USA vs Japan Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

USA National Football Team went head-to-head with Japan National Football Team in a friendly match on September 9. The match concluded with USA defeating Japan 2-0.

Folarin Balogun scored the first goal of the game on the 64th minute of the match, putting USA in front.

3 years after their last match in a friendly, all eyes turn to the pitch as USA and Japan meet again. In their last meeting, Japan secured a 2-0 win. On a difficult run, USA approach this match following losses against Korea Republic and Mexico. If they aim to regain control of matches, defensive adjustments will be necessary, given that their inability to keep a clean sheet has been evident, as they have allowed goals in five consecutive matches.

Japan come into this encounter after splitting points with Mexico on September 7, extending their unbeaten streak to five matches. Keeping three clean sheets in a row , their defensive performance has been commendable.

This friendly match offers a platform for USA National Football Team and Japan National Football Team’s goal-scorers to step up and leave their mark on the contest. Christian Pulisichas been pivotal for USA’s attack, shaped by Mauricio Pochettino’s vision, combining to deliver important assists.

ScoreBat is covering USA vs Japan in real time, providing the live stream and live score of the match, team line-ups, full match stats, live match commentary and official video highlights. We cover all International Friendlies in real time and provide live streaming whenever possible.

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Live Streaming

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AI Prediction

The AI gives an initial outlook on USA vs Japan before the match; once underway, the AI tracks every minute and refreshes its forecast accordingly. AI projections, calculated before kick-off, indicated Japan’s victory was the most likely outcome, rated at 51%, while a draw was at 26% and USA’s victory was at 23%.

Line-Ups

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

USA kicked off the game with Tim Ream, Chris Richards, Tyler Adams, Christian Pulisic who got substituted by Jack McGlynn on the 66th minute and Folarin Balogun as starters, with Tim Weah, Jack McGlynn and Luca de la Torre on the bench.

Japan's starting eleven were Keisuke Osako, who got substituted by Daichi Kamada on the 62nd minute, Yuto Nagatomo who got substituted by Ayumu Seko on the 46th minute, Daizen Maeda who got substituted by Kaoru Mitoma on the 62nd minute, Koki Ogawa who got substituted by Yukinari Sugawara on the 73rd minute and Junya Ito, with , Zion Suzuki, Yukinari Sugawara, Ko Itakura, Ayumu Seko, Daichi Kamada, Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma, Wataru Endo, Shuto Machino and Ayase Ueda on the bench.

Stats

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

Expected Goals: 1.96 - 1.08
Ball Possession: 55 - 45
Big Scoring Chances: 4 - 1
Total Attempts: 19 - 11
Shots On Target: 11 - 6
Blocked Shots: 4 - 1
Shots in the Box: 15 - 7
Shots from Outside the Box: 4 - 4
Woodwork Hits: 1 - 1
Fouls: 8 - 13
Corners: 3 - 6
Throw-Ins: 16 - 13
Saves: 6 - 9
Free Kicks: 13 - 8
Offsides: 1 - 2
Passes into Final Third: 136 - 123
Completed Passes in Final Third: 104 - 95
Touches in Opponent's Box: 41 - 26
Tackles: 10 - 17
Completed Tackles: 7 - 16
Total Crosses: 7 - 26
Successful Crosses: 1 - 8
Interceptions: 8 - 8
Clearances: 23 - 20

Referee showed the yellow card three times throughout the game. , Koki Ogawa and were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

The teams have met once since September 2022. The meeting took place on September 23, 2022, with Japan winning 2-0. Overall, Japan hold a stronger head-to-head record against USA in recent meetings.

Recent Form

USA's recent form includes two consecutive losses, including defeats against Korea Republic and Mexico in their last two outings, while Japan are coming off a draw in their last match against Mexico. Overall, over their most recent twenty games, USA have claimed ten victories, suffered ten defeats, and drawn zero times, while in their last twenty matches, Japan have recorded fifteen wins, two losses, and three draws.

USA have gone 20 consecutive matches without a draw.
USA have failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 5 home matches.
Japan have gone 5 consecutive matches without a defeat.
Japan's last 3 away matches had 2 or less goals.

Video Highlights

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