Japan are averaging 1.9 goals per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 2.6 total goals on average. Below you'll find player goal-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Venezuela, and a full match-by-match log.
Daichi Kamada leads with 3 goals across 7 qualifying appearances (0.43/g, 43% hit rate). The goal-rate table below ranks every Japan player by goals per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes) and six-game form.
Japan are averaging 1.9 goals per game over 10 games and concede 0.7 for a match-total of 2.6. They're generating 11.1 shots/g from 7.6 key passes/g.
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Goals matchup blends our attackers' scoring rate (50%) with the opposition's goals conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Venezuela, the page weights each Japan attacker against the opposition's last-season goals-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Japan fixtures in the active window for 2027.
Japan are currently finishing at 41% — that's the share of their shots on target that beat the keeper. Above-average finishing without a matching xG signal usually regresses; pair this with shots/g and key passes/g to read whether the goals trend is sustainable.
| Player | Position | Apps | Goals | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuto Machino | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Daichi Kamada | midfielder | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 43% |
| Keito Nakamura | attacker | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 30% |
| Junya Ito | attacker | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Koki Ogawa | attacker | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Ayase Ueda | attacker | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 20% |
| Daizen Maeda | attacker | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Kaishu Sano | midfielder | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 17% |
| Ritsu Doan | attacker | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | 10% |
| Zion Suzuki | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Shogo Taniguchi | defender | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Hiroki Ito | defender | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Yukinari Sugawara | defender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | defender | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Takefusa Kubo | attacker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ayumu Seko | midfielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ao Tanaka | midfielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ko Itakura | defender | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | defender | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| T. Hayakawa | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Yuito Suzuki | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Keisuke Goto | attacker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Yuto Nagatomo | defender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team goals | Opposition goals | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | Brazil | Away | 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Kaishu Sano (1) |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Sweden | Home | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Daizen Maeda (1) |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Tunisia | Away | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Ayase Ueda (2) |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Netherlands | Away | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Keito Nakamura (1) |
| 31 May 2026 | Iceland | Home | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Koki Ogawa (1) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | England | Away | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kaoru Mitoma (1) |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Scotland | Away | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Junya Ito (1) |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bolivia | Home | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Shuto Machino (1) |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Ghana | Home | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Takumi Minamino (1) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Brazil | Home | 3-2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Takumi Minamino (1) |