Japan vs Colombia: result 1-4 and analysis
World CupGroup stage - 3Kick-off on June 24, 2014 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs Colombia?
Colombia won 1-4 on June 24, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 17′J. CuadradoColombia (pen.)
- 45′S. OkazakiJapan
- 55′J. MartínezColombia
- 82′J. MartínezColombia
- 89′J. RodríguezColombia
Official lineup for Japan vs Colombia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
- 9S. Okazaki
- 13Y. Ōkubo
- 4Keisuke Honda
- 10S. Kagawa
- 14T. Aoyama
- 2Atsuto Uchida
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 15Y. Konno
- 17M. Hasebe
- 22M. Yoshida
- 1E. Kawashima
Colombia
- 11J. Cuadrado
- 19A. Ramos
- 21J. Martínez
- 13F. Guarín
- 15A. Mejía
- 20J. Quintero
- 4S. Arias
- 7P. Armero
- 16É. Balanta
- 23Carlos Enrique Valdés Parra
- 1D. Ospina
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Colombia have 2, 0 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2014 | Greece(home) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2014 | Ivory Coast(away) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 22, 2013 | Mexico(home) | 1-2 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 19, 2013 | Italy(away) | 3-4 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 15, 2013 | Brazil(away) | 0-3 | Confederations Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2014 | Ivory Coast(home) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 14, 2014 | Greece(home) | 3-0 | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 1.6 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Colombia score 2.5 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.6 | 1.3 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Colombia | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Japan sit 2nd in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and Colombia sit 1st (3 points from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ColombiaGroup K | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | JapanGroup F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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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