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Japan vs North Korea — World Cup - Qualification Asia

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Japan
Japan
Days Since Last Match: 46d 22h
1 – 0
HT 1–0
Finished
North Korea
North Korea
Days Since Last Match: 121d 0h

Japan and North Korea meet in the World Cup - Qualification Asia 2026 season, in a match played on 21 March 2024. Japan have recorded 16 wins from 22 matches this season (73% win rate), averaging 2.82 goals scored and 0.36 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 23% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 55%; and clean sheets in 73% of games. North Korea have won 20% of their 15 matches, with 1.33 goals scored and 1.67 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 53%, Over 2.5 at 53%, and clean sheets at 7%.

The final score was Japan 1–0 North Korea. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.

Goals Scored

JapanHomeAwayNorth KoreaHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored91%90%92%60%86%38%
Over 1.5 Scored59%50%67%33%57%13%
Over 2.5 Scored45%40%50%13%14%13%
Failed To Score9%10%8%40%14%63%

Goals Conceded

JapanHomeAwayNorth KoreaHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded27%20%33%93%86%100%
Over 1.5 Conceded9%0%17%40%57%25%
Over 2.5 Conceded0%0%0%20%14%25%
Clean Sheets73%80%67%7%14%0%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

JapanNorth Korea
Over 0.595%100%
Over 1.573%60%
Over 2.555%53%
Over 3.550%40%
Over 4.532%27%
BTTS23%53%
BTTS & Win5%13%
BTTS & Draw14%20%
BTTS & Over 2.514%47%
BTTS No & Over 2.541%7%

1st Half / 2nd Half

JapanNorth Korea
Win 1st Half64%20%
Draw 1st Half36%27%
Loss 1st Half0%53%
Scored 1st Half64%33%
Conceded 1st Half0%60%
Win 2nd Half59%27%
Draw 2nd Half32%47%
Loss 2nd Half9%27%
Scored 2nd Half77%53%
Conceded 2nd Half27%47%
Over 0.5 HT64%80%
Over 1.5 HT41%40%

Recent Venue Form

Japan (H)
DSweden1–1
WIceland1–0
WBolivia3–0
WGhana2–0
WBrazil3–2
DParaguay2–2
North Korea (A)
LIran0–3
LQatar1–5
DJordan1–1
WKazakhstan2–0
LKyrgyzstan0–1
DUnited Arab Emirates1–1

Number of Corners

8.9
Corners / Match
22 games
League Avg
8.8
156 games
8.7
Corners / Match
10 games
Match CornersJapanNorth KoreaLeague Avg
Over 682%80%74%
Over 777%70%60%
Over 859%50%51%
Over 936%50%40%
Over 1018%30%29%
Over 1114%0%19%
Over 125%0%14%
Over 135%0%10%

Team Corners

Team CornersJapanNorth Korea
Corners Earned / Match6.04.5
Corners Against / Match2.84.2
Over 2.5 Corners For86%90%
Over 3.5 Corners For82%60%
Over 4.5 Corners For73%50%
Over 2.5 Corners Against41%80%
Over 3.5 Corners Against27%60%
Over 4.5 Corners Against23%40%

Head to Head · 3 matches

2
Japan
67%
0
Draws
0%
1
North Korea
33%
33%
Over 1.5
1/3
33%
Over 2.5
1/3
0%
Over 3.5
0/3
33%
BTTS
1/3
21/03/24
Japan
1–0
North Korea
09/12/17
Japan
1–0
North Korea
02/08/15
North Korea
2–1
Japan

Events

2'⚽A. Tanaka(R. Doan)
20'🟨Kuk Chol Jang
46'🔄Choe Ju-Song(Ri Il-song)
46'🔄Ri Un-Chol(Kang Kuk-Chol)
52'🔄Kim Kyong-Sok(Choe Ok-Chol)
58'🔄H. Morita(W. Endo)
60'🟨Hiroki Ito
68'🔄Jong Il-Gwan(Kim Kuk-Jin)
73'🟨Il-song Ri
74'🔄R. Doan(S. Taniguchi)
74'🔄Y. Sugawara(D. Hashioka)
74'🔄T. Minamino(T. Asano)
75'🟨Kuk Chol Kang
81'🔄A. Ueda(K. Ogawa)
83'🔄P. Kim(Mun In-Ju)

Match Statistics

JapanNorth Korea
3Shots on target3
12Total shots6
61Possession %39
7Corners3
5Fouls8
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
World Cup - Qualification Asia
#TeamMPWDLGDPts
1Saudi Arabia2110+14
1Qatar2110+14
2Iraq2110+14
2United Arab Emirates210103
3Oman2011-11
3Indonesia2002-20

Team Insights

Japan
  • ●Japan have been undefeated in their last 8 home matches.
  • ●Japan have kept a clean sheet in their last 3 home matches.
  • ●Japan have kept a clean sheet in 7 of their 8 home matches.
  • ●Japan have scored in 7 of their 8 home matches.
  • ●Japan have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Japan have won 6 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Japan have scored in 6 of their 7 away matches.
North Korea
  • ●North Korea have failed to win in their last 10 matches.
  • ●North Korea failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 11 matches.
  • ●North Korea have conceded a minimum of 2 goals in each of their last 4 matches.
  • ●North Korea have failed to win in their last 5 home matches.
  • ●North Korea failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 6 home matches.
  • ●North Korea have lost their last 3 away matches.
  • ●North Korea failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 8 away matches.
  • ●North Korea failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●North Korea have scored in 6 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●North Korea failed to keep a clean sheet in 8 of their 8 away matches.
  • ●North Korea have lost 6 of their 8 away matches.
  • ●North Korea have conceded 56% of their goals in the first half.
JapanJapan
LABrazil2º1–2
LABrazil1º1–2
LABrazil1º1–2
DHSweden3º1–1
DHSweden3º1–1
DHSweden2º1–1
DHSweden6º1–1
WATunisia9º4–0
WATunisia4º4–0
WATunisia4º4–0
North KoreaNorth Korea
LAIran0–3
DHKyrgyzstan2–2
LHUnited Arab Emirates2º1–2
LAQatar1º1–5
DAJordan1–1
WAKazakhstan2–0
LHUzbekistan0–1
LHIran2–3
LAKyrgyzstan0–1
DAUnited Arab Emirates2º1–1

Season Schedule

Japan
WHIndonesia6–0
LAAustralia0–1
DHSaudi Arabia0–0
WHBahrain2–0
WAChina3–1
WAIndonesia4–0
North Korea
LAIran0–3
DHKyrgyzstan2–2
LHUnited Arab Emirates1–2
LAQatar1–5
LHUzbekistan0–1
LHIran2–3

Top Scorers

Japan
A. Ueda10 ⚽
K. Ogawa7 ⚽
D. Kamada7 ⚽
T. Minamino4 ⚽
T. Kubo4 ⚽
J. Ito3 ⚽
North Korea
Jong Il-Gwan5 ⚽
Ri Jo-Guk4 ⚽
Kim Yu-Song2 ⚽
Pak Kwang-Hun2 ⚽
Ri Il-song2 ⚽
Kang Kuk-Chol1 ⚽

Cards Given

Japan
Junnosuke Suzuki2 🟨
Daichi Kamada2 🟨
Daizen Maeda1 🟨
Hiroki Ito1 🟨
K. Ogawa1 🟨
Ayumu Seko1 🟨
North Korea
Il-song Ri4 🟨
Jo-guk Ri4 🟨
Kuk Chol Jang3 🟨
Kye Tam3 🟨
Kim Yu Song2 🟨
Jong Hwi-Nam2 🟨