Friendly

Japan 1–4 Russia

Sunday 19 Nov 1978 · Tokyo, Japan

Japan1–4Russia

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1494 → 1485
Russia: 1780 → 1789

Expected score for Japan: 25.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 4, 1978–2002.

Japan wins: 1
Draws: 0
Russia wins: 3

Form either side

Japan

Before

3–2 v Syria 17 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
0–4 v South Korea 19 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–4 v Malaysia 21 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
1–2 v Singapore 23 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978
4–0 v Thailand 26 Jul 1978 · Merdeka Tournament 1978

After

1–4 v Russia 23 Nov 1978 · Friendly
0–3 v Russia 26 Nov 1978 · Friendly
0–2 v Kuwait 11 Dec 1978 · Asian Games 1978
4–0 v Bahrain 13 Dec 1978 · Asian Games 1978
1–3 v South Korea 15 Dec 1978 · Asian Games 1978

Russia

Before

1–0 v Romania 14 May 1978 · Friendly
1–0 v Iran 6 Sep 1978 · Friendly
2–0 v Greece 20 Sep 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978
2–0 v Turkey 5 Oct 1978 · Friendly
0–2 v Hungary 11 Oct 1978 · UEFA Euro qualification 1978

After

4–1 v Japan 23 Nov 1978 · Friendly
3–0 v Japan 26 Nov 1978 · Friendly
3–1 v Bulgaria 28 Mar 1979 · Friendly
2–0 v Sweden 19 Apr 1979 · Friendly
3–0 v Czech Republic 5 May 1979 · Friendly

Every Japan v Russia match4

From Japan's side.


9 Jun 2002	Russia	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
26 Nov 1978	Russia	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
23 Nov 1978	Russia	1–4	Home	Friendly	—
19 Nov 1978	Russia	1–4	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none