Match prediction·World: World Cup·Sunday 14 Jun, 20:00 UTC

Netherlands vs Japan

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 1.5 Goals sits at 75% probability because Netherlands' 1.67 xG and Japan's 1.23 xG combined for a 2.90 total that overwhelms the defensive shape either side can muster.

📊 Win probability
44.6% home29.7% draw25.7% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
NetherlandsstepJapan
1.55Base xG · rolling 26-match1.28
× 1.08Home advantage · Home× 0.96
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.67Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.23

Japan average 3.5 corners per game away from home this season (2 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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home windrawaway win
Most likely outcomes
Over 1.5 goals
75%
Japan or draw
55%
Over 3.5 goals
27%

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

Most likely to score or assist

To score
Cody Gakpo
Netherlands · Liverpool
42%
To score
Memphis Depay
Netherlands · Corinthians
40%

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

More predictions for these teams

Netherlands vs Japan — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Netherlands and Japan — 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: Netherlands 45% · draw 30% · Japan 26%.

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

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Netherlands 22 Japan
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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.