🇳🇬vs🇯🇵
Nigeria vs Japan
AI-Powered FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Prediction
🇳🇬 NGA: Estimated🇯🇵 JPN: Live data
Predicted Scoreline
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NGA
0–0
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JPN
🏆 Japan predicted to win
Team Strength
🇳🇬NGA
JPN🇯🇵
74⚡ Attack77
69🛡️ Defense75
70🎯 Midfield78
73📈 Recent Form100
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Recent Form
Source: ESPN🇳🇬Nigeria
No recent match data available
🇯🇵JapanLast 5
W2–1
vs Venezuela
W3–1
vs Uruguay
W1–0
vs Iceland
W0–1
@ England
W0–1
@ Scotland
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AI Analysis
Our Dixon-Coles Poisson model rates this as one-sided. Japan hold a meaningful Elo rating edge (1897). Japan are projected 1.53 xG against Nigeria's 0.75, reflecting their offensive dominance. Final probabilities: Nigeria 17% · Draw 29% · Japan 54%.
🇳🇬
Nigeria
Why they could win
Both teams are evenly matched in most categories.
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Japan
Why they could win
- ✓Midfield superiority (rating 78)
- ✓Higher Elo rating (1897 vs 1711)
- ✓Better recent form — W W W W W
Head-to-Head Record
5
NGA wins
3
Draws
5
JPN wins
Goals: 14 – 14
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🇳🇬 Nigeria vs 🇯🇵 Japan · FIFA World Cup 2026