Japan vs Costa Rica: result 0-1 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on November 27, 2022 at 10:00 AM (UTC)Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita
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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
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?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Japan win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 Costa Rica win(s).
| 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 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy