How many goals Japan score and concede, and who scores most.
Updated 28 September 2026, after the last game
Japan score 1.8 goals per game in 2026, the 3rd most of the 21 national teams on their 2026 record and above the average of 1.2, across nine games, while Vietnam score the most with 3.3.
Japan concede 0.8 goals per game in 2026, the 7th fewest of the 21 national teams on their 2026 record and below the average of 1.2, across nine games, while Iraq concede the most with 2.4.
Ayase Ueda has scored the most goals for Japan in 2026, five in nine appearances, 0.56 a game, ahead of Daichi Kamada with two and Junya Ito with two, across all competitions.
Ayase Ueda is the Japan player most likely to score, scoring in three of their nine games in 2026, 33%, ahead of Daichi Kamada on 25% and Junya Ito on 22%.
Japan have scored three or more goals in three of their last 10 games, 30%, averaging 1.9 a game, with one of five away and two of five at home, across all competitions.
Japan games have averaged 2.6 goals in all over their last 10 games, both sides counted, from one to four a game, and three of those 10 went over 3.5 goals.
Japan score more goals at home, 2.3 a game in their last 10 home games against 1.6 in their last 10 away, and had three or more goals in four of those home games.
Japan scored four goals away at Tunisia on 21 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 1.8 across their nine games, and their fewest was one away at Brazil on 29 June.
| Player | Apps | Goals | Per game | Games with 1+ | Games with 2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayase Ueda | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 3 | 2 |
| Daichi Kamada | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 | 0 |
| Junya Ito | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 0 |
| Keito Nakamura | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 | 0 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Shuto Machino | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Kento Shiogai | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Koki Ogawa | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaishu Sano | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 |
| Daizen Maeda | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 |
| Hiroki Ito | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 |
| Takumi Minamino | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Daiki Hashioka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryunosuke Sato | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Maya Yoshida | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Shuto Nakano | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Kokubo | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Shunsuke Saito | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Koki Kumasaka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaina Tanimura | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Wataru Endo | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuki Soma | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Kodai Sano | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Hayakawa | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuito Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Takefusa Kubo | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ko Itakura | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Keisuke Goto | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Yukinari Sugawara | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Suzuki | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ao Tanaka | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ayumu Seko | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ritsu Doan | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Japan | Opponent | Total | Japan first half |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | Venezuela (H) | Friendly International | 2-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uruguay (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Brazil (A) | World Cup | 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Sweden (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Tunisia (A) | World Cup | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Netherlands (A) | World Cup | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 May 2026 | Iceland (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | England (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Scotland (A) | Friendly International | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bolivia (H) | Friendly International | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan goals | Over 0.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Japan goals | Over 1.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Japan goals | Over 2.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Japan goals | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Goals conceded | Over 0.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Goals conceded | Over 1.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Goals conceded | Over 2.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Goals conceded | Over 3.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total goals | Over 0.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total goals | Over 1.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Total goals | Over 2.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total goals | Over 3.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total goals | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total goals | Over 5.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| First half | Second half | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan goals | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Goals conceded | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Total goals | 0.7 | 1.9 |