
    1
    Al Ghanam
    874‘ 10 0+3 6.2
    no photo 4
    1
    Al Amri
    900‘ 10 0+0 7.1
    no photo 5
    3
    Albulayhi
    555‘ 10 0+0 6.6
    no photo 13
    RB 1
    Al Shahrani
    1342‘ 15 2+0 6.1
  • no photo 21
    1
    Al-Owais
    1329‘ 15 0+0 6.4
4-1-4-1
Coach: H. Moriyasu
4-2-3-1
Coach H. Renard

Stats:

shots

Player Minamino 3
Player Endo 2
Player Ito 2
Player Abdul Hamid 1
Player Al Shahrani 1
Player Morita 1

Acc. Passes

Player Haraguchi 100% (3)
Player Al Ghannam 100% (7)
Player Al Hassan 93% (31)
Player Itakura 90% (40)
Player Kanoo 87% (49)
Player Albirakan 86% (15)

dribbles

Player Al Dawsari 3 (1)
Player Al Ghannam 3 (2)
Player Osako 2 (2)
Player Al Ghanam 2 (1)
Player Kanoo 1 (1)
Player Asano 1 (1)

Key Passes

Player Nagatomo 2
Player Sakai 2
Player Al Amri 1
Player Tanaka 1
Player Ito 1
Player Asano 1

goals

Osako 10
Minamino 10
Ito 6
Asano 3
Kamada 3
Furuhashi 3

goals

Al Dawsari 7
Al Shehri 7
Al Faraj 4
Al Muwallad 4
Albirakan 3
Al Naji 2

assists

Ito 6
Minamino 5
Nagatomo 3
Osako 3
Kamada 2
Matsubara 2

assists

Al Ghanam 3
Alhamddan 2
Al Muwallad 2
Kanoo 1
Al Dawsari 1
Al Malki 1

Yellow Cards

Endo 3
Ito 2
Morita 2
Furuhashi 1
Shibasaki 1
Hashimoto 1

Yellow Cards

Al Malki 4
Otayf 2
Albulayhi 2
Al Faraj 2
Al Dawsari 2
Al Muwallad 2

Key Passes

Ito 17
Nagatomo 11
Shibasaki 8
Endo 8
Yamane 8
Kubo 7

Key Passes

Al Faraj 22
Al Shahrani 17
Al Dawsari 13
Al Shehri 13
Al Ghanam 12
Al Muwallad 9

Acc. Passes

Hashimoto 94%
Kawabe 90%
Sakamoto 85%
Tanaka 84%
Tomiyasu 84%
Yoshida 84%

Acc. Passes

Hassan Al Asmari 97%
Otayf 96%
Al Khaibri 92%
Al Bishi 91%
Kanoo 88%
Al Malki 87%

Total Shots

Minamino 19 (2.11)
Ito 13 (1.44)
Osako 13 (1.63)
Asano 11 (1.57)
Endo 8 (1)
Morita 8 (0.89)

Total Shots

Al Shehri 19 (1.73)
Al Dawsari 19 (1.9)
Al Muwallad 15 (1.25)
Al Faraj 8 (0.73)
Kanoo 6 (0.67)
Albirakan 5 (0.63)

BENCH

Eiji Kawashima
GK 2
18 Kawashima
270‘ 3 0+0
Genki Haraguchi
CM 2
10 Haraguchi
447‘ 14 1+1
Gaku Shibasaki
CM 1
Shibasaki
741‘ 11 0+0
Yuta Nakayama
CB 3
Nakayama
233‘ 8 0+1 6.4
Ritsu Doan
RW 3
Doan
187‘ 4 0+0
Miki Yamane
RB 2
Yamane
526‘ 6 0+2
Naomichi Ueda
CB 3
5 Ueda
318‘ 4 0+0
Daniel Schmidt
GK 3
Schmidt
0‘ 0 0+0
Shinnosuke Nakatani
CB 1
Nakatani
210‘ 3 0+0
Daizen Maeda
LW 3
Maeda
57‘ 2 0+0 6.6
Takefusa Kubo
RW 1
Kubo
202‘ 6 0+0
Takuma Asano
RW 2
1
11 Asano
439‘ 11 3+1 6.2
Mohammed Al Yami
GK 3
44 Al Yami
180‘ 2 0+0
Saud Abdul Hamid
LB 3
Abdul Hamid
177‘ 7 0+0 7.1
Hattan Bahebri
CM 1
Bahebri
556‘ 8 1+0 6.4
Fawaz Al Qarni
GK 3
Al Qarni
21‘ 1 0+0
Sami Al Naji
AM 2
Al Naji
330‘ 9 2+0
Ziyad Al Sahafi
CB 3
Al Sahafi
272‘ 5 0+0
Abdulmalek Al Khaibri
CM 3
Al Khaibri
94‘ 2 0+0 6.6
Ahmed Sharahili
CB 2
Sharahili
114‘ 2 0+0
Khalid Al Ghannam
LW 3
Al Ghannam
33‘ 2 0+0 6.6
Mohammed Al Burayk
CB 2
1
2 Al Burayk
608‘ 9 0+0
Asiri Haitham
CF 3
1
Haitham
0‘ 0 0+0
Abdullah Alhamddan
CF 2
1
14 Alhamddan
322‘ 8 1+2 6.6
Goal fact

Japan

  • No fresh injuries, same starting lineup?

    The coach can use same last starting lineup as there are not reported major missings for this match.

  • Japan have good form in the last 5 games

    Coach H. Moriyasu can be satisfied with his team form (4W, 0D, 1L) from the last 5 games.

  • Unbeaten run (4) for Japan

    Japan are unbeaten in their last 4 WC Qualification Asia games (4W, 0D). Players scored 6 goals and 1 conceded in that run.

  • Good form in the last 5 home games for Japan

    In the last 5 games at the Saitama Stadium 2002 form record is (4W, 0D, 1L) which is a reward for Japan fans with 0 average home attendance.

Saudi Arabia

  • Saudi Arabia have good form in the last 5 games

    Coach H. Renard can be satisfied with his team form (4W, 1D, 0L) from the last 5 games.

  • Unbeaten run (15) for Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia are unbeaten in their last 15 WC Qualification Asia games (12W, 3D). Players scored 32 goals and 7 conceded in that run.

  • Good results in last away matches for Saudi Arabia

    Away matches are always difficult but the Saudi Arabia is currently in good form within the last 5 away games. With form record (4W, 1D, 0L)

  • Unbeaten run (7) in last away games

    Saudi Arabia are unbeaten in their last 7 WC Qualification Asia away games (4W, 3D). Players scored 10 goals and 4 conceded in that run.

  • Saleh Al Shehri is a fresh missing

    Coach H. Renard is without his key player Saleh Al Shehri (13 matches, 7 goals, 1 assists). Reason: not available. His absence can be a big blow for the team.

  • Second absence for Salman Al Faraj

    Coach H. Renard is still without his key player Salman Al Faraj (14 matches, 4 goals, 1 assists). Reason: injury.

  • The coach has to deal with 6 fresh missings

    According to the news, the team is without 6 fresh missing. These players join the missing list: Al Shehri, Al Bukhari, Al Bishi, Mohammed Al Tambakti, Al-Harbi, Al-Obood.

Japan

Summary

Saudi Arabia

H2H

2
2

H2H (HOME/AWAY)

2

FORM

2.5
2.67

FORM (HOME/AWAY)

2.5
2.33
Japan

Team Strength

Saudi Arabia
64% Avg. minutes played (last 6) 38%
0 Changes (vs. last game) 1
2 Fresh important missings 3
6 Missings 4

Head to head

Japan 50%
2wins
0 draws
2 wins
4 matches
50% Saudi Arabia
OVER 1.5
25% 1/4 times
OVER 2.5
25% 1/4 times
OVER 3.5
0% 0/4 times
BTTS
25% 1/4 times
CARDS
2.5 Ø
Corners
7.8 Ø

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
10/07/21 WC Qualification Asia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1-0
Japan Japan
0-0 8 - 6 3- 4 50 - 62 2 - 5 1 (51%)
4 (36%)
375 220 -118
01/21/19 Asian Cup
Japan Japan
1-0
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1-0 3 - 9 2- 1 20 - 71 4 - 6 10 (43%)
3 (66%)
-164 275 475
09/05/17 WC Qualification Asia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1-0
Japan Japan
0-0 9 - 12 2- 3 54 - 52 1 - 6 1 (43%)
4 (55%)
- - -
11/15/16 WC Qualification Asia
Japan Japan
2-1
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1-0 11 - 3 6- 3 - 6 - 1 5 (58%)
1 (31%)
- - -

Team form

3.00 2.50 (+-17%) total
1.33 (+6%) total 1.25
Saudi Arabia

Japan Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
33% 2/6 times
OVER 2.5
17% 1/6 times
OVER 3.5
0% 0/6 times
BTTS
17% 1/6 times
CARDS
2 Ø
Corners
7.3 Ø
2.6 Friendly International
Japan
06:00
Paraguay
29.3 WC Qualification Asia
Japan
06:35
Vietnam
24.3 WC Qualification Asia
Australia
05:10
Japan

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
27.1 WC Qualification Asia
Japan Japan
2 - 0
China PR China PR
1-0 17 - 2 6 - 0 69 - 11 11 - 1 4 (45%)
3 (49%)
-303 450 750
16.11 WC Qualification Asia
Oman Oman
0 - 1
Japan Japan
0-0 4 - 14 0 - 4 48 - 89 0 - 4 2 (45%)
1 (45%)
700 280 -222
11.11 WC Qualification Asia
Vietnam Vietnam
0 - 1
Japan Japan
0-1 6 - 13 1 - 5 30 - 99 2 - 6 3 (56%)
1 (43%)
1100 450 -400
12.10 WC Qualification Asia
Japan Japan
2 - 1
Australia Australia
1-0 11 - 9 5 - 2 59 - 46 3 - 3 3 (37%)
2 (49%)
-110 220 333
7.10 WC Qualification Asia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1 - 0
Japan Japan
0-0 8 - 6 3 - 4 50 - 62 2 - 5 1 (51%)
4 (36%)
375 220 -118
7.9 WC Qualification Asia
China PR China PR
0 - 1
Japan Japan
0-1 2 - 14 0 - 3 24 - 101 1 - 6 3 (52%)
4 (34%)
700 375 -278
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Saudi Arabia Last 6 Matches

OVER 1.5
17% 1/6 times
OVER 2.5
0% 0/6 times
OVER 3.5
0% 0/6 times
BTTS
17% 1/6 times
CARDS
3.7 Ø
Corners
6.8 Ø
5.6 Friendly International
Saudi Arabia
13:00
Colombia
29.3 WC Qualification Asia
Saudi Arabia
14:00
Australia
24.3 WC Qualification Asia
China PR
11:00
Saudi Arabia

HT

Shots

Shots (on goal)

Danger attack

Corners
Lineup
Changes
1 X 2
27.1 WC Qualification Asia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1 - 0
Oman Oman
0-0 9 - 8 4 - 2 31 - 27 0 - 7 10 (45%)
6 (37%)
-227 300 850
7.12 Arab Cup
Morocco Morocco
1 - 0
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1-0 16 - 2 5 - 2 45 - 26 7 - 3 9 (6%)
6 (12%)
- - -
4.12 Arab Cup
Palestine Palestine
1 - 1
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1-0 12 - 8 5 - 3 43 - 34 2 - 7 3 (18%)
8 (5%)
- - -
1.12 Arab Cup
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
0 - 1
Jordan Jordan
0-0 11 - 9 1 - 5 59 - 41 3 - 2 10 (3%)
5 (26%)
475 280 -222
16.11 WC Qualification Asia
Vietnam Vietnam
0 - 1
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
0-1 7 - 9 1 - 2 63 - 62 4 - 3 1 (54%)
2 (46%)
650 320 -222
11.11 WC Qualification Asia
Australia Australia
0 - 0
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
0-0 12 - 7 5 - 3 59 - 31 3 - 0 4 (59%)
5 (45%)
-154 275 425
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Standings

3rd Round
Group A
# Team MP W D L G Pts Form PPG BTTS 1.5+ 2.5+ AVG G
1. Iran 10 8 1 1 15:4 25
2.38 20% 1.8 5.7 60% 30% 1.90
2. Korea Republic 10 7 2 1 13:3 23
2.38 20% 1.1 7.4 50% 20% 1.60
3. United Arab Emirates 10 3 3 4 7:7 12
1.25 100% 0.1 0.2 50% 50% 1.40
4. Iraq 10 1 6 3 6:12 9
1.00 40% 1.8 4.3 60% 30% 1.80
5. Syria 10 1 3 6 9:16 6
0.63 50% 1.7 3.7 90% 40% 2.50
6. Lebanon 10 1 3 6 5:13 6
0.63 30% 1.4 3.3 50% 30% 1.80
Group B
# Team MP W D L G Pts Form PPG BTTS 1.5+ 2.5+ AVG G
1. Saudi Arabia 10 7 2 1 12:6 23
2.13 30% 1.0 3.6 40% 20% 1.80
2. Japan 10 7 1 2 12:4 22
2.38 20% 0.8 4.8 50% 10% 1.60
3. Australia 10 4 3 3 15:9 15
1.13 100% 0.1 0.5 50% 50% 2.40
4. Oman 10 4 2 4 11:10 14
1.38 40% 1.2 4.0 50% 30% 2.10
5. China PR 10 1 3 6 9:19 6
0.75 60% 1.8 2.6 90% 40% 2.80
6. Vietnam 10 1 1 8 8:19 4
0.50 50% 1.8 3.3 60% 50% 2.70

Cup situation

Competitions
3rd Round
Friendlies 1
World Cup vs Germany 11/23/22
Group Stage
Regular Season
Kirin Cup vs Ghana 06/10/22
Semi-finals
Competitions
3rd Round
Friendlies 1
World Cup vs Argentina 11/22/22
Group Stage
Eliminated