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Colombia vs Japan, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Colombia
1 – 2
Full Time
Japan
Tue 19 Jun 2018 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Carlos Sanchez 3' R
Wilmar Barrios 64' Y
James Rodriguez 86' Y
Y 90' Eiji Kawashima

Overview

Match Preview

Colombia vs Japan — Worldcup .

  • Colombia 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Japan 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Damir Skomina
  • Referee Jure Praprotnik
  • Referee Robert Vukan
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Mehdi Abid Charef
  • Referee Anouar Hmila

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
2
Colombia 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Japan
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-19 Colombia 1–2 Japan 2017-02-04 Colombia 1–2 Japan 2016-08-14 Japan 2–2 Colombia

Recent Form

Colombia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Japan H 1–2 L
14 May Angers SCO A 2–0 W
07 May Herne Bay FC H 2–1 W
22 Apr Thame United FC H 0–1 L
15 Apr OGC Nice A 0–3 L
08 Apr Dijon Football Cote d'Or H 1–5 L
Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Colombia A 2–1 W
14 May Hertford Town FC H 1–3 L
07 May Dijon Football Cote d'Or A 0–4 L
22 Apr Stade de Reims H 2–3 L
16 Apr AS Saint-Étienne A 0–2 L
08 Apr Montpellier HSC H 1–4 L

Season Stats

Colombia Japan
#41 Position #22
7 Points 5
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
4 Scored 7
1 Conceded 3
+3 GD +4
2.33 PPG 1.67
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Colombia this season
25% Clean Sheets
Japan this season

Colombia are 41st (7 pts). Japan are 22nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colombia
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Japan
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colombia
Daniel Munoz 2 G
Japan
Ayase Ueda 2 G 1 A
Daichi Kamada 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Colombia face off against Japan in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 3' Carlos Sanchez was booked on 3.
  • 6' A goal from the Japan international Shinji Kagawa! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
  • 11' A quiet spell here at . Japan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 16' Hiroki Sakai is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Colombia so far.
  • 21' Colombia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Japan backline.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' The whistle greets Juan Cuadrado as he departs to be replaced by Wilmar Barrios.
  • 36' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jose Pekerman will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Juan Fernando Quintero makes it 1-1.
  • 44' It looks surprising Colombia does not make any changes. Jefferson Lerma has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 54' Colombia have won 23 goals from 88 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Colombia ring the changes. Juan Fernando Quintero has done his job and it is now time for James Rodriguez to step up.
  • 64' Wilmar Barrios catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colombia and Japan are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Keisuke Honda. He replaces Shinji Kagawa on 70 minute.
  • 73' Sensational shot from Yuya Osako. Japan is back in the lead.
  • 78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Japan! Hotaru Yamaguchi comes on to replace Gaku Shibasaki.
  • 85' Japan ring the changes. Yuya Osako has done his job and it is now time for Shinji Okazaki to step up.
  • 86' Colombia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Eiji Kawashima.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Colombia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Pekerman

Japan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akira Nishino

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3 Colombia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Japan xG
I would bet for: Colombia or Japan 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Colombia39% Draw30% Japan31%
Actual: Japan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Colombia or Draw
69%
Draw or Japan
61%
Colombia or Japan
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colombia28% Draw50% Japan22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Colombia

Handicap Colombia covers Push Japan covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Colombia keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Japan keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.