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New Zealand U20 vs Japan U20 result, stats & H2H

New Zealand U20

0–3

Japan U20

Hisatsugu Ishii
Kosei Ogura

04/10/2025 02:00 · Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander

New Zealand U200–3Japan U20

Key events

Goals, cards and substitutions, minute by minute

Key events

Stipe Ukich
Finn McKenlay
Luke Brooke-Smith

Hisatsugu Ishii
Kosei Ogura

Key stats

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

Key stats

New Zealand U20Japan U20

2Shots on target9

7Fouls11

3Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

All stats (8)

Top-rated players

Highest player ratings from the official match data feed

Top 5

New Zealand U20

Japan U20

Kosei OguraMF · 90′Player of the match8.2
Hisatsugu IshiiFW · 32′7.7
Harumichi ShiokawaDF · 90′7.6
Soichiro MoriDF · 90′7.3
Henry GrayGK · 90′7.2

Henry GrayGK · 90′7.2
Fergus GillionMF · 90′6.9
Finn McKenlayMF · 90′6.7

Kosei OguraMF · 90′Player of the match8.2
Hisatsugu IshiiFW · 32′7.7
Harumichi ShiokawaDF · 90′7.6

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Match information

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

Match information

Competition: World Cup U20
Kick-off: Sat 4 Oct 02:00 EEST
Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Capacity: 21,113
City: Valparaíso

Head-to-head

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

Head-to-head

0New Zealand U20 wins

0Draws

1Japan U20 wins

Last matches: New Zealand U20

30.09.25World Cup U20Egypt U20New Zealand U2012W
27.09.25World Cup U20Chile U20New Zealand U2021L

Last matches: Japan U20

06.10.26FriendliesAzerbaijan U20Japan U2010L
30.09.26FriendliesMoldova U20Japan U2001W
06.09.26AFC U20 Asian CupJapan U20Yemen U2040W
03.09.26AFC U20 Asian CupCambodia U20Japan U2008W
31.08.26AFC U20 Asian CupJapan U20Kuwait U2040W

Head-to-head matches

03.10.25World Cup U20New Zealand U20Japan U2003L

3.00Avg goals0%Both scored100%Over 2.5

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

New Zealand U20 vs Japan U20: head-to-head record

1 meetings since 2025: results, goals, BTTS and over/under.

0New Zealand U20 wins

0Draws

1Japan U20 wins

0:3Goals (New Zealand U20 : Japan U20)

3.00Goals per match

0%BTTS

100%Over 1.5

100%Over 2.5

0%Over 3.5

New Zealand U20 at home: 0-0-10:3 goals in 1 games
Japan U20's biggest win: 0–3New Zealand U20 0–3 Japan U20, 3 Oct 2025

Meetings (1 most recent)

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away
3 Oct 2025	World Cup U20	New Zealand U20	0–3	Japan U20

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

New Zealand U201W 0D 1L · goals 3–3

W30.09World Cup U20AEgypt U202–1
L27.09World Cup U20AChile U201–2

Japan U204W 0D 1L · goals 17–1

L06.10FriendliesAAzerbaijan U200–1
W30.09FriendliesAMoldova U201–0
W06.09AFC U20 Asian CupHYemen U204–0
W03.09AFC U20 Asian CupACambodia U208–0
W31.08AFC U20 Asian CupHKuwait U204–0

Match stats

Team and player statistics from the match feed

Match statistics

New Zealand U20Japan U20

Top stats

2Shots on target9

Passes

458Passes352

385Accurate passes275

84%Pass accuracy78%

Defence

7Fouls11

6Goalkeeper saves2

Discipline

3Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

Player statistics

Top-rated players

8.2Kosei OguraJapan U20
7.7Hisatsugu IshiiJapan U20
7.6Harumichi ShiokawaJapan U20
7.3Soichiro MoriJapan U20
7.2Henry GrayNew Zealand U20

New Zealand U20 (16)

Japan U20 (16)

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

Standings

Both teams highlighted, with the clubs around them

Table · Group A

#	Team	P	GD	Pts	Form
1	Japan U20	3	+7	9	WWW
2	Chile U20	3	-2	3	LLW
3	Egypt U20	3	-2	3	WLL
4	New Zealand U20	3	-3	3	LWL

Line-ups

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

Line-ups

New Zealand U20FormationJapan U20

New Zealand U20

Japan U20

Goal
Yellow card
Captain
Player rating (match feed)

Substitutes

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About this match

New Zealand U20 vs Japan U20 preview

Final score in the World Cup U20 on Sat, 4 Oct 2025: New Zealand U20 0–3 Japan U20.

Form · last 5 matches

New Zealand U20WL3 scored · 3 conceded

Japan U20LWWWW17 scored · 1 conceded

Head-to-head in numbers

0New Zealand U20 wins

0Draws

1Japan U20 wins

1 meetings

League table

New Zealand U204th3 pts · 3 played

Japan U201st9 pts · 3 played

Japan U20 lead by 6 pts

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New Zealand U20 come into the game with WL in their last 2 (3 scored, 3 conceded), while Japan U20 have LWWWW (17 scored, 1 conceded).

Head-to-head over 1 previous meetings: New Zealand U20 0 wins, Japan U20 1 wins, draws 0.

In the table, New Zealand U20 are 4th (3 pts from 3 games) and Japan U20 are 1st (9 pts from 3).

New Zealand U20 vs Japan U20: questions & answers

Who won New Zealand U20 vs Japan U20?

Japan U20 won 3–0.

Did both teams score in New Zealand U20 vs Japan U20?

No, the match finished 0–3.

When was New Zealand U20 vs Japan U20 played?

New Zealand U20 vs Japan U20 was played on Sat, 4 Oct 2025 at 02:00 (GMT+3) at Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander.

What is the head-to-head record between New Zealand U20 and Japan U20?

1 meetings: New Zealand U20 0 wins, 0 draws, Japan U20 1 wins.

New Zealand U20 vs Japan U20 result, stats & H2H

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