Japan vs Uruguay: result 4-3 and analysis
FriendliesFriendlies 1Kick-off on October 16, 2018 at 10:35 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs Uruguay?
Japan won 4-3 on October 16, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 10′T. MinaminoJapan
- 28′G. PereiroUruguay
- 36′Y. OsakoJapan
- 57′E. CavaniUruguay
- 59′R. DōanJapan
- 66′T. MinaminoJapan
- 75′J. RodríguezUruguay
Official lineup for Japan vs Uruguay
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
- 9T. Minamino
- 15Y. Osako
- 21R. Dōan
- 6W. Endo
- 7G. Shibasaki
- 10S. Nakajima
- 2G. Miura
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 19H. Sakai
- 22M. Yoshida
- 1M. Higashiguchi
Uruguay
- 21E. Cavani
- 6R. Bentancur
- 10G. de Arrascaeta
- 14L. Torreira
- 16G. Pereiro
- 17D. Laxalt
- 3D. Godín
- 4M. Saracchi
- 19S. Coates
- 22M. Cáceres
- 1F. Muslera
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2018 | Panama(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Costa Rica(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Belgium(away) | 2-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Poland(home) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 24, 2018 | Senegal(home) | 2-2 | World Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2018 | South Korea(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Sep 8, 2018 | Mexico(away) | 4-1 | Friendlies |
| Jul 6, 2018 | France(home) | 0-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 30, 2018 | Portugal(home) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 25, 2018 | Russia(home) | 3-0 | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Uruguay score 1.7 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Uruguay | 1.7 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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