Japan vs Poland: result 0-1 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on June 28, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
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What was the result of Japan vs Poland?
Poland won 0-1 on June 28, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 59′J. BednarekPoland
Official lineup for Japan vs Poland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
4-4-2- 13Y. Muto
- 11T. Usami
- 9S. Okazaki
- 7G. Shibasaki
- 16H. Yamaguchi
- 21G. Sakai
- 19H. Sakai
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 22M. Yoshida
- 20T. Makino
- 1E. Kawashima
Poland
4-2-3-1- 9R. Lewandowski
- 21R. Kurzawa
- 6J. Góralski
- 19P. Zieliński
- 10G. Krychowiak
- 11K. Grosicki
- 5J. Bednarek
- 18B. Bereszyński
- 15K. Glik
- 3A. Jędrzejczyk
- 22Ł. Fabiański
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Poland have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2018 | Senegal(home) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 19, 2018 | Colombia(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 12, 2018 | Paraguay(home) | 4-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Switzerland(away) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| May 30, 2018 | Ghana(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2018 | Colombia(home) | 0-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 19, 2018 | Senegal(home) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 12, 2018 | Lithuania(home) | 4-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Chile(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| Mar 27, 2018 | South Korea(home) | 3-2 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 1.3 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Poland score 2.1 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Poland | 2.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 7/15 | 12/15 |
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