Statistics below relate to both teams' performance as of the date this game was played.
Japan
OVERALL FORM
| Rating | Trend | |
| Overall Form | 8 |  |
| Scoring Form | 8 | |
| Defence Form | 7 | |
JAPAN RECENT RESULTS
| 19/06/2018 | Colombia 1 Japan 2 | W |
| 12/06/2018 | Japan 4 Paraguay 2 | W |
| 08/06/2018 | Switzerland 2 Japan 0 | L |
| 30/05/2018 | Japan 0 Ghana 2 | L |
| 27/03/2018 | Japan 1 Ukraine 2 | L |
| 23/03/2018 | Japan 1 Mali 1 | D |
| 14/11/2017 | Belgium 1 Japan 0 | L |
| 10/11/2017 | Japan 1 Brazil 3 | L |
| 10/10/2017 | Japan 3 Haiti 3 | D |
| 06/10/2017 | Japan 2 New Zealand 1 | W |
Senegal
OVERALL FORM
| Rating | Trend | |
| Overall Form | 6 | |
| Scoring Form | 8 | |
| Defence Form | 7 | |
SENEGAL RECENT RESULTS
| 19/06/2018 | Poland 1 Senegal 2 | W |
| 11/06/2018 | South Korea 0 Senegal 2 | W |
| 08/06/2018 | Croatia 2 Senegal 1 | L |
| 31/05/2018 | Luxembourg 0 Senegal 0 | D |
| 27/03/2018 | Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 Senegal 0 | D |
| 23/03/2018 | Senegal 1 Uzbekistan 1 | D |
| 14/11/2017 | Senegal 2 South Africa 1 | W |
| 10/11/2017 | South Africa 0 Senegal 2 | W |
| 07/10/2017 | Cape Verde Islands 0 Senegal 2 | W |
| 05/09/2017 | Burkina Faso 2 Senegal 2 | D |
