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Head to head

Japan vs United Arab Emirates

If they played today

Japan at home
69% / 19% / 12%
Japan win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Japan–United Arab Emirates
  • 2–0 12.7%
  • 1–0 12.0%
  • 2–1 9.6%
  • 1–1 9.1%
  • 3–0 8.9%
Neutral venue
61% / 22% / 17%
Japan win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Japan–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–0 11.6%
  • 2–0 11.1%
  • 1–1 10.3%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 7.1%
United Arab Emirates at home
54% / 24% / 23%
Japan win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Japan–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 11.4%
  • 1–0 11.1%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 2–0 9.5%
  • 0–1 6.6%

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

 JapanUnited Arab Emirates
Current Elo19731666
Elo rank15th74th
Peak Elo2012 (2026)1783 (2015)
Matches played794612
All-time record391W 167D 236L246W 152D 214L
Goals for1451867
Goals against915760
Biggest win14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification12–0 vs Brunei · 2001-04-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games0–8 vs Brazil · 2005-11-12 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.16<0.01
AFC Asian Cups won40
Expected AFC Asian Cups1.470.53

When they've met

Meetings
19
Japan 6W 8D 5L
Goals
21–17
Japan first
First meeting
3–2
Japan won · 1981-09-08 · Merdeka Tournament
Most recent
2–0
Japan won · 2017-03-23 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Japan's biggest win
3–1
2007-07-13 · AFC Asian Cup
United Arab Emirates' biggest win
2–0
1988-01-30 · Friendly
Most common result
1–1
Japan first · 6 times, last 2015-01-23
Current run
Won the last meeting
Japan · since 2017-03-23
19 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2017-03-232–0United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-09-011–2Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2015-01-231–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2012-09-061–0Japan homeFriendly
2008-10-091–1Japan homeFriendly
2007-07-133–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2005-05-270–1Japan homeKirin Cup
2000-08-163–1Japan homeFriendly
1998-12-110–1NeutralAsian Games
1997-10-261–1Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-09-190–0United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1994-10-031–1Japan homeAsian Games
1993-05-071–1United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1993-04-182–0Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1992-10-300–0Japan homeAFC Asian Cup
1988-12-100–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1988-01-300–2United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
1988-01-271–1United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
1981-09-083–2NeutralMerdeka Tournament