Thursday , 2 July 2026

Japan vs Senegal, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Japan
2 – 2
Full Time
Senegal
Sun 24 Jun 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Mbaye Niang
Takashi Inui 68' Y
Y 90' Youssouf Sabaly
Y 90' Cheikh Ndoye
Makoto Hasebe 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Japan vs Senegal — Worldcup .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Gianluca Rocchi
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Mauro Tonolini
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Abdelrahman Al Jassim
  • Referee Taleb Salem Al Marri

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 4.0 goals Senegal
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-24 Japan 2–2 Senegal

Recent Form

Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
16 Apr AS Saint-Étienne A 0–2 L
Senegal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jun Japan A 2–2 D
19 Jun Poland A 2–1 W
20 May FC Sochaux-Montbeliard A 0–1 L
14 May VfR Wormatia 08 Worms H 2–0 W
06 May FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–5 L
29 Apr Valenciennes FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Japan Senegal
#22 Position #35
5 Points 3
3 Played 3
1 / 2 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 2
7 Scored 8
3 Conceded 6
+4 GD +2
1.67 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Japan this season
25% Clean Sheets
Senegal this season

Japan are 22nd (5 pts). Senegal are 35th (3 pts).

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
Senegal
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/1
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Japan and Senegal is underway.
  • 5' Senegal is showing some good football. However, Senegal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 12' Sadio Mane puts Senegal on the lead.
  • 17' Japan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 22' Mame Birame Diouf has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Senegal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' GOAL! Takashi Inui scores on 34. Assisted by Yuto Nagatomo
  • 39' Senegal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 44' The travelling Senegal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' 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 Youssouf Sabaly suffering a number of foals already.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mbaye Niang.
  • 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 65' Another substitution for Senegal to replace Alfred Ndiaye by Cheikhou Kouyate on 65 minute.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Takashi Inui.
  • 71' Sensational shot from Moussa Wague. Senegal is back in the lead.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Japan team. Shinji Kagawa is replaced by Keisuke Honda on 72 minute.
  • 75' The Japan manager makes a substitution. Genki Haraguchi departs to be replaced by Shinji Okazaki.
  • 78' Goal! Keisuke Honda scores his 11 goal in 210 matches.
  • 81' Cheikh Ndoye has so much to prove this time. He replaces Badou Ndiaye on 81 minute.
  • 86' The Senegal manager makes a substitution. Mbaye Niang departs to be replaced by Mame Birame Diouf.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Japan team. Takashi Inui is replaced by Takashi Usami on 87 minute.
  • 90' Youssouf Sabaly was booked on 90.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Japan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Akira Nishino

Senegal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aliou Cisse

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.79 Japan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Senegal xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Japan51% Draw22% Senegal27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 48%
52%

Double Chance

Japan or Draw
73%
Draw or Senegal
49%
Japan or Senegal
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Japan44% Draw34% Senegal22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
6.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5.7%
1 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.3%
4 – 2
4%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Japan

Handicap Japan covers Push Senegal covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 16% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 18% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 12% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Japan keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Senegal keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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