Match prediction·World: World Cup·Thursday 25 Jun, 23:00 UTC

Japan vs Sweden

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Over 2.5 Goals sits at 73% probability because Japan's 1.69 xG and Sweden's 1.14 xG combine for a goal-heavy 2.83 expected total, with Japan's attacking depth around Minamino giving hosts the edge at home.

📊 Win probability
47.1% home29.6% draw23.2% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
JapanstepSweden
1.69Base xG · rolling 26-match1.14
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.69Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.14

Japan average 3.0 corners per game this season (3 competitive matches). Sweden average 5.3 corners per game away from home this season (3 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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Most likely outcomes
Over 2.5 goals
73%
Sweden to win
27%

Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.

Most likely to score or assist

To score
Viktor Gyökeres
Sweden · Arsenal
58%
To score
Alexander Isak
Sweden · Liverpool
52%

Probabilities from a per-player model on recent form and minutes played.

More predictions for these teams

Japan vs Sweden — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Japan and Sweden — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Japan 47% · draw 30% · Sweden 23%.

Model probabilities are edge estimates for entertainment — not betting advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results. 18+.

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Japan 11 Sweden
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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.