Japan vs Croatia: result 1-1 and analysis
World CupRound of 16Kick-off on December 5, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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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
Official lineup for Japan vs Croatia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
3-4-3- 15D. Kamada
- 25D. Maeda
- 8R. Dōan
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 13H. Morita
- 6W. Endo
- 14J. Ito
- 3S. Taniguchi
- 22M. Yoshida
- 16T. Tomiyasu
- 12S. Gonda
Croatia
4-3-3- 4I. Perišić
- 16B. Petković
- 9A. Kramarić
- 8M. Kovačić
- 11M. Brozović
- 10L. Modrić
- 3B. Barišić
- 20J. Gvardiol
- 6D. Lovren
- 22J. Juranović
- 1D. Livaković
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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2022 | Spain(home) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Costa Rica(home) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2022 | Belgium(home) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 27, 2022 | Canada(home) | 4-1 | World Cup |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Morocco(away) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 25, 2022 | Austria(away) | 3-1 | UEFA 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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.8 | 0.8 | 6 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Croatia | 1.7 | 0.8 | 6 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
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 Croatia sit 4th (0 points from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | JapanGroup F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | CroatiaGroup L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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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