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Japan v Sweden : World Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 26th Jun, 00:00 BST, AT&T Stadium, Arlington

the AT&T Stadium masses welcome Sweden's travelling contingent on Friday morning, as Hajime Moriyasu's Japan face Graham Potter's charges in the World Cup. We've got predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across every market, so there's nowhere better to prepare World Cup clash.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be a maximum of 3 goals scored by Japan and Sweden combined during 90 minutes. Latest form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and we're suggest there's a 74% chance of it coming in. The top price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.29.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Japan are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Japan
48%
21/20
3%
-
Draw
26%
12/5-
Sweden
27%
5/2
3%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1-
Japan 1-0
11%
13/2-
Japan 2-1
9%
17/2-
Japan 2-0
9%
9/1
5%
-
Sweden 1-0
8%
9/1
9%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
17/2-
Sweden 2-1
7%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1-
Japan 3-1
5%
18/1-
Japan 3-0
4%
18/1-
Sweden 2-0
4%
18/1-
Japan 3-2
3%
28/1-
Sweden 3-1
2%
33/1-
Sweden 3-2
2%
40/1-
Japan 4-1
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
11/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
8/11-
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
43%
13/10
3%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2-
BTTS - Yes
51%
10/11-
BTTS - No
49%
10/11-
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/2-
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
12%
6/1
7%
-
Home/draw
73%
2/7-
Away/draw
52%
8/11
4%
-
Home/away
74%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
12/5-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
11/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/7-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/10-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/14
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/1
5%
-
Home DNB
65%
1/2
4%
-
Away DNB
45%
6/4
5%
-
Japan win to nil
27%
12/5-
Sweden win to nil
14%
5/1-
Japan / Japan
25%
12/5
6%
-
Japan / Sweden
2%
33/1-
Japan / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Japan
17%
4/1-
Draw / Sweden
10%
7/1-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Sweden / Japan
3%
25/1
13%
-
Sweden / Sweden
14%
5/1
8%
-
Sweden / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Group F table
Group FPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstGDPoints
1Netherlands00000000
2Japan00000000
3Sweden00000000
4Tunisia00000000
Win / draw / win form
Japan
20 games
Goals: Scored
48
Conceded
9
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
6 / 20
Clean sheets
14 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HJapan1 - 0Iceland
AJapan1 - 0England
AJapan1 - 0Scotland
HJapan3 - 2Brazil
HJapan2 - 2Paraguay
AJapan0 - 2USA
AJapan0 - 0Mexico
HJapan6 - 0Indonesia
AJapan0 - 1Australia
HJapan0 - 0Saudi Arabia
HJapan2 - 0Bahrain
AJapan3 - 1China
AJapan4 - 0Indonesia
HJapan1 - 1Australia
AJapan2 - 0Saudi Arabia
AJapan5 - 0Bahrain
HJapan7 - 0China
HJapan5 - 0Syria
AJapan5 - 0Myanmar
AJapan - North Korea
Sweden
20 games
Goals: Scored
43
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSweden2 - 2Greece
ASweden1 - 3Norway
HSweden3 - 2Poland
ASweden3 - 1Ukraine
HSweden1 - 1Slovenia
ASweden1 - 4Switzerland
HSweden0 - 1Kosovo
HSweden0 - 2Switzerland
ASweden0 - 2Kosovo
ASweden2 - 2Slovenia
HSweden4 - 3Algeria
ASweden2 - 0Hungary
HSweden5 - 1N Ireland
ASweden0 - 1Luxembourg
HSweden6 - 0Azerbaijan
HSweden2 - 1Slovakia
ASweden3 - 0Estonia
ASweden2 - 2Slovakia
HSweden3 - 0Estonia
ASweden3 - 1Azerbaijan
Goal Statistics

Japan's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday morning, not least because Sweden have conceded in each of their last 9 World Cup outings. A PG of 1.5 for H. Moriyasu's side suggests that run should continue.

Japan Sweden
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Japan will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Sweden will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
Japan
PG (predicted goals)
Sweden
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
2%
better
SWE
view stats
Games scored15
16
Failed to score5
4
Scored first12
12
Goals scored48
43
Avg. goals scored2.4
2.2
Avg. shots per game11
12
Avg. shots per goal4
5
Conversion rate for23
19
Avg. XG for0
2.2
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
52%
better
SWE
view stats
Games conceded6
16
Clean sheets14
4
Conceded first5
8
Goals conceded9
29
Avg. goals conceded0.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded5
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
7
Conversion rate against9%
15%
Avg. XG against0
1.4
KickOff rating
+52%

The line-ups for the World Cup match between Japan v Sweden will show here when available.

Japan World Cup squad statistics 2026
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Sweden World Cup squad statistics 2026
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