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Japan Prediction

Form, fixtures and every settled pick · updated 13 August 2026

Matches
6
6 settled
Goals for
1.37
Expected, per match
Goals against
1.45
Expected, per match
High-confidence accuracy
50%
3/6 calls

Japan prediction: Bawler's model rates Japan at 1.37 expected goals scored and 1.45 conceded per match across 6 settled fixtures, and its high-confidence calls on them have been correct 50% of the time. They have won 2 of their last 5 settled matches. No Japan fixture falls inside the next 30 days — the next one will be forecast here as soon as it is scheduled. Full form, recent scoring and defending trend and every settled prediction are below.

Japan sit close to the World Cup average on both sides of the ball, creating 1.37 expected goals a game and conceding 1.45. Across 6 settled fixtures the model's high-confidence calls on Japan have been correct 50% of the time.

Form pulse

The last 5 settled results, most recent first.

Record
3W 2D 1L
Real goals
1.7 – 0.8
For / against, per match

Attack vs defence

How Japan compare with the World: World Cup average, per match.

Goals for
1.37
Above average
Goals against
1.45
Leakier than most
Scored1.37
Conceded1.45

The grey line on each bar is the World: World Cup average (1.33 scored, 1.38 conceded).

📊 Japan in numbers

4 competitive matches · friendlies excluded
2.0
Goals · per game
let in 1.3
🏠 1.0✈️ 2.3
3.0
Corners · per game
give up 5.7
🏠 2.0✈️ 3.5
8.0
Shots · per game
faced 10.3
🏠 8.0✈️ 8.0
3.3
On target · per game
faced 4.0
🏠 3.0✈️ 3.5
🗓️ Last 4 games
29 Jun
1-2
@ Brazil
🚩 2-6
25 Jun
1-1
vs Sweden
🚩 2-8
21 Jun
4-0
@ Tunisia
🚩 5-3
14 Jun
2-2
@ Netherlands
🚩 -

Real counted numbers, updated daily · see them working on today's tips →

Model accuracy on Japan matches
50%
of high-confidence calls correct, over 6

When the model makes a high-confidence call on a Japan fixture, it is right 3 out of 6 (50%). This sits below the cross-league baseline — the model finds this team harder to read than most. Every prediction is logged before kickoff and settled publicly.

Recent matches (last 6)

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