Japan vs Costa Rica H2H Stats, Lineups and Live Stream

Preview

Japan National Football Team faced Costa Rica National Football Team in the Group E of the World Cup on November 27. Costa Rica came out on top, securing a 0-1 win.

On the 81st minute, Keysher Fuller netted the only goal of the match, tipping the balance in Costa Rica's favor and eventually securing the win.

4 years after their last meeting in a friendly, Japan and Costa Rica prepare to meet again. In their last encounter, Japan secured a 3-0 win. Following their win against Germany in World Cup Group E on November 23, Japan National Football Team head into this clash with renewed confidence.

Costa Rica, on the other hand, are entering this game after suffering a loss to Spain in the World Cup Group E on November 23. Their backline has lacked consistency, having conceded goals in each of their last five away matches.

This FIFA World Cup encounter highlights the attacking players who have stood out for Japan National Football Team and Costa Rica National Football Team throughout the campaign, even in challenging moments. Mitoma Kaoru and Daichi Kamada have been pivotal for Japan’s attack, carefully orchestrated by Hajime Moriyasu, combining to deliver important goals. Asano has emerged as Japan’s leading scorer in FIFA World Cup this season, netting one goal, while Itakura remains their top assist provider in the competition with one. Adding further support are Takuma Asano, Gaku Shibasaki and Yuta Nakayama, who have combined to deliver key goals and assists for the team.

Meanwhile, Costa Rica’s offensive unit, carefully orchestrated by Luis Fernando Suarez, has leaned on Jewison Bennette, their main scorer, and Joel Campbell, as they continue to drive the team’s attacking efforts forward. Bennette has already scored two goals in all competitions this term, with Campbell standing out as the team’s most creative player, registering two assists so far. Supporting them are Oscar Duarte, Kendall Waston and Yeltsin Tejeda, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Costa Rica’s attack.

ScoreBat provides real-time coverage of Japan vs Costa Rica with detailed head-to-head team analysis, team lineups, match stats, and a match timeline. We also offer official live stream options to help you find where to watch the game - our coverage includes all matches of the Group E of the World Cup, with live streaming available whenever possible.

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Head-to-head

The teams have met twice since June 2014. Every match has gone Japan's way, as they have won all two encounters. The most recent match between them was on September 11, 2018, in a friendly, where Japan secured a 3-0 victory. Japan have scored six goals across these two encounters, while Costa Rica have scored one. Overall, Japan hold a stronger head-to-head record against Costa Rica in recent meetings.

Japan's most recent outing ended in a win against Germany, while Costa Rica’s previous game resulted in a loss against Spain.. Overall, Japan have won twelve of their last twenty matches, losing five and drawing three, while Costa Rica have won eleven of their last nineteen matches, losing five and drawing three.

AI Prediction

Our AI kicks off with a pre-match prediction for Japan–Costa Rica, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Japan - Costa Rica in real time.

Japan kicked off the game with Shuichi Gonda, Yuto Nagatomo who got substituted by Hiroki Ito on the 46th minute, Maya Yoshida, Ko Itakura, Miki Yamane who got substituted by Kaoru Mitoma on the 62nd minute, Hidemasa Morita, Wataru Endo, Yuki Soma who got substituted by Takumi Minamino on the 82nd minute, Daichi Kamada, Ritsu Doan who got substituted by Junya Ito on the 67th minute and Ayase Ueda who got substituted by Takuma Asano on the 46th minute as starters, with Eiji Kawashima, Daniel Schmidt, Hiroki Ito, Hiroki Sakai, Shogo Taniguchi, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Junya Ito, Takefusa Kubo, Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma, Gaku Shibasaki, Ao Tanaka, Takuma Asano, Shuto Machino and Daizen Maeda on the bench.

Costa Rica's starting eleven were Keylor Navas, Bryan Oviedo, Francisco Calvo, Kendall Waston, Oscar Duarte, Keysher Fuller, Joel Campbell who got substituted by Daniel Chacon on the 90th minute, Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges who got substituted by Youstin Salas on the 89th minute, Gerson Torres who got substituted by Brandon Aguilera on the 65th minute and Anthony Contreras who got substituted by Jewison Bennette on the 65th minute, with Esteban Alvarado, Patrick Sequeira, Carlos Martinez, Ronald Matarrita, Juan Pablo Vargas, Brandon Aguilera, Jewison Bennette, Daniel Chacon, Anthony Hernandez, Douglas Lopez, Bryan Ruiz, Youstin Salas, Roan Wilson, Alvaro Zamora and Johan Venegas on the bench.

Live Streaming

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Stats

Explore stats from Japan vs Costa Rica on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Ball Possession: 56 - 44
• Total Attempts: 5 - 2
• Shots On Target: 2 - 1
• Fouls: 22 - 9
• Corners: 5 - 0
• Throw-Ins: 18 - 15
• Saves: 0 - 2
• Free Kicks: 11 - 22

Referee showed the yellow card six times throughout the game. Anthony Contreras, Miki Yamane, Celso Borges, Francisco Calvo, Ko Itakura and Wataru Endo were the ones to receive it.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Japan and Costa Rica in real time. You can watch the goal by Keysher Fuller as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Japan - Costa Rica are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.