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Japan vs South Korea

AI-Powered FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Prediction

🇯🇵 JPN: Live data🇰🇷 KOR: Live data

Predicted Scoreline

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JPN

00
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KOR

🤝 Predicted draw

Team Strength

🇯🇵JPN
KOR🇰🇷
77 Attack73
75🛡️ Defense73
78🎯 Midfield74
100📈 Recent Form56
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Recent Form

Source: ESPN
🇯🇵JapanLast 5
W1–0
vs Iceland
W0–1
@ England
W0–1
@ Scotland
W3–0
vs Bolivia
W2–0
vs Ghana

🇰🇷South KoreaLast 5
W5–0
vs Trinidad and Tobago
L1–0
@ Austria
L0–4
vs Ivory Coast
W1–0
vs Ghana
W2–0
vs Bolivia
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AI Analysis

Our Dixon-Coles Poisson model rates this as one-sided. Japan hold a meaningful Elo rating edge (1906). The model projects 1.52 expected goals for Japan versus 0.83 for South Korea, indicating a clear attacking advantage. Japan's recent run of form (W-W-W-W-W) strengthens the model's lean towards them. Final probabilities: Japan 52% · Draw 29% · South Korea 19%.

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Japan

Why they could win

  • Midfield superiority (rating 78)
  • Higher Elo rating (1906 vs 1756)
  • Better recent form — W W W W W
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South Korea

Why they could win

Both teams are evenly matched in most categories.

Head-to-Head Record

5

JPN wins

3

Draws

5

KOR wins

Goals: 1414
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🇯🇵 Japan vs 🇰🇷 South Korea · FIFA World Cup 2026