Per-game numbers from 4 competitive matches · updated 16 August 2026
Japan prediction: Bawler's model rates Japan at 1.37 expected goals scored and 1.45 conceded per match across 6 settled fixtures, and its high-confidence calls on them have been correct 50% of the time. They have won 2 of their last 5 settled matches. No Japan fixture falls inside the next 30 days — the next one will be forecast here as soon as it is scheduled. Full form, recent scoring and defending trend and every settled prediction are below.
Japan sit close to the World Cup average on both sides of the ball, creating 1.37 expected goals a game and conceding 1.45. Across 6 settled fixtures the model's high-confidence calls on Japan have been correct 50% of the time.
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How Japan compare with the World: World Cup average, per match.
The grey line on each bar is the World: World Cup average (1.33 scored, 1.38 conceded).
Each row is one market type. Every prediction logged before kickoff, settled publicly.