Friendly

Latvia 2–2 Japan

Saturday 8 Oct 2005 · Riga, Latvia

Latvia2–2Japan

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Takahara Nakamura Rimkus Rubins

4′0–1Naohiro Takahara Japan
53′0–2Shunsuke Nakamura Japan · penalty
73′1–2Vits Rimkus Latvia
88′2–2Andrejs Rubins Latvia

Elo

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

Latvia: 1488 → 1495
Japan: 1893 → 1886

Expected score for Latvia: 14.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 2005–2013.

Latvia wins: 0
Draws: 1
Japan wins: 1

Form either side

Latvia

Before

0–2 v Russia 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Liechtenstein 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Russia 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–2 v Estonia 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–1 v Slovakia 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

0–3 v Portugal 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–3 v Belarus 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–1 v Thailand 24 Dec 2005 · King's Cup 2005
1–1 v North Korea 26 Dec 2005 · King's Cup 2005
2–1 v North Korea 30 Dec 2005 · King's Cup 2005

Japan

Before

0–1 v North Korea 31 Jul 2005 · EAFF Championship 2005
2–2 v China PR 3 Aug 2005 · EAFF Championship 2005
1–0 v South Korea 7 Aug 2005 · EAFF Championship 2005
2–1 v Iran 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
5–4 v Honduras 7 Sep 2005 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Ukraine 12 Oct 2005 · Friendly
1–0 v Angola 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly
2–3 v United States 10 Feb 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Finland 18 Feb 2006 · Friendly
6–0 v India 22 Feb 2006 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 2006

Every Latvia v Japan match2

From Latvia's side.


6 Feb 2013	Japan	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
8 Oct 2005	Japan	2–2	Home	Friendly	—

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