World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Third Round

Mar 25, 2025 at 10.35am UK

Japan
0 - 0
Saudi Arabia

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Japan and Saudi Arabia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Japan

All competitions

Last Game: Japan 2-0 Bahrain
Thursday, March 20 at 10.35am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Next Game: Australia vs. Japan
Thursday, June 5 at 1am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Current Third Round Group C Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Japan	0	0	0
2	Australia	0	0	0
3	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0
4	China	0	0	0
5	Bahrain	0	0	0
6	Indonesia	0	0	0

Saudi Arabia

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Saudi Arabia 1-0 China
Thursday, March 20 at 6.15pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Next Game: Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia
Thursday, June 5 at 1am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Current Third Round Group C Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Japan	0	0	0
2	Australia	0	0	0
3	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0
4	China	0	0	0
5	Bahrain	0	0	0
6	Indonesia	0	0	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Japan win with a probability of 65.52%. A draw has a probability of 19.1% and a win for Saudi Arabia has a probability of 15.42%.

The most likely scoreline for a Japan win is 2-0 with a probability of 10%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (9.84%) and 1-0 (8.99%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (8.84%), while for a Saudi Arabia win it is 1-2 (4.35%).

Result
Japan	Draw	Saudi Arabia
65.52% ( 2.04)	19.06% ( -0.9)	15.42% ( -1.14)

Both teams to score 55.84% (

0.51)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

62.22% (

1.95)

37.78% (

-1.94)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

39.97% (

2.05)

60.03% (

-2.05)

Japan Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

89.21% (

1.11)

10.79% (

-1.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

65.19% (

2.41)

34.81% (

-2.41)

Saudi Arabia Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.6% (

-0.21)

37.4% (

0.21)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.81% (

-0.21)

74.18% (

0.21)

Score Analysis

Japan 65.51%

Saudi Arabia 15.42%

Draw 19.06%

Japan	Draw	Saudi Arabia
2-0 @ 10% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 9.84% ( -0.08) 1-0 @ 8.99% ( -0.43) 3-0 @ 7.43% ( 0.31) 3-1 @ 7.3% ( 0.26) 4-0 @ 4.13% ( 0.35) 4-1 @ 4.07% ( 0.32) 3-2 @ 3.59% ( 0.11) 4-2 @ 2% ( 0.15) 5-0 @ 1.84% ( 0.23) 5-1 @ 1.81% ( 0.22) Other @ 4.53% Total : 65.51%	1-1 @ 8.84% ( -0.48) 2-2 @ 4.84% ( -0.07) 0-0 @ 4.04% ( -0.39) 3-3 @ 1.18% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.18% Total : 19.06%	1-2 @ 4.35% ( -0.26) 0-1 @ 3.97% ( -0.41) 0-2 @ 1.95% ( -0.21) 2-3 @ 1.59% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 1.42% ( -0.1) Other @ 2.14% Total : 15.42%