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Myanmar national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round
Jun 6, 2024 at 1.10pm UK
Thuwanna YTC Stadium
Japan national football team

Myanmar
0 - 5
Japan


Aung Wai (86')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Nakamura (17', 90+3'), Doan (34'), Ogawa (75', 83')
Maeda (80')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Syria 7-0 Myanmar
Tuesday, March 26 at 7pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Japan 1-0 North Korea
Thursday, March 21 at 10.23am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

We said: Myanmar 0-4 Japan

Despite having home advantage on their side, Myanmar will struggle to compete with a team of Japan's quality, and we think that the hosts could experience a similar result to the 5-0 defeat that they suffered in November's reverse fixture. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Japan win with a probability of 85.59%. A draw had a probability of 9.7% and a win for Myanmar had a probability of 4.69%.

The most likely scoreline for a Japan win was 0-3 with a probability of 11.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.79%) and 0-4 (9.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.53%), while for a Myanmar win it was 2-1 (1.51%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Japan would win this match.

Result
MyanmarDrawJapan
4.69% (0.6661 0.67) 9.71% (0.671 0.67) 85.59% (-1.333 -1.33)
Both teams to score 46.65% (2.752 2.75)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
73.85% (0.214 0.21)26.15% (-0.209 -0.21)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
53.59% (0.271 0.27)46.41% (-0.266 -0.27)
Myanmar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
48.68% (2.954 2.95)51.32% (-2.948 -2.95)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.44% (1.887 1.89)85.56% (-1.883 -1.88)
Japan Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
95.84% (-0.169 -0.17)4.16% (0.1739 0.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
82.61% (-0.551 -0.55)17.39% (0.556 0.56)
Score Analysis
    Myanmar 4.69%
    Japan 85.59%
    Draw 9.71%
MyanmarDrawJapan
2-1 @ 1.51% (0.209 0.21)
1-0 @ 1.43% (0.102 0.1)
Other @ 1.76%
Total : 4.69%
1-1 @ 4.53% (0.268 0.27)
2-2 @ 2.4% (0.303 0.3)
0-0 @ 2.14% (-0.028 -0.03)
Other @ 0.65%
Total : 9.71%
0-3 @ 11.44% (-0.62 -0.62)
0-2 @ 10.79% (-0.44 -0.44)
0-4 @ 9.09% (-0.625 -0.63)
1-3 @ 7.63% (0.257 0.26)
1-2 @ 7.2% (0.335 0.34)
0-1 @ 6.79% (-0.183 -0.18)
1-4 @ 6.07% (0.126 0.13)
0-5 @ 5.78% (-0.48 -0.48)
1-5 @ 3.86% (0.029 0.03)
0-6 @ 3.06% (-0.299 -0.3)
2-3 @ 2.55% (0.292 0.29)
1-6 @ 2.04% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-4 @ 2.02% (0.208 0.21)
0-7 @ 1.39% (-0.157 -0.16)
2-5 @ 1.29% (0.117 0.12)
1-7 @ 0.93% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 3.66%
Total : 85.59%

How you voted: Myanmar vs Japan

Myanmar
23.5%
Draw
0.0%
Japan
76.5%
17
Head to Head
Nov 16, 2023 10.02am
Second Round
Japan
5-0
Myanmar
Ueda (11', 45+4', 50'), Kamada (28'), Doan (86')

Aung Wai (45+3')
May 28, 2021 11.20am
Second Round
Japan
10-0
Myanmar
Minamino (8', 66'), Itakura (90+1'), Osako (22', 30' pen., 36', 49', 88'), Morita (57'), Kamada (84')
Endo (68')

Lam Mang (90')
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