Women's World Cup | Round of 16
Aug 5, 2023 at 9am UK
Westpac Stadium
Japan Women3 - 1Norway Women
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Japan Women 4-0 Spain Women
Monday, July 31 at 8am in Women's World Cup
Monday, July 31 at 8am in Women's World Cup
| Current Group C Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Japan Women | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | Spain Women | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Zambia Women | 3 | -8 | 3 |
| 4 | Costa Rica Women | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Last Game: Norway Women 6-0 Philippines W
Sunday, July 30 at 8am in Women's World Cup
Sunday, July 30 at 8am in Women's World Cup
| Current Group A Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Switzerland Women | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Norway Women | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | New Zealand Women | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Philippines Women | 3 | -7 | 3 |
We said: Japan Women 2-0 Norway Women
Norway would have taken confidence from their comfortable win over the Philippines, but Japan will prove to be a much tougher test, and we think that the Asian side will produce another strong performance to book their place in the quarter-finals. 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 Women win with a probability of 68.08%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Norway Women had a probability of 13.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Japan Women win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.24%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.82%), while for a Norway Women win it was 0-1 (3.99%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Japan Women would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Japan Women | Draw | Norway Women |
68.08% ( 0.39) | 18.65% ( -0.02) | 13.26% ( -0.37) |
| Both teams to score 51.38% ( -1) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
