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Japan vs Bahrain result, stats & H2H

Japan

2–0

Bahrain

Takefusa Kubo
Daichi Kamada

20/03/2025 12:35 · Panasonic Stadium Suita

Japan2–0Bahrain

Key events

Goals, cards and substitutions, minute by minute

Key events

Takefusa Kubo
Daichi Kamada
Takefusa Kubo

Amine Benaddi

Key stats

The main team numbers from the match feed; all of them are in the Stats tab

Key stats

JapanBahrain

4Shots on target2

18Fouls5

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

All stats (8)

Top-rated players

Highest player ratings from the official match data feed

Top 5

Japan

Bahrain

Takefusa KuboFW · 90′Player of the match8.3
Daichi KamadaMF · 27′8.0
Wataru EndoMF · 90′7.9
Hiroki ItōDF · 90′7.3
Ko ItakuraDF · 90′7.3

Takefusa KuboFW · 90′Player of the match8.3
Daichi KamadaMF · 27′8.0
Wataru EndoMF · 90′7.9

Mahdi Al-HumaidanMF · 90′7.2
Waleed Al-HayamDF · 90′6.9
Amine BenaddiDF · 90′6.9

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Match information

Competition, kick-off in your time zone, venue and referee

Match information

Competition: World Cup Qualifiers AFC
Kick-off: Thu 20 Mar 12:35 EET
Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita
Capacity: 40,322

Head-to-head

Results between the two teams and each team's latest matches. W win · D draw · L loss

Head-to-head

3Japan wins

0Draws

0Bahrain wins

Last matches: Japan

28.09.26FriendliesJapanVenezuela21W
24.09.26FriendliesJapanUruguay31W
29.06.26FIFA World CupBrazilJapan21L
25.06.26FIFA World CupJapanSweden11D
21.06.26FIFA World CupTunisiaJapan04W

Last matches: Bahrain

30.09.26Gulf Cup of NationsBahrainYemen25L
27.09.26Gulf Cup of NationsBahrainUnited Arab Emirates03L
24.09.26Gulf Cup of NationsQatarBahrain20L
05.06.26FriendliesGeorgiaBahrain20L
09.12.25Arab CupBahrainSudan31W

Head-to-head matches

20.03.25World Cup Qualifiers AFCJapanBahrain20W
10.09.24World Cup Qualifiers AFCBahrainJapan05W
31.01.24AFC Asian CupBahrainJapan13W

3.67Avg goals33%Both scored67%Over 2.5

W/D/L from the perspective of the team in the list title (mutual games: the home team of this match).

Japan vs Bahrain: head-to-head record

3 meetings since 2024: results, goals, BTTS and over/under.

3Japan wins

0Draws

0Bahrain wins

10:1Goals (Japan : Bahrain)

3.67Goals per match

33%BTTS

100%Over 1.5

67%Over 2.5

67%Over 3.5

Japan at home: 1-0-02:0 goals in 1 games
Bahrain at home: 0-0-21:8 goals in 2 games
Japan's biggest win: 0–5Bahrain 0–5 Japan, 10 Sept 2024

Meetings (3 most recent)

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away
20 Mar 2025	World Cup Qualifiers AFC	Japan	2–0	Bahrain
10 Sept 2024	World Cup Qualifiers AFC	Bahrain	0–5	Japan
31 Jan 2024	AFC Asian Cup	Bahrain	1–3	Japan

Every meeting we have on record: our match archive plus the head-to-head feed.

Form, last 5 matches

Newest first: result, date and competition, opponent, score. H = home, A = away

Japan3W 1D 1L · goals 11–5

W28.09FriendliesHVenezuela2–1
W24.09FriendliesHUruguay3–1
L29.06FIFA World CupABrazil1–2
D25.06FIFA World CupHSweden1–1
W21.06FIFA World CupATunisia4–0

Bahrain1W 0D 4L · goals 5–13

L30.09Gulf Cup of NationsHYemen2–5
L27.09Gulf Cup of NationsHUnited Arab Emirates0–3
L24.09Gulf Cup of NationsAQatar0–2
L05.06FriendliesAGeorgia0–2
W09.12Arab CupHSudan3–1

Goals and trends · last 10

Averages and shares from each team's latest matches, all competitions

JapanBahrain

2.2Goals scored per game0.8

0.7Goals conceded per game2.3

50%Both teams scored40%

60%Over 2.5 goals50%

5Clean sheets1

0%Failed to score50%

4-1-0Home team at home · away team away (W-D-L)0-0-4

Match stats

Team and player statistics from the match feed

Match statistics

JapanBahrain

Top stats

4Shots on target2

Passes

565Passes360

481Accurate passes264

85%Pass accuracy73%

Defence

18Fouls5

2Goalkeeper saves2

Discipline

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

Player statistics

Top-rated players

8.3Takefusa KuboJapan
8.0Daichi KamadaJapan
7.9Wataru EndoJapan
7.3Hiroki ItōJapan
7.3Ko ItakuraJapan

Japan (16)

Bahrain (14)

Ratings and per-player numbers come from the official match data feed. Hover or long-press a column header for its full name.

Line-ups

Starting XI and formations, with ratings, goals, cards and substitutions when the feed has them

Line-ups

JapanFormationBahrain

Japan

Bahrain

Goal
Yellow card
Captain
Player rating (match feed)

Substitutes

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About this match

Japan vs Bahrain preview

Final score in the World Cup Qualifiers AFC on Thu, 20 Mar 2025: Japan 2–0 Bahrain.

Form · last 5 matches

JapanWWLDW11 scored · 5 conceded

BahrainLLLLW5 scored · 13 conceded

Key facts · last 5

JapanBahrain

2.2Goals scored per game0.8

0.7Goals conceded per game2.3

50%Both teams scored40%

60%Over 2.5 goals50%

5Clean sheets1

Head-to-head in numbers

3Japan wins

0Draws

0Bahrain wins

3 meetings · 3.7 goals per game · both teams scored in 33%

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Japan come into the game with WWLDW in their last 5 (11 scored, 5 conceded), while Bahrain have LLLLW (5 scored, 13 conceded).

Over 2.5 goals came in 60% of Japan's recent games and 50% of Bahrain's, with both teams scoring in 50% and 40%.

Per game, Japan average 2.2 goals scored and 0.7 conceded (clean sheets: 5), Bahrain 0.8 and 2.3 (clean sheets: 1).

Head-to-head over 3 previous meetings: Japan 3 wins, Bahrain 0 wins, draws 0.

Those 3 games averaged 3.7 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

Nito explains: Japan vs Bahrain

What the numbers on this page mean, in plain words. Every figure comes from our match data.

How often do Japan and Bahrain matches see both teams score?

Both teams to score (BTTS) pays on "Yes" when each side scores at least once. It happened in 50% of Japan's last 10 matches and 40% of Bahrain's last 10. In their 3 recorded meetings it was 33%. In this match it did not (Japan 2-0 Bahrain).

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

Over 2.5 goals wins when the match has 3 or more goals. Japan reached that in 60% of their last 10 matches, Bahrain in 50% of their last 10. Their 3 meetings averaged 3.7 goals (67% over 2.5). This match had 2 goals: under.

What does the form guide WWLDW mean?

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, newest result first. Japan, last 5: 3 W · 1 D · 1 L (11 scored, 5 conceded). Bahrain, last 5: 1 W · 0 D · 4 L (5 scored, 13 conceded).

Japan vs Bahrain: questions & answers

Who won Japan vs Bahrain?

Japan won 2–0.

Did both teams score in Japan vs Bahrain?

No, the match finished 2–0.

When was Japan vs Bahrain played?

Japan vs Bahrain was played on Thu, 20 Mar 2025 at 12:35 (GMT+2) at Panasonic Stadium Suita.

What is the head-to-head record between Japan and Bahrain?

3 meetings: Japan 3 wins, 0 draws, Bahrain 0 wins. Those 3 games averaged 3.7 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

Japan vs Bahrain result, stats & H2H

Japan

Bahrain

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