Japan vs Saudi Arabia
Ref: A. Al Ali
Match recap
Japan and Saudi Arabia drew 0–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Japan held 78% possession to 22% for Saudi Arabia.
Second Half
46'
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Muhannad Al Shanqiti
61'
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Marwan Al Sahafi
61'
⇄
Musab Al Juwayr
⇄
Kubo
⇄
Sugawara
⇄
Maeda
⇄
Endo
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Kamada
90+2'
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Feras Al Brikan
Match Statistics
JapanSaudi Arabia
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 14 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
12
Shots
1
2
Shots on target
0
9
Shots in the box
1
3
Shots outside box
0
8
Shots off goal
1
9
Corners
0
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
78%
Possession
22%
715
Total passes
212
644
Accurate passes
111
90%
Pass accuracy
52%
Discipline0 · 2 won
10
Fouls
3
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
0
Japan
3-4-2-1
Saudi Arabia
5-4-1
Japan
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Z. SuzukiG
- 2Y. SugawaraM
- 3K. TakaiD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 6W. EndoM
- 11D. MaedaF
- 13Keito NakamuraM
- 15D. KamadaF
- 17A. TanakaM
- 20T. KuboF
- 21H. ItoD
Substitutes
- 5H. SekineD
- 7J. FujitaM
- 8T. MinaminoM
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 10R. DōanM
- 12K. OsakoG
- 14J. ItoF
- 16Y. NakayamaD
- 18S. MachinoF
- 19R. HatateM
- 22A. SekoD
- 23K. TaniG
Saudi Arabia
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1Nawaf Al AqidiG
- 2Muhannad Al ShanqitiD
- 4Ali LajamiD
- 5J. Thakri
- 7Musab Al JuwayrM
- 8Marwan Al SahafiF
- 9Feras Al BrikanM
- 10Salem Al DawsariM
- 13Nawaf BoushalD
- 16Faisal Al GhamdiM
- 17Hassan TambaktiD
Substitutes
- 3Saad Al MosaD
- 6Nasser Al DawsariM
- 11Abdullah Al HamdanF
- 12Ali MajrashiD
- 14Ahmed Al GhamdiF
- 15Ayman YahyaM
- 18Muhannad Al SaadM
- 19Turki Al AmmarM
- 20Abdullah Al SalemF
- 21Hamed Abdullah YousefG
- 22Ahmed Al KassarG
- 23Ziyad Al JohaniM
Japan
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ao Tanaka | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hiroki Itō | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kota Takai | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takefusa Kubo | F | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Zion Suzuki | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keito Nakamura | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4/9 |
| Daichi Kamada | F | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | M | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/4 |
| Wataru Endo(C) | M | 74 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Shuto Machino | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuta Nakayama | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Chima Fujita | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keisuke Osako | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayumu Seko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kosei Tani | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hiroki Sekine | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Junya Ito | F | 28 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Takumi Minamino | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ritsu Doan | M | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Saudi Arabia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawaf Boushal | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nawaf Al-Aqidi | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jehad Thakri | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Lajami | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Musab Al Juwayr | M | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Hassan Al Tambakti | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Faisal Al-Ghamdi | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marwan Alsahafi | F | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Salem Al-Dawsari(C) | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Muhannad Shanqeeti | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Firas Al-Buraikan | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hamed Al-Shanqiti | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Muhannad Al Saad | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saad Al-Mousa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayman Yahya | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ahmed Al-Kassar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdullah Al-Hamdan | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nasser Al-Dawsari | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdullah Al-Salem | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Majrashi | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ziyad Aljohani | M | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Turki Al-Ammar | M | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |