Japan vs Spain: result 2-1 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 1, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Khalifa International Stadium, Doha
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What was the result of Japan vs Spain?
Japan won 2-1 on December 1, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 11′Álvaro MorataSpain
- 48′R. DōanJapan
- 51′A. TanakaJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs Spain
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
3-4-3- 11T. Kubo
- 25D. Maeda
- 15D. Kamada
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 17A. Tanaka
- 13H. Morita
- 14J. Ito
- 3S. Taniguchi
- 22M. Yoshida
- 4K. Itakura
- 12S. Gonda
Spain
4-3-3- 21Dani Olmo
- 7Álvaro Morata
- 12Nico Williams
- 26Pedri
- 5Sergio Busquets
- 9Gavi
- 14Alejandro Balde
- 4Pau Torres
- 16Rodri
- 2César Azpilicueta
- 23Unai Simón
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; Spain have 10, 3 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | USA(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2022 | Germany(home) | 1-1 | World Cup |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Costa Rica(home) | 7-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Jordan(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Portugal(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Switzerland(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Nations League |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 1.8 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Spain score 2.1 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.8 | 0.7 | 7 | 5/15 | 7/15 |
| Spain | 2.1 | 0.7 | 7 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
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 Spain sit 3rd (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | JapanGroup F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | SpainGroup H | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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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