Japan vs Saudi Arabia, FIFA World Cup – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

25/03/2025 at 06:35 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Saitama Stadium (Saitama).

ASIA: World Championship - Qualification - Third stage - Round 8
Where to Watch on TV:


Argentina	Disney+
Asia	beIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 1, TOD
Australia	Paramount+
Bosnia-and-herzegovina	Sportklub 1, SportKlub
Brazil	Claro TV+, Disney+, ESPN 4, Sky+, Vivo Play, Zapping
Bulgaria	Diema Sport 2, Diema Sport 3, Play Diema Xtra
Canada	beIN Connect
Chile	Disney+
China	iQIYI
Colombia	Disney+
Croatia	SportKlub 1
Germany	Sportdigital FUSSBALL
Hong-kong	M Plus Live
India	FanCode, FanCode, Vision+
Indonesia	iNews, K-Vision, Vidio
Japan	DAZN Japan, TVer
Macao	Macau Cable TV 35 Sports
Malaysia	Astro Arena Bola, Astro Go, Sooka
Mexico	Disney+, ESPN
Montenegro	SportKlub 1, SportKlub
Netherlands	ESPN 1
North-macedonia	MaxTV GO, SportKlub 1, SportKlub 2
Pakistan	Tapmad
Peru	Disney+
Qatar	Al Kass Five, Shoof
Saudi-arabia	Shahid VIP
Serbia	SportKlub 1
Slovenia	SportKlub 1
Switzerland	Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
Turkey	Spor Smart 1
Ukraine	Sport 2
United-kingdom	beIN Sports MENA English 2
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	beIN Connect, Fanatiz, Sport 24 Extra
Venezuela	Disney+
Vietnam	K+
World	Disney+, Onefootball

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.04	0.02
Ball Possession
78%	22%
Total shots
12	1
Shots on target
2	0
Shots off target
8	1
Blocked Shots
2	0
Big Chances
2	0
Corner Kicks
9	0
Shots inside the Box
9	1
Shots outside the Box
3	0
Hit the Woodwork
1	0
Goalkeeper Saves
0	2
Free Kicks
3	10
Offsides
3	0
Fouls
10	3
Throw-ins
28	18
Touches in the Opposition Box
25	1
Passes
90% (642/713)	52% (111/212)
Passes in the final third
78% (175/224)	30% (14/46)
Crosses
19% (5/26)	100% (1/1)
Tackles
71% (5/7)	69% (18/26)
Clearances Total
9	22
Interceptions
6	10

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
2nd Half (0 - 0)
46', Al Shanqiti M. ↓, Majrashi A. ↑,
62', Al Sahafi M. ↓, Al Johani Z. ↑,
62', Al Juwayr M. ↓, Al Ammar T. ↑,
62', Kubo T. ↓, Doan R. ↑,
62', Sugawara Y. ↓, Ito J. ↑,
73', Endo W. ↓, Hatate R. ↑,
73', Maeda D. ↓, Furuhashi K. ↑,
83', Kamada D. ↓, Minamino T. ↑,
90+2', Al Buraikan F. ↓, Al Hamdan A. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Japan
63.2%

Draw
23.1%

Saudi Arabia
13.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

69.1%

19.5%

11.4%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Japan has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-5.9%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that Japan's form might have worsened.

Saudi Arabia has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.3%)

Japan - Saudi Arabia Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.48 ↑ (1.34)	4.1 ↓ (4.75)	6.86 ↓ (8.16)	6.4% (7.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

What is the prediction for Japan - Saudi Arabia?

Users Predictions: 28 users predict this event. Japan will win (votes: 25 - 89.3%). Saudi Arabia will win (votes: 1 - 3.6%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 7.1%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Japan: 77.9% – 100%.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:0.

Preview Facts

Last 5 head-to-head matches Japan won 3.
In this match Japan is the unquestionable favorite.
Last 6 head-to-head matches Japan won 4 matches, drawn 0 matches, lost 2 matches and goals 7:3 (average 1.2:0.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Japan won against Saudi Arabia?

Japan has won 1 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Saudi Arabia won against Japan?

Saudi Arabia has won 0 of their last 1 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Japan - Saudi Arabia were as follows:

10.10.2024 Saudi Arabia - Japan 0:2

Latest results of Japan

20.03.2025 Japan - Bahrain 2:0 ✺

19.11.2024 China - Japan 1:3 ✺

15.11.2024 Indonesia - Japan 0:4 ✺

15.10.2024 Japan - Australia 1:1 ✺

10.10.2024 Saudi Arabia - Japan 0:2 ✺

Latest results of Saudi Arabia

20.03.2025 Saudi Arabia - China 1:0 ✺

31.12.2024 Oman - Saudi Arabia 2:1 ✺

28.12.2024 Iraq - Saudi Arabia 1:3 ✺

25.12.2024 Saudi Arabia - Yemen 3:2 ✺

22.12.2024 Saudi Arabia - Bahrain 2:3 ✺

FIFA World Cup Table

South America

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Argentina	18	12	2	4	31:10	21	38
2	Ecuador	18	8	8	2	14:5	9	29
3	Colombia	18	7	7	4	28:18	10	28
4	Uruguay	18	7	7	4	22:12	10	28
5	Brazil	18	8	4	6	24:17	7	28
6	Paraguay	18	7	7	4	14:10	4	28
7	Bolivia	18	6	2	10	17:35	-18	20
8	Venezuela	18	4	6	8	18:28	-10	18
9	Peru	18	2	6	10	6:21	-15	12
10	Chile	18	2	5	11	9:27	-18	11

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