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Paraguay vs Japan: result 0-0 and analysis

World Cup8th FinalsKick-off on June 29, 2010 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Antonio Aranda, Ciudad del Este

Paraguay
0-0
Japan

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What was the result of Paraguay vs Japan?

Paraguay and Japan drew 0-0 on June 29, 2010.

Official lineup for Paraguay vs Japan

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Paraguay

  1. 9R. Santa Cruz
  2. 10E. Benítez
  3. 19L. Barrios
  4. 21A. Alcáraz
  1. 13E. Vera
  2. 16C. Riveros
  3. 20N. Ortigoza
  1. 3C. Morel
  2. 6C. Bonet
  3. 14P. Da Silva
  1. 1J. Villar

Japan

  1. 2Y. Abe
  2. 16Y. Ōkubo
  1. 7Y. Endō
  2. 8D. Matsui
  3. 18Keisuke Honda
  1. 3Yūichi Komano
  2. 4Marcus Tulio Tanaka
  3. 5Y. Nagatomo
  4. 17M. Hasebe
  5. 22Y. Nakazawa
  1. 21E. Kawashima
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 3 matches in all competitions, Paraguay have 1 win, 2 draws and 0 defeats; Japan have 2, 0 and 1.

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

Paraguay
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 24, 2010New Zealand(home)0-0World Cup
Jun 20, 2010Slovakia(away)2-0World Cup
Jun 14, 2010Italy(away)1-1World Cup
Japan
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 24, 2010Denmark(away)3-1World Cup
Jun 19, 2010Netherlands(away)0-1World Cup
Jun 14, 2010Cameroon(home)1-0World Cup

How many goals should we expect?

Paraguay score 1.0 and concede 0.3 goals per match over their last 3; Japan score 1.3 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Paraguay1.00.321/30/3
Japan1.30.711/31/3

Over the last 3 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Paraguay sit 3rd in World Cup (3 points from 2 matches) and Japan sit 2nd (1 point from 1 match).

2026 standings
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2JapanGroup F1010221
3ParaguayGroup D2101243

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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

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