Japan Shots Stats 2026

Japan Shots Stats 2026 - season overview

Japan are averaging 9.6 shots per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 20 total shots on average. That puts them 8th of 21 for team shots per match among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Brazil, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Japan players take the most shots?

Keito Nakamura leads with 12 shots across 9 qualifying appearances (1.33/g, 67% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Japan player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does Japan's shot profile look this season?

Japan are averaging 9.6 shots per game over 10 games and concede 10.4 for a match-total of 20. That ranks 8th of 21 for team shots among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Brazil, the page weights each Japan attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Japan fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Japan player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Kaoru Mitoma	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Yuito Suzuki	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Keisuke Goto	attacker	2	3	1.5	100%
Takumi Minamino	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Shuto Machino	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Joel Chima Fujita	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Yuto Nagatomo	defender	1	1	1	100%
Shuto Nakano	defender	1	1	1	100%
Satoshi Tanaka	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Yuki Soma	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Shunsuke Saito	attacker	1	3	3	100%
Kuryu Matsuki	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Ao Tanaka	midfielder	5	4	0.8	80%
Koki Ogawa	attacker	4	5	1.25	75%
Keito Nakamura	attacker	9	12	1.33	67%
Takehiro Tomiyasu	defender	3	3	1	67%
Ayase Ueda	attacker	10	12	1.2	60%
Junya Ito	attacker	9	7	0.78	56%
Daichi Kamada	midfielder	8	4	0.5	50%
Tsuyoshi Watanabe	defender	4	3	0.75	50%
Wataru Endo	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Kodai Sano	midfielder	2	3	1.5	50%
Yukinari Sugawara	defender	5	2	0.4	40%
Takefusa Kubo	attacker	5	3	0.6	40%
Kaishu Sano	midfielder	5	2	0.4	40%

Japan shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
28 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Venezuela	Home	2-1	12	9	21	Yuki Soma (3)
24 Sep 2026	Friendly International	Uruguay	Home	3-1	2	6	8	Ayumu Seko (1)
29 Jun 2026	World Cup	Brazil	Away	2-1	5	19	24	Ayase Ueda (2)
25 Jun 2026	World Cup	Sweden	Home	1-1	8	11	19	Daizen Maeda (2)
21 Jun 2026	World Cup	Tunisia	Away	0-4	11	2	13	Ayase Ueda (5)
14 Jun 2026	World Cup	Netherlands	Away	2-2	10	10	20	Keito Nakamura (3)
31 May 2026	Friendly International	Iceland	Home	1-0	15	8	23	Keito Nakamura (4)
31 Mar 2026	Friendly International	England	Away	0-1	7	19	26	Ritsu Doan (2)
28 Mar 2026	Friendly International	Scotland	Away	0-1	18	8	26	Kodai Sano (3)
18 Nov 2025	Friendly International	Bolivia	Home	3-0	8	12	20	Keito Nakamura (2)

Japan shots 2026: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 9.6
Shots against per game: 10.4
Match total shots per game: 20
Games: 10
League rank for match shots: 13 of 15

Japan Shots for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	5	9	40%	40%	20%	20%	0%
Away	5	10.2	60%	40%	20%	20%	20%
Overall	10	9.6	50%	40%	20%	20%	10%

Japan Shots against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	5	9.2	60%	40%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	11.6	60%	40%	40%	40%	40%
Overall	10	10.4	60%	40%	20%	20%	20%

Japan Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	5	18.2	80%	40%	20%	0%	0%
Away	5	21.8	80%	60%	60%	40%	0%
Overall	10	20	80%	50%	40%	20%	0%

Japan Team shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	9.6	9	10.2
Shots on target / match	4	4.2	3.8
Shots off target / match	5.6	4.8	6.4
Shot conversion	20%	22%	18%
Shots per goal	5.1	4.5	5.7
Shots on target per goal	2.1	2.1	2.1
Shots over 8.5	50%	40%	60%
Shots over 10.5	40%	40%	40%
Shots over 12.5	20%	20%	20%
Shots over 14.5	20%	20%	20%
Shots over 16.5	10%	0%	20%

Japan Shots against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	10.4	9.2	11.6
Shots against over 8.5	60%	60%	60%
Shots against over 10.5	40%	40%	40%
Shots against over 12.5	20%	0%	40%
Shots against over 14.5	20%	0%	40%
Shots against over 16.5	20%	0%	40%

Japan Match shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	20	18.2	21.8
Match shots over 18.5	80%	80%	80%
Match shots over 20.5	50%	40%	60%
Match shots over 22.5	40%	20%	60%
Match shots over 24.5	20%	0%	40%
Match shots over 26.5	0%	0%	0%

Japan 1st-half shots for 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	3	5.33	100%	33%	0%
Away	5	5.4	80%	20%	20%
Overall	8	5.38	88%	25%	13%

Japan 1st-half shots against 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	3	2.33	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	4.4	60%	40%	20%
Overall	8	3.63	38%	25%	13%

Japan 1st-half match total 2026 (from 8 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	3	7.67	33%	33%	0%	0%
Away	5	9.8	60%	60%	40%	0%
Overall	8	9	50%	50%	25%	0%

Japan shots match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
28 Sep	Friendly International	Venezuela (H)	2-1	12	9	21	-
24 Sep	Friendly International	Uruguay (H)	3-1	2	6	8	-
29 Jun	World Cup	Brazil (A)	2-1	5	19	24	12
25 Jun	World Cup	Sweden (H)	1-1	8	11	19	6
21 Jun	World Cup	Tunisia (A)	0-4	11	2	13	6
14 Jun	World Cup	Netherlands (A)	2-2	10	10	20	7
31 May	Friendly International	Iceland (H)	1-0	15	8	23	10
31 Mar	Friendly International	England (A)	0-1	7	19	26	11
28 Mar	Friendly International	Scotland (A)	0-1	18	8	26	13
18 Nov	Friendly International	Bolivia (H)	3-0	8	12	20	7

AFC Asian Cup shots table 2026: every team's shots per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Qatar	5	6.8	18.8	25.6	60%
2	Saudi Arabia	8	8.25	15.13	23.38	50%
3	China PR	6	14.5	8.33	22.83	50%
4	Iraq	6	6.17	16.67	22.83	50%
5	Australia	10	8.7	13.1	21.8	40%
6	Kyrgyz Republic	3	12.33	9.33	21.67	33%
7	Thailand	3	9.67	12	21.67	33%
8	Iran	6	8.83	12.67	21.5	50%
9	Tajikistan	4	11.25	9.5	20.75	50%
10	Uzbekistan	8	8	12.75	20.75	50%
11	Jordan	8	9.13	11.25	20.38	38%
12	Korea Republic	9	12.56	7.78	20.33	22%
13	Japan	9	9.78	10.22	20	44%
14	Singapore	3	9.33	10.33	19.67	0%
15	Indonesia	4	10.75	5.25	16	0%

Japan shots against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	3	14.67	5.67	20.33	33%
Vs top half	3	14.67	5.67	20.33	33%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Japan shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Friendly International	2025	6	11.33	10.33	21.67	33%
WC Qualification Asia	2026	15	16.07	4.4	20.47	20%
Friendly International	2026	5	10.8	10	20.8	60%
World Cup	2026	4	8.5	10.5	19	25%

Japan next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 14 Nov 10:15	Brazil (home)	25	16	9	24	17	7
Tue 17 Nov 00:00	Paraguay (home)	21.75	14.25	7.5	20.67	10.67	10
Mon 11 Jan 10:00	Indonesia (home)	18.4	10.5	7.9	19	4.5	14.5

Japan players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ayase Ueda	attacker	6	9	67%
2	Junya Ito	attacker	5	9	56%
3	Keito Nakamura	attacker	5	9	56%
4	Ao Tanaka	midfielder	4	8	50%
5	Koki Ogawa	attacker	3	5	60%

Japan players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ayase Ueda	attacker	3	9	33%
2	Koki Ogawa	attacker	2	5	40%
3	Junya Ito	attacker	2	9	22%
4	Keito Nakamura	attacker	2	9	22%
5	Shunsuke Saito	attacker	1	1	100%

Japan players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Keito Nakamura	attacker	2	9	22%
2	Shunsuke Saito	attacker	1	1	100%
3	Kodai Sano	midfielder	1	2	50%
4	Yuki Soma	attacker	1	2	50%
5	Ayase Ueda	attacker	1	9	11%

Brazil shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
29 Sep	Friendly International	Australia (A)	2-4	18	7	25	-
25 Sep	Friendly International	Australia (A)	1-1	16	7	23	-
5 Jul	World Cup	Norway (H)	1-2	14	9	23	12
29 Jun	World Cup	Japan (H)	2-1	19	5	24	12
24 Jun	World Cup	Scotland (A)	0-3	21	14	35	15
20 Jun	World Cup	Haiti (H)	3-0	8	7	15	6
13 Jun	World Cup	Morocco (H)	1-1	13	14	27	18
6 Jun	Friendly International	Egypt (H)	2-1	12	5	17	10
31 May	Friendly International	Panama (H)	6-2	20	16	36	16
1 Apr	Friendly International	Croatia (H)	3-1	13	12	25	13