Japan are averaging 11.1 shots per game in 2027, with matches involving them seeing 21.6 total shots on average. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Indonesia, and a full match-by-match log.
Keito Nakamura leads with 15 shots across 10 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 80% 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.
Japan are averaging 11.1 shots per game over 10 games and concede 10.5 for a match-total of 21.6.
Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Indonesia, the page weights each Japan attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.
All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz — 10 Japan fixtures in the active window for 2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.
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.
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.
| Player | Position | Apps | Shots | Per game | 1+ hit rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shuto Machino | attacker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Yuito Suzuki | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Keisuke Goto | attacker | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Yuto Nagatomo | defender | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Keito Nakamura | attacker | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 80% |
| Ao Tanaka | midfielder | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 80% |
| Koki Ogawa | attacker | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 75% |
| Daichi Kamada | midfielder | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 71% |
| Ayase Ueda | attacker | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 70% |
| Kaishu Sano | midfielder | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 67% |
| Takehiro Tomiyasu | defender | 3 | 3 | 1 | 67% |
| Junya Ito | attacker | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 63% |
| Ritsu Doan | attacker | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 40% |
| Tsuyoshi Watanabe | defender | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Takefusa Kubo | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Daizen Maeda | attacker | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 40% |
| Yukinari Sugawara | defender | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 33% |
| Junnosuke Suzuki | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Ko Itakura | defender | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 25% |
| Hiroki Ito | defender | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 14% |
| Shogo Taniguchi | defender | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 13% |
| Zion Suzuki | goalkeeper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Ayumu Seko | midfielder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| T. Hayakawa | goalkeeper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Team shots | Opposition shots | Match total | Top player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | Brazil | Away | 2-1 | 5 | 19 | 24 | Ayase Ueda (2) |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Sweden | Home | 1-1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | Daizen Maeda (2) |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Tunisia | Away | 0-4 | 11 | 2 | 13 | Ayase Ueda (5) |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Netherlands | Away | 2-2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Keito Nakamura (3) |
| 31 May 2026 | Iceland | Home | 1-0 | 15 | 8 | 23 | Keito Nakamura (4) |
| 31 Mar 2026 | England | Away | 0-1 | 7 | 19 | 26 | Ritsu Doan (2) |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Scotland | Away | 0-1 | 18 | 8 | 26 | Kodai Sano (3) |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Bolivia | Home | 3-0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | Keito Nakamura (2) |
| 14 Nov 2025 | Ghana | Home | 2-0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | Ritsu Doan (3) |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Brazil | Home | 3-2 | 15 | 9 | 24 | Takumi Minamino (3) |