Japan vs Iceland Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Japan National Football Team faced Iceland National Football Team in a friendly match on May 31. Japan emerged victorious with a 1-0 win.

On the 87th minute, Koki Ogawa netted the only goal of the match, tipping the balance in Japan's favor and eventually securing the win.

With victories over England, Scotland, Bolivia, Ghana and Brazil, Japan National Football Team is on a roll, stretching their unbeaten streak to six matches. Their defense has been solid lately, keeping four clean sheets in a row.

Iceland approach this game after two consecutive draws with Haiti and Canada. They've had trouble holding their opponents at bay, with goals conceded across four consecutive matches.

This friendly match offers a platform for Japan National Football Team and Iceland National Football Team’s goal-scorers to step up and leave their mark on the contest. Keito Nakamura and Junya Ito have been pivotal for Japan’s attack, carefully orchestrated by Hajime Moriyasu, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Nakamura has already scored two goals and provided two assists in all competitions this term, as Ito cements his role as the team’s top provider, delivering three assists this term. Japan have also relied on Ayase Ueda, Takumi Minamino and Kaishu Sano to energize their attack through key shots and passes.

Meanwhile, Iceland’s offensive unit, under the tactical direction of Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson, has leaned on Albert Gudmundsson, their main scorer, and Isak Johannesson, as they continue to drive the team’s attacking efforts forward. Gudmundsson has led Iceland’s scoring efforts this term with four goals and two assists in all competitions, which also makes him the leader in assists for the team. Supporting them are Victor Palsson, Kristian Hlynsson and Andri Gudjohnsen, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Iceland’s attack.

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AI Prediction

The AI gives an initial outlook on Japan vs Iceland before the match, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds. As for this match-up, the pre-match projection was spot on - it pointed to Japan National Football Team's win. Ahead of kick-off, the algorithm projected that Japan’s victory leads the probabilities with 52%, while a draw was at 30% and Iceland’s victory was at 18%.

Line-Ups

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

Japan kicked off the game with Zion Suzuki who got substituted by Tomoki Hayakawa on the 82nd minute, Ko Itakura who got substituted by Tsuyoshi Watanabe on the 73rd minute, Keito Nakamura who got substituted by Kento Shiogai on the 72nd minute, Wataru Endo who got substituted by Ayumu Seko on the 46th minute, Ritsu Doan who got substituted by Yukinari Sugawara on the 46th minute, Junya Ito who got substituted by Yuto Nagatomo on the 46th minute and Ayase Ueda who got substituted by Koki Ogawa on the 46th minute as starters, with Tomoki Hayakawa, Keisuke Osako, Ayumu Seko, Yukinari Sugawara, Hiroki Ito, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Shogo Taniguchi, Yuto Nagatomo, Yuito Suzuki, Junnosuke Suzuki, Kaishu Sano, Daizen Maeda, Keisuke Goto, Kento Shiogai and Koki Ogawa on the bench.

Iceland's starting eleven were Hakon Valdimarsson, Logi Tomasson, Daniel Leo Gretarsson who got substituted by Hjortur Hermannsson on the 85th minute, Dagur Thorhallsson, Hordur Magnusson, , Stefan Teitur Thordarson, Kristian Hlynsson, Mikael Egill Ellertsson and Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson, with , Hjortur Hermannsson and Aron Gunnarsson on the bench.

Stats

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

• Expected Goals: 1 - 0.31
• Ball Possession: 55 - 45
• Big Scoring Chances: 2 - 0
• Total Attempts: 15 - 8
• Shots On Target: 7 - 2
• Blocked Shots: 5 - 1
• Shots in the Box: 9 - 3
• Shots from Outside the Box: 6 - 5
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 11 - 9
• Corners: 5 - 1
• Throw-Ins: 18 - 9
• Saves: 2 - 7
• Free Kicks: 9 - 11
• Offsides: 2 - 0
• Passes into Final Third: 184 - 53
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 142 - 28
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 24 - 8
• Tackles: 7 - 12
• Completed Tackles: 5 - 9
• Total Crosses: 18 - 7
• Successful Crosses: 5 - 2
• Interceptions: 5 - 2
• Clearances: 19 - 28

Referee showed the yellow card twice throughout the game. Kristian Hlynsson and Stefan Teitur Thordarson were the ones to receive it.

Recent Form

Japan's recent form includes five consecutive wins, including victories against England, Scotland, Bolivia, Ghana and Brazil in their last five outings, while Iceland are in the middle of a two-match drawing streak, having drawn against Haiti and Canada in their last two matches. Overall, over their most recent twenty games, Japan have claimed fourteen victories, suffered two defeats, and drawn four times, while Iceland have won six of their last twenty matches, losing nine and drawing five.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Japan and Iceland in real time. You can watch the goal by Koki Ogawa 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 - Iceland are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.