Saudi Arabia vs Japan
Ref: K. Jong-Hyeok
Match recap
Japan beat Saudi Arabia 2–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture. Kamada and Ogawa scored for Japan. Saudi Arabia held 57% possession to 43% for Japan.
First Half
14'
⚽
Kamada
Assist: Morita
Second Half
⇄
Ayman Yahya
46'
⇄
Minamino
⇄
Musab Al Juwayr
62'
Machida
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Kamada
Saud Abdulhamid
Yellow Card
76'
⇄
Ueda
⇄
Nasser Al Dawsari
81'
⚽
Ogawa
Assist: Ito
⇄
Feras Al Brikan
⇄
Abdulelah Al Malki
88'
⇄
Mitoma
88'
⇄
Dōan
Match Statistics
Saudi ArabiaJapan
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack5 · 1 won
13
Shots
7
2
Shots on target
3
9
Shots in the box
5
4
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
592
Total passes
452
515
Accurate passes
375
87%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline2 · 0 won
8
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
3
Saudi Arabia
4-3-3
Japan
3-4-2-1
Saudi Arabia
4-3-3Starting XI
- 4Ali LajamiD
- 6Nasser Al DawsariM
- 7Musab Al JuwayrM
- 8Abdulelah Al MalkiM
- 9Feras Al BrikanF
- 12Saud AbdulhamidD
- 14Hassan KadeshD
- 17Hassan TambaktiD
- 19Salem Al DawsariF
- 22Ahmed Al KassarG
- 23Ayman YahyaF
Substitutes
- 1M. Al Rubaie
- 2R. Hamidou
- 3Awn Al SaluliD
- 5Meshal Sibyani
- 10Mohammed MaranF
- 11Saleh Al ShehriF
- 13Ali Al AsmariM
- 15Abdullah Al KhaibariM
- 16Faisal Al GhamdiM
- 18Abdulrahman GhareebF
- 20Abdullah RadifF
- 21Raghed NajjarG
Japan
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Z. SuzukiG
- 3S. TaniguchiD
- 4K. ItakuraD
- 5H. MoritaM
- 6W. EndoM
- 7K. MitomaM
- 8T. MinaminoF
- 9A. UedaF
- 10R. DōanM
- 15D. KamadaF
- 16K. MachidaD
Substitutes
- 2Y. SugawaraD
- 11D. MaedaF
- 12K. OsakoG
- 13Keito NakamuraF
- 14J. ItoF
- 17A. TanakaM
- 18Y. OhashiF
- 19Koki OgawaF
- 20T. KuboF
- 21A. SekoD
- 22R. HatateM
- 23K. TaniG
Saudi Arabia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Lajami | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salem Al-Dawsari(C) | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Firas Al-Buraikan | F | 82 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Hassan Al Tambakti | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hassan Kadesh | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nasser Al-Dawsari | M | 77 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Musab Fahd Aljuwayr | M | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Abdulelah Al-Malki | M | 82 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ahmed Al-Kassar | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayman Ahmed | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Saud Abdulhamid | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Meshal Ali Khayrallah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raghid Najjar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Al-Rubaie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Awn Al Saluli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohammed Khalil Marran | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Al-Asmari | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Hamed | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Faisal Al-Ghamdi | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Abdullah Alkhaibari | M | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Abdulrahman Ghareeb | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdullah Radif | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Saleh Al-Shehri | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Japan
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daichi Kamada | F | 63 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | M | 88 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Zion Suzuki | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ko Itakura | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Koki Machida | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wataru Endo(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Ayase Ueda | F | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Takumi Minamino | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ritsu Doan | M | 88 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yukinari Sugawara | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ao Tanaka | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keisuke Osako | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ayumu Seko | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kosei Tani | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 14 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Junya Ito | F | 45 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Keito Nakamura | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Takefusa Kubo | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |