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Japan 3–0 Latvia

Wednesday 6 Feb 2013 · Kobe, Japan

Japan3–0Latvia

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Okazaki Honda Okazaki

41′1–0Shinji Okazaki Japan
60′2–0Keisuke Honda Japan
61′3–0Shinji Okazaki Japan

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Japan

1Eiji KawashimaGK
5Yuto NagatomoDF
6Atsuto UchidaDF ↓62′
15Yasuyuki KonnoDF ↓66′
22Maya YoshidaDF
4Keisuke HondaMF● ↓62′
8Hiroshi KiyotakeMF ↓46′
10Shinji KagawaMF
13Hajime HosogaiMF ↓46′
17Makoto HasebeMF
9Shinji OkazakiFW●● ↓81′

Came on

7Yasuhito EndoMF↑46′
18Ryoichi MaedaFW↑46′
3Gotoku SakaiDF↑62′
14Takashi InuiMF↑62′
2Masahiko InohaDF↑66′
19Yuki OtsuFW↑81′

Latvia

Came on

11Yuri ZigajevsMF↑65′
15Arturs ZjuzinsMF↑65′
9Maris VerpakovskisFW↑71′
2Vitalijs MaksimenkoDF↑72′
19Alans SinelnikovsMF↑88′

Elo

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

Japan: 1907 → 1909
Latvia: 1535 → 1533

Expected score for Japan: 93.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 2005–2013.

Japan wins: 1
Draws: 1
Latvia wins: 0

Form either side

Japan

Before

1–0 v United Arab Emirates 6 Sep 2012 · Friendly
1–0 v Iraq 11 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–0 v France 12 Oct 2012 · Friendly
0–4 v Brazil 16 Oct 2012 · Friendly
2–1 v Oman 14 Nov 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012

After

2–1 v Canada 22 Mar 2013 · Friendly
1–2 v Jordan 26 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
0–2 v Bulgaria 30 May 2013 · Kirin Challenge Cup 2013
1–1 v Australia 4 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–0 v Iraq 11 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013

Latvia

Before

0–2 v Montenegro 15 Aug 2012 · Friendly
1–2 v Greece 7 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–4 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 Sep 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
1–2 v Slovakia 12 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012
2–0 v Liechtenstein 16 Oct 2012 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2012

After

1–1 v Liechtenstein 22 Mar 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–3 v Qatar 24 May 2013 · Friendly
3–3 v Turkey 28 May 2013 · Friendly
0–5 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 Jun 2013 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2013
1–1 v Estonia 14 Aug 2013 · Friendly

Every Japan v Latvia match2

From Japan's side.


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

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN