Japan national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Nov 27, 2022 at 10am UK
 
Costa Rica national football team

Japan
0 - 1
Costa Rica

FT(HT: 0-0)
Fuller (81')

The Match

Match Report

Japan miss the chance to move onto six points in Group E, as they suffer a 1-0 defeat to Costa Rica in their second match at the World Cup.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's World Cup clash between Japan and Costa Rica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Japan could line up in Sunday's World Cup clash with Costa Rica.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Germany 1-2 Japan
Wednesday, November 23 at 1pm in World Cup
All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica
Wednesday, November 23 at 4pm in World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Japan win with a probability of 64.53%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Costa Rica had a probability of 13.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Japan win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.99%) and 2-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.13%), while for a Costa Rica win it was 0-1 (5.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.

Result
JapanDrawCosta Rica
64.53% (0.19300000000001 0.19)21.58% (-0.085999999999999 -0.09)13.9% (-0.109 -0.11)
Both teams to score 43.83% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.2% (0.117 0.12)51.8% (-0.12 -0.12)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.44% (0.103 0.1)73.57% (-0.105 -0.11)
Japan Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.62% (0.10299999999999 0.1)15.39% (-0.103 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.82% (0.192 0.19)44.18% (-0.194 -0.19)
Costa Rica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
51.8% (-0.092999999999996 -0.09)48.2% (0.091999999999999 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
16.62% (-0.068000000000001 -0.07)83.38% (0.064999999999998 0.06)
Score Analysis
    Japan 64.53%
    Costa Rica 13.9%
    Draw 21.58%
JapanDrawCosta Rica
1-0 @ 13.88% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 12.99% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
2-1 @ 9.48% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-0 @ 8.11% (0.048 0.05)
3-1 @ 5.92% (0.019 0.02)
4-0 @ 3.79% (0.036 0.04)
4-1 @ 2.77% (0.019 0.02)
3-2 @ 2.16% (0.0019999999999998 0)
5-0 @ 1.42% (0.019 0.02)
5-1 @ 1.04% (0.011 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.01% (0.004 0)
Other @ 1.97%
Total : 64.53%
1-1 @ 10.13% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
0-0 @ 7.42% (-0.036 -0.04)
2-2 @ 3.46% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 0.57%
Total : 21.58%
0-1 @ 5.41% (-0.04 -0.04)
1-2 @ 3.7% (-0.024 -0.02)
0-2 @ 1.98% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 2.81%
Total : 13.9%

How you voted: Japan vs Costa Rica

Japan
83.6%
Draw
9.0%
Costa Rica
7.5%
748
Head to Head
Sep 11, 2018 11.20am
Japan
3-0
Costa Rica
Sasaki (16'), Minamino (67'), Ito (90')

Cruz (33'), Duarte (77')
Jun 3, 2014 2am
Costa Rica
1-3
Japan
Ruiz (32')
Endo (60'), Kagawa (80'), Kakitani (90')
Osako (8'), Konno (38')
rhs 2.0
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