How many aerial duels Japan win, and who wins most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Ayase Ueda and Hiroki Ito have won the most aerial duels for Japan in 2026, 11 each, Ayase Ueda in nine appearances and Hiroki Ito in nine, ahead of Ko Itakura with 10, across all competitions.
Japan win more aerial duels at home, 16.2 a game in their last 10 home games against 14.9 in their last 10 away.
Japan won 18 aerial duels at home to Iceland on 31 May, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 12.3 across their nine games, and their fewest was seven at home to Venezuela on 28 September.
| Player | Apps | Aerials Won | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ko Itakura | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 5 |
| Hiroki Ito | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 7 |
| Ayase Ueda | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 6 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 5 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 5 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 3 |
| Ayumu Seko | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 6 |
| Ao Tanaka | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 5 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 4 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Daizen Maeda | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 4 |
| Zion Suzuki | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Koki Ogawa | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Kaishu Sano | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Keito Nakamura | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 |
| Maya Yoshida | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| T. Hayakawa | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Keisuke Goto | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 |
| Ritsu Doan | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Daiki Hashioka | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Yuki Soma | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Shuto Machino | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Takefusa Kubo | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Daichi Kamada | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Junya Ito | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Takumi Minamino | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ryunosuke Sato | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Leo Kokubo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kaina Tanimura | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shuto Nakano | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Koki Kumasaka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Shunsuke Saito | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kodai Sano | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kento Shiogai | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Japan | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Venezuela (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Brazil (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 16 | 13 | 29 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (A) | World Cup | 0-4 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Netherlands (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| 31 May 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Scotland (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan aerials won | Over 6.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Japan aerials won | Over 8.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Japan aerials won | Over 10.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan aerials won | Over 12.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan aerials won | Over 14.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 6.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 8.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 10.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 12.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent aerials won | Over 14.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total aerials won | Over 18.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total aerials won | Over 20.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total aerials won | Over 22.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total aerials won | Over 24.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total aerials won | Over 26.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |