Scotland 0:1 Japan: Friendlies Match Result

Friendlies

Scotland LWWWLL

0:1

Finished

Kick-off was 28 Mar, 17:00 UTC

Japan WWDWDL

Venue: Hampden Park City: Glasgow

In the Friendlies game on 28 March 2026, Japan beat Scotland 0:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:7, corners 3:8.

Key numbers

Possession, % 45 – 55.00

Shots on target 3 – 7

Shots off target 4 – 8

Expected goals 0.88 – 2.12

⇄ 46' H. Ito — Substitution ⇄ 46' K. Sano — Substitution ⇄ 46' T. Watanabe — Substitution ⇄ 62' D. Maeda — Substitution ⇄ 62' Y. Sugawara — Substitution ⇄ 62' Y. Suzuki — Substitution ⇄ 62' K. Goto — Substitution ⇄ 63' J. McGinn — Substitution ⇄ 63' L. Dykes — Substitution 🟨 66' J. Suzuki — Yellow card ⇄ 71' A. Robertson — Substitution ⇄ 71' S. McTominay — Substitution ⇄ 77' A. Tanaka — Substitution ⇄ 78' A. Seko — Substitution ⇄ 78' J. Fujita — Substitution 🟨 78' R. Doan — Yellow card ⇄ 80' T. Conway — Substitution ⇄ 80' N. Patterson — Substitution ⚽ 84' J. Ito — Goal

Match events

46' 0:0 Japan Substitution H. Ito off: J. Suzuki
46' 0:0 Japan Substitution K. Sano off: K. Mitoma
46' 0:0 Japan Substitution T. Watanabe off: S. Taniguchi
62' 0:0 Japan Substitution D. Maeda off: K. Nakamura
62' 0:0 Japan Substitution Y. Sugawara off: R. Doan
62' 0:0 Japan Substitution Y. Suzuki off: J. Ito
62' 0:0 Japan Substitution K. Goto off: A. Ueda
63' 0:0 Scotland Substitution J. McGinn off: R. Christie
63' 0:0 Scotland Substitution L. Dykes off: G. Hirst
66' 0:0 Japan Yellow card J. Suzuki
71' 0:0 Scotland Substitution A. Robertson off: K. Tierney
71' 0:0 Scotland Substitution S. McTominay off: B. Gilmour
77' 0:0 Japan Substitution A. Tanaka off: D. Kamada
78' 0:0 Japan Substitution A. Seko off: D. Hashioka
78' 0:0 Japan Substitution J. Fujita off: K. Shiogai
78' 0:0 Japan Yellow card R. Doan
80' 0:0 Scotland Substitution T. Conway off: F. Curtis
80' 0:0 Scotland Substitution N. Patterson off: A. Ralston
84' 0:1 Japan Goal J. Ito assist: K. Shiogai

Statistics

45 Possession, % 55.00

3 Shots on target 7

4 Shots off target 8

0.88 Expected goals 2.12

1 Big chances 3

122 Attacks 204

3 Corners 8

7 Fouls 16

15 Free kicks 7

0 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 7

13 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

11/2544% Aerial duels 14/2556%

82 Backward passes 110

1 Blocked shots 3

30 Clearances 16

4/1233% Crosses 6/2129%

3/743% Dribbles 8/1173%

0.54 Expected assists 1.31

85 Failed passes 73

6 Goalkeeper saves 3

8 Interceptions 12

6 Key passes 16

19/4740% Long passes 15/4533%

33 Passes into the final third 100

180 Passes in the opposition half 294

327 Passes in own half 335

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.39

2 Shots from outside the box 2

6 Shots inside the box 15

7/978% Tackles 10/1471%

495 Total passes 608

Line-ups

Scotland

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Angus Gunn	1
2	Anthony Ralston	2
3	Andrew Henry Robertson	3
13	Jack William Hendry	13
26	Scott Fraser McKenna	26
4	Scott Francis McTominay	4
7	John McGinn	7
19	Lewis Ferguson	19
23	Kenneth McLean	23
9	Lyndon John Dykes	9
20	Tommy Daniel John Conway	20

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Liam Kelly	12
21	Scott Bain	21
2	Nathan Patterson	2
5	Grant Hanley	5
6	Kieran Tierney	6
15	John Souttar	15
17	Dominic John Hyam	17
22	Max Johnston	22
8	Billy Clifford Gilmour	8
11	Ryan Christie	11
14	Lennon Miller	14
16	Ross McCrorie	16
25	F. Curtis	25
10	Ché Zach Everton Fred Adams	10
18	George Hirst	18

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Japan

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Zion Suzuki	1
2	Yukinari Sugawara	2
4	Ko Itakura	4
5	Tsuyoshi Watanabe	5
21	Hiroki Ito	21
6	Joel Chima Fujita	6
8	Yuito Suzuki	8
17	Ao Tanaka	17
20	Kodai Sano	20
11	Daizen Maeda	11
26	Keisuke Goto	26

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Keisuke Osako	12
23	Tomoki Hayakawa	23
3	Shogo Taniguchi	3
16	Daiki Hashioka	16
25	Junnosuke Suzuki	25
7	Kaoru Mitoma	7
10	Ritsu Dōan	10
13	Keito Nakamura	13
14	Junya Ito	14
15	Daichi Kamada	15
24	Kaishu Sano	24
9	Shuto Machino	9
18	Ayase Ueda	18
19	Koki Ogawa	19
22	Kento Shioya	22