Japan vs Bahrain — World Cup - Qualification Asia
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Japan and Bahrain meet in the World Cup - Qualification Asia 2026 season, in a match played on 20 March 2025. 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. Bahrain have won 24% of their 17 matches, with 0.94 goals scored and 1.24 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 18%, Over 2.5 at 29%, and clean sheets at 35%.
The final score was Japan 2–0 Bahrain. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.
Goals Scored
| Japan | Home | Away | Bahrain | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 Scored | 91% | 90% | 92% | 41% | 38% | 44% |
| Over 1.5 Scored | 59% | 50% | 67% | 29% | 38% | 22% |
| Over 2.5 Scored | 45% | 40% | 50% | 12% | 13% | 11% |
| Failed To Score | 9% | 10% | 8% | 59% | 63% | 56% |
Goals Conceded
| Japan | Home | Away | Bahrain | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 Conceded | 27% | 20% | 33% | 65% | 75% | 56% |
| Over 1.5 Conceded | 9% | 0% | 17% | 41% | 63% | 22% |
| Over 2.5 Conceded | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 13% | 0% |
| Clean Sheets | 73% | 80% | 67% | 35% | 25% | 44% |
Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions
| Japan | Bahrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Over 0.5 | 95% | 88% |
| Over 1.5 | 73% | 65% |
| Over 2.5 | 55% | 29% |
| Over 3.5 | 50% | 24% |
| Over 4.5 | 32% | 12% |
| BTTS | 23% | 18% |
| BTTS & Win | 5% | 0% |
| BTTS & Draw | 14% | 18% |
| BTTS & Over 2.5 | 14% | 12% |
| BTTS No & Over 2.5 | 41% | 18% |
1st Half / 2nd Half
| Japan | Bahrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Win 1st Half | 64% | 18% |
| Draw 1st Half | 36% | 53% |
| Loss 1st Half | 0% | 29% |
| Scored 1st Half | 64% | 29% |
| Conceded 1st Half | 0% | 41% |
| Win 2nd Half | 59% | 24% |
| Draw 2nd Half | 32% | 35% |
| Loss 2nd Half | 9% | 41% |
| Scored 2nd Half | 77% | 29% |
| Conceded 2nd Half | 27% | 53% |
| Over 0.5 HT | 64% | 59% |
| Over 1.5 HT | 41% | 24% |
Recent Venue Form
Japan (H)D
Sweden1–1
Sweden1–1W
Iceland1–0
Iceland1–0W
Bolivia3–0
Bolivia3–0W
Ghana2–0
Ghana2–0W
Brazil3–2
Brazil3–2D
Paraguay2–2
Paraguay2–2
Bahrain (A)L
Georgia0–2
Georgia0–2L
Iraq1–2
Iraq1–2L
Morocco0–1
Morocco0–1L
United Arab Emirates0–1
United Arab Emirates0–1D
Qatar2–2
Qatar2–2L
China0–1
China0–1Number of Corners
8.9
Corners / Match
22 games
League Avg
8.8
156 games
7.8
Corners / Match
10 games
| Match Corners | Japan | Bahrain | League Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 6 | 82% | 90% | 74% |
| Over 7 | 77% | 60% | 60% |
| Over 8 | 59% | 20% | 51% |
| Over 9 | 36% | 10% | 40% |
| Over 10 | 18% | 10% | 29% |
| Over 11 | 14% | 0% | 19% |
| Over 12 | 5% | 0% | 14% |
| Over 13 | 5% | 0% | 10% |
Team Corners
| Team Corners | Japan | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Corners Earned / Match | 6.0 | 3.2 |
| Corners Against / Match | 2.8 | 4.6 |
| Over 2.5 Corners For | 86% | 70% |
| Over 3.5 Corners For | 82% | 20% |
| Over 4.5 Corners For | 73% | 20% |
| Over 2.5 Corners Against | 41% | 80% |
| Over 3.5 Corners Against | 27% | 80% |
| Over 4.5 Corners Against | 23% | 40% |
Head to Head · 3 matches
3
Japan
100%
0
Draws
0%
0
Bahrain
0%
100%
Over 1.5
3/3
67%
Over 2.5
2/3
67%
Over 3.5
2/3
33%
BTTS
1/3
20/03/25Bahrain
Japan
2–0Bahrain10/09/24Japan
Bahrain
0–5Japan31/01/24Japan
Bahrain
1–3JapanEvents
10'•Wataru Endo
19'🟨Amine Benaddi
46'🔄H. Morita(A. Tanaka)
61'🔄M. Abduljabbar(M. Al Romaihi)
63'🔄R. Doan(J. Ito)
63'🔄T. Minamino(D. Kamada)
66'⚽D. Kamada(T. Kubo)
76'🔄K. Mitoma(K. Nakamura)
82'🔄H. Al Shamsan(V. Emmanuel)
85'🔄A. Madan(H. Abdulkarim)
86'🔄A. Ueda(S. Machino)
87'⚽T. Kubo(J. Ito)
88'🟨Takefusa Kubo
Match Statistics
JapanBahrain
4Shots on target2
12Total shots7
61Possession %39
8Corners1
18Fouls5
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 1 | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Oman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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.
Bahrain- ●Bahrain have failed to win in their last 9 matches.
- ●Bahrain have lost their last 4 matches.
- ●Bahrain failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 6 matches.
- ●Bahrain have failed to win in their last 6 home matches.
- ●Bahrain failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 home matches.
- ●Bahrain have lost their last 3 away matches.
- ●Bahrain failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of their 8 home matches.
- ●Bahrain have lost 4 of their 8 home matches.
- ●Bahrain have kept a clean sheet in 4 of their 8 away matches.
- ●Bahrain have won 3 of their 8 away matches.
- ●74% of Bahrain's goals conceded were conceded at home.
- ●65% of Bahrain's points have been earned away.
- ●Bahrain have scored 56% of their goals in the first half.
Season Schedule
JapanWHIndonesia6–0
Indonesia6–0LA
Australia0–1
Australia0–1DHSaudi Arabia0–0
Saudi Arabia0–0WHBahrain2–0
Bahrain2–0WAChina3–1
China3–1WAIndonesia4–0
Indonesia4–0BahrainLAChina0–1
China0–1LHSaudi Arabia0–2
Saudi Arabia0–2LAIndonesia0–1
Indonesia0–1LAJapan0–2
Japan0–2DHAustralia2–2
Australia2–2LHChina0–1
China0–1Top Scorers
JapanA. Ueda10 ⚽
K. Ogawa7 ⚽
D. Kamada7 ⚽
T. Minamino4 ⚽
T. Kubo4 ⚽
J. Ito3 ⚽
BahrainM. Marhoon3 ⚽
M. Abduljabbar3 ⚽
S. M. Baqer2 ⚽
K. Al Aswad1 ⚽
M. Humaidan1 ⚽
A. Madan1 ⚽
Cards Given
JapanJunnosuke Suzuki2 🟨
Daichi Kamada2 🟨
Daizen Maeda1 🟨
Hiroki Ito1 🟨
K. Ogawa1 🟨
Ayumu Seko1 🟨
BahrainWaleed Al-Hayam3 🟨
Ali Madan3 🟨
Abdulla Al-Khalasi3 🟨
Hamad Al-Shamsan2 🟨
Amine Benaddi2 🟨
Ali Haram2 🟨