Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Japan vs Poland, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Japan
0 – 1
Full Time
Poland
Thu 28 Jun 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Tomoaki Makino 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Japan vs Poland — Worldcup .

  • Japan 3 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
  • Poland 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Gery Vargas
  • Referee Juan Carlos Mora
  • Referee Janny Sikazwe
  • Referee Jerson dos Santos
  • Referee Zakhele Siwela
  • Referee Ricardo Montero

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
Japan 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Poland
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-28 Japan 0–1 Poland

Recent Form

Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Poland H 0–1 L
24 Jun Senegal H 2–2 D
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
Poland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jun Japan A 1–0 W
24 Jun Colombia H 0–3 L
19 Jun Senegal H 1–2 L
05 May Sweden A 3–0 W
28 Apr Royal Standard de Liège H 2–1 W
21 Apr Turkey A 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Japan this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Japan
Ayase Ueda 2 G 1 A
Daichi Kamada 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Japan to score. At the same time, Poland does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Japan and Poland are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Japan currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Japan are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Poland's shape.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Japan and Poland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Yoshinori Muto needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Poland that had 111 games and scored 18 goals.
  • 45' Poland have won 18 goals from 111 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' Japan make a change. Shinji Okazaki trudges off to be replaced by Yuya Osako on 47 minutes.
  • 52' Japan are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Poland backline.
  • 57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 59' GOAL! Jan Bednarek scores on 59. Assisted by Rafal Kurzawa
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maciej Rybus, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Takashi Inui has so much to prove this time. He replaces Takashi Usami on 65 minute.
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tomoaki Makino.
  • 71' Kamil Glik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 76' Poland seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Poland — Lukasz Teodorczyk on, Piotr Zielinski off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' The Poland bench stirs into life. Rafal Kurzawa is withdrawn and Slawomir Peszko gets his opportunity.
  • 82' The whistle greets Yoshinori Muto as he departs to be replaced by Makoto Hasebe.
  • 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Japan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akira Nishino

Poland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adam Nawalka

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.83 Japan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Poland xG
I would bet for: Poland or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Japan25% Draw31% Poland44%
Actual: Poland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Japan or Draw
56%
Draw or Poland
75%
Japan or Poland
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Japan16% Draw52% Poland32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
5.1%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Japan

Handicap Japan covers Push Poland covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 15% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 24% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Japan keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Poland keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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