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World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Third Round
Oct 10, 2024 at 7pm UK
King Abdullah Sports City
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Saudi Arabia
vs.
Japan

 
FT

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: China 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, September 10 at 1pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Next Game: Saudi Arabia vs. Bahrain
Tuesday, October 15 at 7pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Bahrain 0-5 Japan
Tuesday, September 10 at 5pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Next Game: Japan vs. Australia
Tuesday, October 15 at 11.35am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

We said: Saudi Arabia 0-1 Japan

With two wins apiece from their last four meetings, we are expecting a close battle between Saudi Arabia and Japan in Jeddah on Thursday night. That being said, Samurai Blue's winning run since their Asian Cup disappointment is hard to ignore, so we are backing the visitors for three points in this one. 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 56.72%. A win for Saudi Arabia had a probability of 21.69% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Japan win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.59%) and 0-2 (8.54%). The likeliest Saudi Arabia win was 2-1 (5.72%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.

Result
Saudi ArabiaDrawJapan
21.69% (1.505 1.51) 21.58% (-0.129 -0.13) 56.72% (-1.369 -1.37)
Both teams to score 59.09% (2.826 2.83)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.8% (2.636 2.64)39.2% (-2.63 -2.63)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.47% (2.707 2.71)61.53% (-2.701 -2.7)
Saudi Arabia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.46% (2.932 2.93)31.54% (-2.927 -2.93)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.06% (3.25 3.25)67.93% (-3.244 -3.24)
Japan Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.31% (0.452 0.45)13.69% (-0.446 -0.45)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.09% (0.885 0.88)40.91% (-0.879 -0.88)
Score Analysis
    Saudi Arabia 21.69%
    Japan 56.72%
    Draw 21.58%
Saudi ArabiaDrawJapan
2-1 @ 5.72% (0.309 0.31)
1-0 @ 4.98% (-0.207 -0.21)
2-0 @ 2.87% (0.111 0.11)
3-1 @ 2.2% (0.278 0.28)
3-2 @ 2.19% (0.308 0.31)
3-0 @ 1.11% (0.124 0.12)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 21.69%
1-1 @ 9.91% (-0.244 -0.24)
2-2 @ 5.68% (0.393 0.39)
0-0 @ 4.32% (-0.554 -0.55)
3-3 @ 1.45% (0.224 0.22)
Other @ 0.23%
Total : 21.58%
1-2 @ 9.85% (-0.081 -0.08)
0-1 @ 8.59% (-0.946 -0.95)
0-2 @ 8.54% (-0.788 -0.79)
1-3 @ 6.53% (0.052 0.05)
0-3 @ 5.66% (-0.423 -0.42)
2-3 @ 3.77% (0.318 0.32)
1-4 @ 3.25% (0.078 0.08)
0-4 @ 2.81% (-0.161 -0.16)
2-4 @ 1.87% (0.185 0.19)
1-5 @ 1.29% (0.051 0.05)
0-5 @ 1.12% (-0.045 -0.04)
Other @ 3.45%
Total : 56.72%

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Form Guide
Last Game: China 1-2 Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, September 10 at 1pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Saudi Arabia 1-1 Indonesia
Thursday, September 5 at 7pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Jordan
Tuesday, June 11 at 7pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Pakistan 0-3 Saudi Arabia
Thursday, June 6 at 4.30pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Tajikistan 1-1 Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, March 26 at 3pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Saudi Arabia 1-0 Tajikistan
Thursday, March 21 at 7pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Bahrain 0-5 Japan
Tuesday, September 10 at 5pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Japan 7-0 China
Thursday, September 5 at 11.35am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Japan 5-0 Syria
Tuesday, June 11 at 11.14am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Myanmar 0-5 Japan
Thursday, June 6 at 1.10pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Japan 1-0 North Korea
Thursday, March 21 at 10.23am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
Last Game: Iran 2-1 Japan
Saturday, February 3 at 11.30am in Asian Cup


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