Bahrain vs Japan

AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 31 Jan 2024, 11:30
Bahrain
Bahrain
1–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Japan
Japan
🏟 Al Thumama Stadium (ad-Dōha (Doha)) 👤 Ahmad Al Ali Round Round of 16

Match report

Japan beat Bahrain 3-1 in the AFC Asian Cup - Round of 16 on 31 January 2024. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Japan had 13 shots to Bahrain's 7.

The match was played at Al Thumama Stadium (ad-Dōha (Doha)), with Ahmad Al Ali in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 7 - 13 On target 2 - 5 Corners 1 - 7 Fouls 5 - 14 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Takefusa Kubo
Japan · 1 goal
8 Ritsu Doan 1 goal
7 Ayase Ueda 1 goal
7 Ebrahim Lutfalla captained the side
7 Sayed Baqer captained the side
First half vs second half
Bahrain stepped it up after the break, with 5 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 5–6
Shots On Goal 1–2 1–3
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 0–6 1–1
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
127 Attacks 106
26 Dangerous Attacks 58
3 On Target 7
6 Off Target 9
7 Shots Total 13
2 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 3
2 Shots Inside Box 9
5 Shots Outside Box 4
5 Fouls 14
1 Corners 7
3 Offsides 3
47% Ball Possession 53%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 2
449 Passes Total 518
344 Passes Accurate 418
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-3-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bahrain · 4-1-4-1
22 E. Lutfalla
18 M. Adel 4 S. Baqer 3 W. Al-Hayam 19 H. Ali
6 M. Yusuf
7 A. Madan 15 J. Al-Shaikh 10 K. Al-Aswad 8 M. Marhoon
9 A. Helal
Japan · 4-3-2-1
23 Z. Suzuki
16 S. Maikuma 4 Ko Itakura 22 T. Tomiyasu 19 Y. Nakayama
20 T. Kubo 6 W. Endo 17 R. Hatate
10 R. Doan 13 K. Nakamura
9 A. Ueda
Bahrain
Coach
Pizzi
Substitutes
  • 20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan
  • 13 Moses Atede
  • 14 Abdullah Al-Hashsash
  • 23 Abdulla Al-Khalasi
  • 24 Jasim Khelaif
  • 21 Sayed Jaafar
  • 26 Husain Al Eker
  • 25 Ibrahim Al-Wali
  • 5 Mohamed Abdulwahab
  • 16 Mohammed Qayoom Abubakar
  • 12 Ali Hasan Saeed Isa
  • 17 Salem Husain
Japan
Coach
H. Moriyasu
Substitutes
  • 5 Hidemasa Morita
  • 8 Takumi Minamino
  • 7 Kaoru Mitoma
  • 15 Koki Machida
  • 18 Takuma Asano
  • 1 Daiya Maekawa
  • 21 Hiroki Ito
  • 3 Shogo Taniguchi
  • 2 Yukinari Sugawara
  • 26 Kaishu Sano
  • 14 Junya Ito
  • 25 Daizen Maeda
Substitutions
  • 35' ↑ H. Morita ↓ R. Hatate Japan
  • 64' ↑ Mahdi Al Humaidan ↓ Mohamed Marhoon Bahrain
  • 68' ↑ T. Minamino ↓ T. Kubo Japan
  • 68' ↑ K. Mitoma ↓ K. Nakamura Japan
  • 77' ↑ Abdullah Al Hashash ↓ Komail Al Aswad Bahrain
  • 77' ↑ Moses Atede ↓ Mohammed Al Hardan Bahrain
  • 80' ↑ T. Asano ↓ A. Ueda Japan
  • 80' ↑ K. Machida ↓ R. Doan Japan
  • 90+2' ↑ Jasim Khelaif ↓ Jassim Al Shaikh Bahrain
  • 90+2' ↑ Abdulla Al Khalassy ↓ Hazaa Ali Bahrain
Cards
  • 52' Yusuf Bahrain
  • 57' S. Maikuma Japan
  • 79' W. Al Hayam Bahrain
Head-to-head
Bahrain 0 0 draws 3 Japan
2025-03-20 Japan vs Bahrain 2 - 0
2024-09-10 Bahrain vs Japan 0 - 5
2024-01-31 Bahrain vs Japan 1 - 3
Recent form
Bahrain W L L L L
Japan D D W W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bahrain vs Japan?
Bahrain lost 1-3 against Japan on 31 January 2024.
Who won Bahrain vs Japan?
Japan won the match 3-1.
Where was Bahrain vs Japan played?
The match was played at Al Thumama Stadium (ad-Dōha (Doha)).
Who had more possession in Bahrain vs Japan?
Japan had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.