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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 Curaçao 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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Japan and Poland.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Grzegorz Krychowiak suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Lukasz Fabianski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Japan tonight.
  • 15' Gen Shoji has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 447 appearances.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' Poland are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Japan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Japan is showing some good football. However, Japan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' Japan ring the changes. Shinji Okazaki has done his job and it is now time for Yuya Osako to step up.
  • 52' The travelling Poland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' Poland have won 18 goals from 111 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' Poland is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jan Bednarek on 59.
  • 64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' Another change for Japan made on 65 minute. Takashi Usami leaves to be changed by Takashi Inui.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for Japan. Tomoaki Makino will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Japan and Poland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 76' Yuya Osako has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Piotr Zielinski as he leaves the pitch. Lukasz Teodorczyk steps in for Poland.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Slawomir Peszko. He replaces Rafal Kurzawa on 80 minute.
  • 82' Another change for Japan made on 82 minute. Yoshinori Muto leaves to be changed by Makoto Hasebe.
  • 87' The home supporters are growing impatient. Japan must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Poland players.

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.