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Germany vs Japan: result 1-2 and analysis

World CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on November 23, 2022 at 01:00 PM (UTC)Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Germany
1-2
Japan

Full time

What was the result of Germany vs Japan?

Japan won 1-2 on November 23, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 33′İ. GündoğanGermany (pen.)
  • 75′R. DōanJapan
  • 83′T. AsanoJapan

Official lineup for Germany vs Japan

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Germany

4-2-3-1
  1. 7K. Havertz
  1. 14J. Musiala
  2. 13T. Müller
  3. 10S. Gnabry
  1. 21İ. Gündoğan
  2. 6J. Kimmich
  1. 3D. Raum
  2. 23N. Schlotterbeck
  3. 2A. Rüdiger
  4. 15N. Süle
  1. 1M. Neuer

Japan

4-2-3-1
  1. 25D. Maeda
  1. 11T. Kubo
  2. 15D. Kamada
  3. 14J. Ito
  1. 17A. Tanaka
  2. 6W. Endo
  1. 5Y. Nagatomo
  2. 22M. Yoshida
  3. 4K. Itakura
  4. 19H. Sakai
  1. 12S. Gonda
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Germany have 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat; Japan have 9, 3 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Germany
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 16, 2022Oman(away)1-0Friendlies
Sep 26, 2022England(away)3-3UEFA Nations League
Sep 23, 2022Hungary(home)0-1UEFA Nations League
Jun 14, 2022Italy(home)5-2UEFA Nations League
Jun 11, 2022Hungary(away)1-1UEFA Nations League
Japan
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 17, 2022Canada(home)1-2Friendlies
Sep 27, 2022Ecuador(home)0-0Friendlies
Sep 23, 2022USA(home)2-0Friendlies
Jul 27, 2022South Korea(home)3-0EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Jul 24, 2022China(home)0-0EAFF E-1 Football Championship

How many goals should we expect?

Germany score 2.9 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Japan score 1.9 and concede 0.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Germany2.90.868/158/15
Japan1.90.694/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Germany sit 1st in World Cup (3 points from 1 match) and Japan sit 2nd (1 point from 1 match).

2026 standings
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1GermanyGroup E1100713
2JapanGroup F1010221

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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