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Head to head

Australia vs Japan

If they played today

Australia at home
40% / 26% / 34%
Australia win / draw / Japan win
Australia–Japan
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 1–0 9.9%
  • 0–1 9.1%
  • 2–1 8.5%
  • 1–2 7.8%
Neutral venue
32% / 26% / 42%
Australia win / draw / Japan win
Australia–Japan
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 0–1 10.2%
  • 1–2 8.8%
  • 1–0 8.6%
  • 2–1 7.5%
Japan at home
25% / 25% / 50%
Australia win / draw / Japan win
Australia–Japan
  • 1–1 11.7%
  • 0–1 10.8%
  • 1–2 9.5%
  • 0–2 8.8%
  • 1–0 7.2%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 AustraliaJapan
Current Elo19081973
Elo rank22nd15th
Peak Elo1969 (1997)2012 (2026)
Matches played585794
All-time record297W 125D 163L391W 167D 236L
Goals for11701451
Goals against622915
Biggest win31–0 vs American Samoa · 2001-04-11 · FIFA World Cup qualification14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–8 vs South Africa · 1955-09-17 · Friendly2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.090.16
AFC Asian Cups won14
Expected AFC Asian Cups0.751.47

When they've met

Meetings
28
Australia 7W 10D 11L
Goals
32–40
Australia first
First meeting
2–2
Drawn · 1968-03-30 · Friendly
Most recent
1–0
Australia won · 2025-06-05 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Australia's biggest win
3–0
1996-02-14 · Friendly
Japan's biggest win
4–1
1996-02-10 · Friendly
Most common result
1–1
Australia first · 7 times, last 2024-10-15
Current run
Unbeaten in 2
Australia · since 2024-10-15
28 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-06-051–0Australia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2024-10-151–1Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2022-03-240–2Australia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2021-10-121–2Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2017-08-310–2Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-10-111–1Australia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2014-11-181–2Japan homeFriendly
2013-07-252–3NeutralEAFF Championship
2013-06-041–1Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2012-06-121–1Australia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-01-290–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2009-06-172–1Australia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2009-02-110–0Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2007-07-211–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2006-06-123–1NeutralFIFA World Cup
2001-08-150–3Japan homeFriendly
2001-06-070–1Japan homeConfederations Cup
1998-02-150–3Australia homeFriendly
1996-02-143–0Australia homeFriendly
1996-02-101–4Australia homeFriendly
1995-02-152–1Australia homeFriendly
1994-09-270–0Japan homeFriendly
1994-05-221–1Japan homeKirin Cup
1969-10-161–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1969-10-103–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1968-04-041–3Australia homeFriendly
1968-03-313–1Australia homeFriendly
1968-03-302–2Australia homeFriendly