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Japan - Croatia match stats

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On Monday afternoon, Japan and Croatia go head-to-head in the last 16 of the World Cup as both teams look to seal their spots in the quarter-finals of the competition.

Japan form guide

The Blue Samurai were something of the surprise package in Group E, as they finished top of the standings ahead of Spain and Germany, with the latter eliminated from the competition.

Beating both European giants 2-1 in the group stages of the competition has certainly been the highlight of a campaign in which Japan have proven their quality, spirit and tenacity.

Despite the memorable wins, Japan still has a poor recent record in the World Cup, winning just three of their last 11 matches in the competition, with two of those wins being their victories in Group E.

Croatia form guide

Zlatko Dalic’s team finished second place in Group F of the World Cup, behind surprise group winners Morocco. Croatia won just one of their three group games, as they defeated Canada 4-1, with the other two group games producing draws.

A goalless draw against Belgium in their final group game means that Croatia has now kept clean sheets in three of their last four international matches. The clean sheets have contributed to there being under 2.5 goals scored in three of their previous four matches too.

Despite finishing as runners-up in the last World Cup, Croatia has won just one of their previous seven games in the competition in normal time.

Latest team news

Japan heads into this game without Ko Itakura due to suspension. They have no new injury problems, however. Croatia have no injury problems and could start with the same starting eleven as last time out.

What am I backing?

This is a tough one to call, as we have seen so many shocks in the tournament. I do believe this could be a tight contest, though, so I am backing under 2.5 goals scored.

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      Head to Head Stats

      Japan 1 goals
      VS
      Croatia 1 goals
      0%
      100%
      0%
      0 wins
      1 draws
      0 wins
      • 05-12-22Japan1 : 1Croatia

      Lineups

      JapanH. Moriyasu
      CroatiaZ. Dalić
      3-4-3
      S. Gonda
      S. Gonda 12
      M. Yoshida
      M. Yoshida 22
      Y. Nagatomo
      Y. Nagatomo 5
      S. Taniguchi
      S. Taniguchi 3
      T. Tomiyasu
      T. Tomiyasu 16
      W. Endo
      W. Endo 6
      D. Kamada
      D. Kamada 15
      H. Morita
      H. Morita 13
      J. Ito
      J. Ito 14
      R. Dōan
      R. Dōan 8
      D. Maeda
      D. Maeda 25
      4-3-3
      M. Kovačić
      M. Kovačić 8
      A. Kramarić
      A. Kramarić 9
      B. Petković
      B. Petković 16
      L. Modrić
      L. Modrić 10
      I. Perišić
      I. Perišić 4
      M. Brozović
      M. Brozović 11
      D. Lovren
      D. Lovren 6
      B. Barišić
      B. Barišić 3
      J. Juranović
      J. Juranović 22
      J. Gvardiol
      J. Gvardiol 20
      D. Livaković
      D. Livaković 1

      Teams Matches

      CompetitionHome TeamScore/TimeAway Team
      26/03/24 North Korea CANC Japan
      21/03/24 Japan
      1 - 0
      North Korea
      03/02/24AC Iran
      2 - 1
      Japan
      31/01/24AC Bahrain
      1 - 3
      Japan
      24/01/24AC Japan
      3 - 1
      Indonesia
      19/01/24AC Iraq
      2 - 1
      Japan
      14/01/24AC Japan
      4 - 2
      Vietnam
      09/01/24FRE Japan
      6 - 1
      Jordan
      21/11/23 Syria
      0 - 5
      Japan
      16/11/23 Japan
      5 - 0
      Myanmar
      17/10/23FRE Japan
      2 - 0
      Tunisia
      13/10/23FRE Japan
      4 - 1
      Canada
      12/09/23FRE Japan
      4 - 2
      Turkey
      09/09/23FRE Germany
      1 - 4
      Japan
      20/06/23FRE Japan
      4 - 1
      Peru
      CompetitionHome TeamScore/TimeAway Team
      05/09/24UNL Portugal 23:45 Croatia
      19/06/24EC Croatia 18:00 Albania
      15/06/24EC Spain 21:00 Croatia
      27/03/24FRE Egypt
      2 - 4
      Croatia
      24/03/24FRE Tunisia
      4 - 5
      Croatia
      21/11/23 Croatia
      1 - 0
      Armenia
      18/11/23 Latvia
      0 - 2
      Croatia
      15/10/23 Wales
      2 - 1
      Croatia
      12/10/23 Croatia
      0 - 1
      Turkey
      11/09/23 Armenia
      0 - 1
      Croatia
      08/09/23 Croatia
      5 - 0
      Latvia
      18/06/23UNL Croatia
      4 - 5
      Spain
      14/06/23UNL Netherlands
      0 - 2
      Croatia
      08/06/23FRE Qatar 21:00 Croatia
      28/03/23 Turkey
      0 - 2
      Croatia

      World Cup standings

      Group E
      MWDLGDLast 5P
      1 Japan32011
      6
      2 Spain31116
      4
      3 Germany31111
      4
      4 Costa Rica3102-8
      3
      MWDLP
      1 Japan0
      2 Spain0
      3 Germany0
      4 Costa Rica0
      MWDLP
      1 Japan0
      2 Spain0
      3 Germany0
      4 Costa Rica0
      Group F
      MWDLGDLast 5P
      1 Morocco32103
      7
      2 Croatia31203
      5
      3 Belgium3111-1
      4
      4 Canada3003-5
      0
      MWDLP
      1 Morocco0
      2 Croatia0
      3 Belgium0
      4 Canada0
      MWDLP
      1 Morocco0
      2 Croatia0
      3 Belgium0
      4 Canada0

      Match Preview

      Japan will play against Croatia as part of World Cup season 2022/2023. Japan vs Croatia match kick-off is scheduled for 05 December 2022 at 05:00. The match will be played at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah.Find more details about the match below, including stats, H2Hs, match facts, and standings. The data will help you decide on your Japan vs Croatia prediction.

      Data Analysis

      Using the latest data provided for both teams and based on our database with statistical information, we can provide some details about the chances of Japan and Croatia in this game.

      The last 10 Japan matches across all competitions saw the team winning 8 of the matchesand they lost 2.

      Croatia stats (across the last 10 matches) point to wins 5, draws 4 and losses 2. A rundown of the number of goals in the last 10 matches shows that Japan scored an average of 3.1 goals per game. The stats obtained from the results of Croatia show that the team achieves an average of 1.4 goals per match.

      Japan vs Croatia Head-to-head

      The Head To Head (Japan vs. Croatia) details the 1 previous meetings. The data shows the end score in the last matches - Japan won 0, while Croatia won 0 of the games. The number of ties is 1.The last time they met was on 05 Dec 2022, when the match's final score was 1:1.

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