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FIFA World Cup·Group Stage·2022-11-27360° TRACKING
Japan0–1Costa Rica
✦The read
templateCosta Rica beat Japan 1-0. Japan created the better chances (xG Japan 0.77 - 0.20 Costa Rica). Keysher Fuller Spence led the scoring with 1 goal.
Box score
Match statistics
0.77xG0.20
56%Possession44%
13Shots4
3On target1
85%Pass %80%
107Prog. passes69
125Final-3rd passes30
5Deep completions2
1.29xT created0.39
79%Field tilt21%
15.8PPDA30.0
Chance quality
Shot map
● 0.77 xG● 0.20 xG
Circle ∝ xG · filled = goal · Japan attacks right, Costa Rica left
Momentum
Cumulative xG timeline
Japan
network · pre 1st subDirectness 11%Width 92%Counter 0%Set-piece 54%Line height 65m
Costa Rica
network · pre 1st subDirectness 5%Width 98%Counter 0%Set-piece 25%Line height 45m
Difference makers
Key players — by xG + xA + xT
| Player | Pos | Min | G | A | xG | xA | xT | Pass | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidemasa Morita | Left Defensive Midfield | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.30 | 68 | 87 |
| Daichi Kamada | Left Center Forward | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 34 | 77 |
| Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde | Left Defensive Midfield | 97 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 49 | 88 |
| Takuma Asano | Center Forward | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 6 | 83 |
| Wataru Endo | Right Defensive Midfield | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 89 | 81 |
| Yuki Soma | Left Midfield | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 20 | 65 |
| Keysher Fuller Spence | Right Wing Back | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 24 | 75 |
| Junya Ito | Right Wing | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 7 | 29 |
| Miki Yamane | Right Back | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 33 | 76 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | Right Wing Back | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 14 | 79 |