Japan vs Saudi Arabia Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Japan National Football Team faced Saudi Arabia National Football Team in the Qualifying 3rd Round of the World Cup on March 25. The final score was 0-0, with neither team able to find a winner.

5 months after their last meeting in World cup Qualifying 3rd round, Japan and Saudi Arabia are set to clash again. In their last encounter, Japan secured a 0-2 win. With victories over Bahrain, China PR and Indonesia, Japan National Football Team is on a roll, stretching their unbeaten streak to ten matches.

Saudi Arabia enter the match on a positive note as well, having secured a victory over China PR in their last outing. All the same, their backline remains a concern, having conceded goals in each of their last three away matches.

This World cup Qualifying 3rd round match offers a platform for Japan National Football Team and Saudi Arabia National Football Team’s goal-scorers to step up and leave their mark on the contest. Junya Ito and Takumi Minamino have been pivotal for Japan’s attack, carefully orchestrated by Hajime Moriyasu, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Ogawa leads Japan’s scoring charts in World cup Qualifying 3rd round this season with four goals, with Ito contributing six assists to top their creative tally in the league. Japan’s offense has also been strengthened by Ayase Ueda, Hidemasa Morita and Kaoru Mitoma, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

Meanwhile, the attacking efforts of Saudi Arabia, with Herve Renard steering the side, have been driven by Hasan Kadesh, the team’s primary goal threat, and Mohamed Kanno, both of whom have delivered in crucial moments. Saudi Arabia’s top scorer in World cup Qualifying 3rd round, Kadesh, has two goals this season, with Kanno leading their creative tally in the league with one assist. Supporting them are Salem Al Dawsari, Saud Abdulhamid and Abdulrahman Ghareeb, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Saudi Arabia’s attack.

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Line-Ups

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

Japan kicked off the game with Zion Suzuki, Hiroki Ito, Ko Itakura, Yukinari Sugawara who got substituted by Junya Ito on the 62nd minute, Keito Nakamura, Ao Tanaka, Wataru Endo who got substituted by Reo Hatate on the 74th minute, Kota Takai, Daichi Kamada who got substituted by Takumi Minamino on the 83rd minute, Takefusa Kubo who got substituted by Ritsu Doan on the 62nd minute and Daizen Maeda who got substituted by Kyogo Furuhashi on the 73rd minute as starters, with Keisuke Osako, Kosei Tani, Ayumu Seko, Yuta Nakayama, Sekine Hiroki, Reo Hatate, Junya Ito, Joel Chima Fujita, Ritsu Doan, Takumi Minamino, Shuto Machino and Kyogo Furuhashi on the bench.

Saudi Arabia's starting eleven were Alaqidi Nawaf, Hassan Tambakti, Ali Lajami, Jehad Thakri, Muhannad Al Shanqeeti who got substituted by Ali Majrashi on the 46th minute, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Musab Al-Juwayr who got substituted by Turki Al Ammar on the 61st minute, Firas Al-Buraikan who got substituted by Abdullah Al Hamdan on the 90th minute, Nawaf Boushal, Marwan Al-Sahafi who got substituted by Ziyad Aljohai on the 61st minute and Salem Al Dawsari, with Hamed Al-Shanqiti, Ahmed Ali Al Kassar, Ali Majrashi, Nasser Al Dawsari, Saad Al Mousa, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Ayman Yahya, Abdullah Al Hamdan, Abdullah Al Salem, Turki Al Ammar, Ziyad Aljohai and Mohanad Al Saad on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 0.94 - 0.01
• Ball Possession: 78 - 22
• Big Scoring Chances: 2 - 0
• Total Attempts: 12 - 1
• Shots On Target: 2 - 0
• Blocked Shots: 2 - 0
• Shots in the Box: 9 - 1
• Shots from Outside the Box: 3 - 0
• Woodwork Hits: 1 - 0
• Fouls: 10 - 3
• Corners: 9 - 0
• Throw-Ins: 28 - 18
• Saves: 0 - 2
• Free Kicks: 3 - 10
• Offsides: 3 - 0
• Passes into Final Third: 224 - 46
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 175 - 14
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 26 - 1
• Tackles: 7 - 26
• Completed Tackles: 6 - 18
• Total Crosses: 26 - 1
• Successful Crosses: 5 - 1
• Interceptions: 6 - 10
• Clearances: 9 - 22

Head-to-head

The teams have met five times since September 2017. Japan have three wins to their name while Saudi Arabia have two. Their most recent clash took place on October 10, 2024, with Japan winning 0-2. Japan have scored five goals across these five encounters, while Saudi Arabia have scored two. As things stand, Japan have a superior head-to-head record against Saudi Arabia in their recent encounters.

In World cup Qualifying 3rd round, Japan have played eight matches, winning six, drawing two and losing zero, scoring 24 goals at an average of 3.00 per match and conceding two at a rate of 0.25 per match. Saudi Arabia have won two of their eight matches in World cup Qualifying 3rd round this season, with four draws and two defeats, scoring four goals, averaging 0.50 per match, while conceding six, an average of 0.75 per match.

Recent Form

Japan's recent form includes three consecutive wins, including victories against Bahrain, China PR and Indonesia in their last three outings, while Saudi Arabia are coming off a win in their last match against China PR. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Japan have recorded sixteen wins, three losses, and one draw, while Saudi Arabia have won nine of their last twenty matches, losing seven and drawing four.

Live Standings

As always, World cup Qualifying 3rd round's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Japan are 13th with twenty points from their eight games, while Saudi Arabia are currently 15th in the table with ten points from eight matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Japan and Saudi Arabia in real time. 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 - Saudi Arabia are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.