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Japan national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round
Mar 21, 2024 at 10.23am UK
Grenada National Stadium
North Korea national football team

Japan
1 - 0
North Korea

Tanaka (2')
Ito (60')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Kuk-Chol (20'), Ri (73'), Kang II (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Japan and North Korea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Iran 2-1 Japan
Saturday, February 3 at 11.30am in Asian Cup
All competitions
Last Game: Myanmar 1-6 North Korea
Tuesday, November 21 at 9.30am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

We said: Japan 3-0 North Korea

North Korea will be motivated to upset the odds here, aware of how all but a few people will expect this group to be a foregone conclusion for Japan. We expect it to be just that for this game, too, with Japan cruising to the three points and another clean sheet. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Japan win with a probability of 80.23%. A draw has a probability of 12.9% and a win for North Korea has a probability of 6.82%.

The most likely scoreline for a Japan win is 2-0 with a probability of 12.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 3-0 (11.12%) and 1-0 (8.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (6.12%), while for a North Korea win it is 0-1 (2.24%).

Result
JapanDrawNorth Korea
80.23% (0.070999999999998 0.07) 12.94% (-0.041 -0.04) 6.82% (-0.035 -0.04)
Both teams to score 46.53% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.54% (0.070000000000007 0.07)33.46% (-0.076000000000001 -0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.75% (0.082999999999998 0.08)55.24% (-0.088000000000001 -0.09)
Japan Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
93.53% (0.027000000000001 0.03)6.46% (-0.032 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
75.83% (0.081000000000003 0.08)24.17% (-0.086000000000002 -0.09)
North Korea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
49.74% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)50.25% (0.030999999999999 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.16% (-0.025 -0.03)84.83% (0.020999999999987 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Japan 80.23%
    North Korea 6.82%
    Draw 12.94%
JapanDrawNorth Korea
2-0 @ 12.18% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-0 @ 11.12% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-0 @ 8.9% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 8.38% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.65% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 7.62% (0.021 0.02)
4-1 @ 5.24% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
5-0 @ 4.17% (0.018 0.02)
5-1 @ 2.87% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.63% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
6-0 @ 1.9% (0.011 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.8% (0.00099999999999989 0)
6-1 @ 1.31% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
5-2 @ 0.99% (0.003 0)
Other @ 3.45%
Total : 80.23%
1-1 @ 6.12% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-0 @ 3.25% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-2 @ 2.89% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 0.68%
Total : 12.94%
0-1 @ 2.24% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-2 @ 2.11% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 6.82%

How you voted: Japan vs North Korea

Japan
89.3%
Draw
7.1%
North Korea
3.6%
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