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FIFA World Cup·Round of 16·2022-12-05360° TRACKING
Japan1–1Croatia
✦The read
templateJapan and Croatia drew 1-1. The expected-goals battle was even (Japan 4.20 - 3.99 Croatia). Croatia dominated the ball with 60% possession. Daizen Maeda led the scoring with 1 goal.
Box score
Match statistics
4.20xG3.99
40%Possession60%
17Shots21
8On target7
75%Pass %83%
92Prog. passes140
115Final-3rd passes159
11Deep completions15
1.50xT created1.73
43%Field tilt57%
28.0PPDA20.2
Chance quality
Shot map
● 4.20 xG● 3.99 xG
Circle ∝ xG · filled = goal · Japan attacks right, Croatia left
Momentum
Cumulative xG timeline
Japan
network · pre 1st subDirectness 14%Width 97%Counter 6%Set-piece 65%Line height 50m
Croatia
network · pre 1st subDirectness 15%Width 95%Counter 0%Set-piece 67%Line height 56m
Difference makers
Key players — by xG + xA + xT
| Player | Pos | Min | G | A | xG | xA | xT | Pass | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelo Brozović | Center Defensive Midfield | 125 | 1 | 0 | 0.78 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 131 | 89 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | Left Wing Back | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 31 | 71 |
| Mario Pašalić | Left Wing | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0.87 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 17 | 59 |
| Takumi Minamino | Right Wing | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 14 | 71 |
| Nikola Vlašić | Left Center Midfield | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 9 | 89 |
| Marko Livaja | Center Forward | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 4 | 75 |
| Takuma Asano | Center Forward | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 11 | 73 |
| Maya Yoshida | Center Back | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 48 | 83 |
| Wataru Endo | Right Defensive Midfield | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.40 | 65 | 88 |
| Josip Juranović | Right Back | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.49 | 98 | 84 |