Saudi Arabia vs Japan: result 0-5 and analysis
Asian CupGroup stage - 3Kick-off on January 17, 2011 at 01:15 PM (UTC)King Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh
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What was the result of Saudi Arabia vs Japan?
Japan won 0-5 on January 17, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 8′S. OkazakiJapan
- 13′S. OkazakiJapan
- 19′Ryoichi MaedaJapan
- 51′Ryoichi MaedaJapan
- 80′S. OkazakiJapan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 2 matches in all competitions, Saudi Arabia have 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats; Japan have 3, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2011 | Jordan(away) | 0-1 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 9, 2011 | Syria(home) | 1-2 | Asian Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2011 | Syria(away) | 2-1 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 9, 2011 | Jordan(home) | 1-1 | Asian Cup |
| Jun 29, 2010 | Paraguay(away) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 24, 2010 | Denmark(away) | 3-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 19, 2010 | Netherlands(away) | 0-1 | World Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Saudi Arabia score 0.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 2; Japan score 1.2 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Japan | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2 | 3/6 | 2/6 |
Over the last 2 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy