Japan vs Costa Rica: result 0-1 and analysis
World CupGroup stage · Matchday 2Kick-off on November 27, 2022 at 10:00 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs Costa Rica?
Costa Rica won 0-1 on November 27, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 81′K. FullerCosta Rica
Official lineup for Japan vs Costa Rica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
4-2-3-1- 21A. Ueda
- 24Y. Soma
- 15D. Kamada
- 8R. Dōan
- 13H. Morita
- 6W. Endo
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 22M. Yoshida
- 4K. Itakura
- 2M. Yamane
- 12S. Gonda
Costa Rica
5-4-1- 7A. Contreras
- 12J. Campbell
- 17Y. Tejeda
- 5C. Borges
- 13G. Torres
- 8B. Oviedo
- 15F. Calvo
- 19K. Waston
- 6Ó. Duarte
- 4K. Fuller
- 1K. Navas
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Costa Rica have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2022 | Germany(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Canada(home) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Ecuador(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 23, 2022 | USA(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Jul 27, 2022 | South Korea(home) | 3-0 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 2022 | Spain(away) | 0-7 | World Cup |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Nigeria(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Uzbekistan(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 23, 2022 | South Korea(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 14, 2022 | New Zealand(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Intercontinental Play-offs |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Japan win, 0 draws, 0 Costa Rica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2018 | Japan 3-0 Costa Rica | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 1.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Costa Rica score 1.2 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.9 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Costa Rica | 1.2 | 1.0 | 8 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Japan | 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