Match

Japan vs Croatia: result 1-1 and analysis

World CupRound of 16Kick-off on December 5, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita

Japan
1-1
Croatia

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What was the result of Japan vs Croatia?

Japan and Croatia drew 1-1 on December 5, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 43′D. MaedaJapan
  • 55′I. PerišićCroatia
  • 120′N. VlašićCroatia (pen.)
  • 120′M. BrozovićCroatia (pen.)
  • 120′T. AsanoJapan (pen.)
  • 120′Mario PasalicCroatia (pen.)

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Croatia have 9, 5 and 1.

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

Japan
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 1, 2022Spain(home)2-1World Cup
Nov 27, 2022Costa Rica(home)0-1World Cup
Nov 23, 2022Germany(away)2-1World Cup
Nov 17, 2022Canada(home)1-2Friendlies
Sep 27, 2022Ecuador(home)0-0Friendlies
Croatia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 1, 2022Belgium(home)0-0World Cup
Nov 27, 2022Canada(home)4-1World Cup
Nov 23, 2022Morocco(away)0-0World Cup
Nov 16, 2022Saudi Arabia(away)1-0Friendlies
Sep 25, 2022Austria(away)3-1UEFA Nations League

How many goals should we expect?

Japan score 1.8 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Croatia score 1.7 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Japan1.80.866/158/15
Croatia1.70.868/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Japan sit 2nd in World Cup (1 points from 1 matches) and Croatia sit 4th (0 points from 1 matches).

2026 standings
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2Japan1010221
4Croatia1001240

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

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