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Japan national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Third Round
Mar 20, 2025 at 10.35am UK
 
Bahrain national football team

Japan
vs.
Bahrain

Kamada (66'), Kubo (87')
FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Japan

All competitions
Last Game: Indonesia 0-4 Japan
Friday, November 15 at 12pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Next Game: Japan vs. Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, March 25 at 12am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Bahrain

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Oman 1-2 Bahrain
Saturday, January 4 at 4.30pm in Gulf Cup of Nations
Next Game: Indonesia vs. Bahrain
Tuesday, March 25 at 12am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

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 78.64%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for Bahrain had a probability of 7.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Japan win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.06%) and 1-0 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.63%), while for a Bahrain win it was 0-1 (2.55%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.

Result
JapanDrawBahrain
78.64% (1.366 1.37)13.96% (-0.844 -0.84)7.4% (-0.528 -0.53)
Both teams to score 45.52% (0.575 0.58)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.62% (2.173 2.17)36.37% (-2.181 -2.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.49% (2.337 2.34)58.51% (-2.345 -2.35)
Japan Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.59% (0.785 0.78)7.41% (-0.793 -0.79)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.3% (2.011 2.01)26.7% (-2.019 -2.02)
Bahrain Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
49.16% (0.201 0.2)50.84% (-0.209 -0.21)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
14.77% (0.133 0.13)85.23% (-0.142 -0.14)
Score Analysis
    Japan 78.63%
    Bahrain 7.4%
    Draw 13.96%
JapanDrawBahrain
2-0 @ 12.75% (-0.34 -0.34)
3-0 @ 11.06% (0.15 0.15)
1-0 @ 9.81% (-0.665 -0.67)
2-1 @ 8.63% (-0.174 -0.17)
3-1 @ 7.49% (0.147 0.15)
4-0 @ 7.2% (0.375 0.38)
4-1 @ 4.87% (0.281 0.28)
5-0 @ 3.75% (0.333 0.33)
5-1 @ 2.53% (0.24 0.24)
3-2 @ 2.53% (0.064 0.06)
4-2 @ 1.65% (0.104 0.1)
6-0 @ 1.62% (0.202 0.2)
6-1 @ 1.1% (0.143 0.14)
Other @ 3.65%
Total : 78.63%
1-1 @ 6.63% (-0.408 -0.41)
0-0 @ 3.77% (-0.419 -0.42)
2-2 @ 2.92% (-0.041 -0.04)
Other @ 0.64%
Total : 13.96%
0-1 @ 2.55% (-0.267 -0.27)
1-2 @ 2.24% (-0.124 -0.12)
Other @ 2.61%
Total : 7.4%

How you voted: Japan vs Bahrain

Japan
95.5%
Draw
2.3%
Bahrain
2.3%
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