Brazil are more likely than not to avoid defeat, but it is close. They have won four of the last five between them. The model sees around three goals in it.
The chances
What we expect from each side
The grey number is their average over the last six.
Each bar is split by each side's share of the total.
What would change the call
Brazil or draw is 68% now. Here is what it would become at half-time:
Each row is the call worked out again for that half-time score. Lineups are not in it — we publish per-player shooting rates, not a squad-strength number, so what a rested front three does to this figure is not something we can honestly put a number on.
Japan · last 6
Brazil · last 6
First half — what we expect
First-half chances
How likely each side is to reach these totals before half-time.
Second half — who scores?
At half-time we update each side’s chance of scoring in the second half from what the first half showed.
Head to head
Common questions
Who will win Japan vs Brazil?
Bawler's model rates this match: Brazil are favoured (41% win probability vs 32% for Japan, 26% draw). The model uses each side’s expected goals, recent form and the strength of the opposition.
What is the predicted score for Japan vs Brazil?
The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is Japan 1-1 Brazil (12.4% probability). Expected total goals: 2.8.
How does Bawler predict Japan vs Brazil?
Bawler estimates each side's expected goals from its results and the quality of its chances, adjusted for the strength of the opposition and for home advantage, then works out the chance of every scoreline to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. Team news and lineups are not built into these numbers. For this match that gives Japan 32%, the draw 26% and Brazil 41%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.
Will both teams score in Japan vs Brazil?
Probably — Bawler's model gives both teams scoring a 57% chance. That is based on Japan expecting 1.32 goals and Brazil 1.52.
Over or under 2.5 goals in Japan vs Brazil?
Bawler's model expects 2.8 goals in total. It leans slightly towards three or more goals: over 2.5 goals is 54%.