World Cup | Group Stage
Nov 27, 2022 at 10am UK
Japan0 - 1Costa Rica
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
World Cup
Last Game: Germany 1-2 Japan
Wednesday, November 23 at 1pm in World Cup
Wednesday, November 23 at 1pm in World Cup
| Current Group E Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 1 | -7 | 0 |
World Cup
Last Game: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica
Wednesday, November 23 at 4pm in World Cup
Wednesday, November 23 at 4pm in World Cup
| Current Group E Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 1 | -7 | 0 |
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 | ||
| Japan | Draw | Costa Rica |
64.53% ( 0.19) | 21.58% ( -0.09) | 13.9% ( -0.11) |
| Both teams to score 43.83% ( -0.03) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
