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Australia edge 3–1 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 6 meetings in FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
Japan lead the head to head 3–1 (2 draws) from 6 meetings since 2016.
2025: Japan 2–1–1, Australia 4–0. Australia have the better margin, +2 a game to +1.8.
Last five: Japan 3 wins, Australia 4. Australia are on a 4-game winning run.
Australia average more goals per game: 2.5 to 2.
Japan’s biggest win in the rivalry: 2–0 in 2022, by 2.
Australia’s biggest win in the rivalry: 1–0 in 2025, by 1.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
36 games · 2 drawn since 20161
5 June 2025 · Optus Stadium, PerthJapan 0Australia 1
15 Oct 2024 · Saitama Stadium 2002Japan 1Australia 1
24 Mar 2022 · Accor Stadium, SydneyJapan 2Australia 0
12 Oct 2021 · Saitama Stadium 2002Japan 2Australia 1
31 Aug 2017 · Saitama Stadium 2002Japan 2Australia 0
11 Oct 2016 · Marvel Stadium, MelbourneJapan 1Australia 1
2025 season
Per game, this season.
28 totalScored per gameper game2.510 total
0.31 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better0.52 total