Head to head

Japan vs Vietnam

If they played today

Japan at home

76% / 16% / 8%

Japan win / draw / Vietnam win

Japan–Vietnam

2–0 14.2%
1–0 12.3%
3–0 11.0%
2–1 8.8%
1–1 7.6%

Neutral venue

69% / 19% / 12%

Japan win / draw / Vietnam win

Japan–Vietnam

2–0 12.7%
1–0 12.0%
2–1 9.6%
1–1 9.1%
3–0 8.9%

Vietnam at home

61% / 22% / 17%

Japan win / draw / Vietnam win

Japan–Vietnam

1–0 11.6%
2–0 11.1%
1–1 10.3%
2–1 9.9%
3–0 7.1%

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

	Japan	Vietnam
Current Elo	1973	1565
Elo rank	15th	92nd
Peak Elo	2012 (2026)	1612 (1963)
Matches played	794	501
All-time record	391W 167D 236L	217W 98D 186L
Goals for	1451	878
Goals against	915	721
Biggest win	14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification	11–0 vs Guam · 2000-01-23 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss	2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games	1–9 vs Indonesia · 1971-05-02 · Korea Cup
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.16	0.00
AFC Asian Cups won	4	0
Expected AFC Asian Cups	1.47	0.46

When they've met

Meetings

Japan 9W 1D 2L

Goals

27–12

Japan first

First meeting

2–3

Vietnam won · 1961-08-10 · Merdeka Tournament

Most recent

4–2

Japan won · 2024-01-14 · AFC Asian Cup

Japan's biggest win

5–1

1963-08-12 · Merdeka Tournament

Vietnam's biggest win

2–0

1966-08-22 · Merdeka Tournament

Most common result

1–0

Japan first · 3 times, last 2021-11-11

Current run

Unbeaten in 7

Japan · since 1973-05-20

12 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2024-01-14	4–2	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
2022-03-29	1–1	Japan home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2021-11-11	1–0	Vietnam home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2019-01-24	1–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
2011-10-07	1–0	Japan home	Friendly
2007-07-16	4–1	Vietnam home	AFC Asian Cup
1973-05-20	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
1966-08-22	0–2	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament
1965-08-28	2–1	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament
1963-10-12	2–1	Japan home	Friendly
1963-08-12	5–1	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament
1961-08-10	2–3	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament