Japan 4-2 Turkey - Result & Match Stats (Friendly International)

Updated 12 September 2023, after full time.

Japan vs Turkey - result

Japan 4-2 Turkey in the Friendly International on 12 September 2023. Scorers: Keito Nakamura ×2, Junya Ito, Atsuki Ito for Japan; Ozan Kabak, Bertuğ Yıldırım for Turkey.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Japan vs Turkey?

Japan 4-2 Turkey was the final score in the Friendly International on Tuesday 12 September 2023. Scorers: Keito Nakamura (2), Junya Ito, Atsuki Ito for Japan; Ozan Kabak, Bertuğ Yıldırım for Turkey. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.

What is Japan's recent form?

Japan have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 11 and conceding 5, with results reading W D L W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-1 win at home to Venezuela in the Friendly International on 28 September.

What is Turkey's recent form?

Turkey have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 13, with results reading W L L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-3 defeat away to Italy in the UEFA Nations League on 5 October.

Who is the standout player for Japan?

Ayase Ueda leads Japan with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Japan player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Japan player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the standout player for Turkey?

Barış Alper Yılmaz leads Turkey with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Turkey player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Turkey player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the referee for Japan vs Turkey?

Allard Lindhout refereed Japan vs Turkey, averaging 21.7 fouls and 4.7 yellow cards per game across 3 games this season. That is 0.33 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.

Japan 4-2 Turkey: match stats

Stat	Japan	Turkey
Possession	45%	55%
Shots	11	13
Shots on target	6	8
Corners	4	5
Fouls	10	9
Yellow cards	2	3
Tackles	11	16
Passes	473	580

Japan vs Turkey goals and red cards

Japan: A. Ito 15', K. Nakamura 28', K. Nakamura 36', J. Ito (penalty) 78'. Turkey: O. Kabak 44', B. Yildirim 61'.

Japan player leaders 2027

Goals: Koki Ogawa (1).
Shots: Yuki Soma (3), Koki Ogawa (2), Shuto Nakano (1).
Fouls: Yuki Soma (3), Shuto Nakano (2), Koki Ogawa (1).

Turkey season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	0.5	46 of 54
Goals against	2.8	51 of 54
Shots	16	10 of 54
Shots on target	4.8	21 of 54
Fouls	11.8	25 of 54
Tackles	15.8	19 of 54
Passes	483	25 of 54
Corners	6.3	7 of 54

Turkey player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Barış Alper Yılmaz (3), Aral Şimşir (1), Orkun Kökçü (1).
Assists: Eren Elmalı (2), Oğuz Aydın (2), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (1).
Shots: Arda Güler (19), Barış Alper Yılmaz (9), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (8).
Fouls: Zeki Çelik (11), İsmail Yüksek (9), Arda Güler (7).