Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Japan 2-0 Bahrain
Thursday, March 20 at 10.35am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Thursday, March 20 at 10.35am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Next Game: Australia vs. Japan
Thursday, June 5 at 1am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Thursday, June 5 at 1am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
| Current Third Round Group C Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Game: Saudi Arabia 1-0 China
Thursday, March 20 at 6.15pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Thursday, March 20 at 6.15pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Next Game: Bahrain vs. Saudi Arabia
Thursday, June 5 at 1am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Thursday, June 5 at 1am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
| Current Third Round Group C Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
We said: Japan 2-1 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will be desperate to pick up a positive result to boost their World Cup qualification hopes, but we think that they will find it difficult to take anything from Tuesday's fixture, considering that Japan have won 12 of their 13 matches in the current qualifying cycle. 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 65.52%. A draw has a probability of 19.1% and a win for Saudi Arabia has a probability of 15.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Japan win is 2-0 with a probability of 10%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (9.84%) and 1-0 (8.99%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (8.84%), while for a Saudi Arabia win it is 1-2 (4.35%).
| Result | ||
| Japan | Draw | Saudi Arabia |
65.52% ( 2.04) | 19.06% ( -0.9) | 15.42% ( -1.14) |
| Both teams to score 55.84% ( 0.51) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
