Japan vs Norway, Women World Cup 2023 LAST 16
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Overview
Match Preview
Japan vs Norway — Women World Cup at Wellington Regional Stadium.
Match Details
- Referee Edina Alves Batista
- Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Aug Norway H 3–1 W 31 Jul Spain H 4–0 W 26 Jul Costa Rica H 2–0 W 22 Jul Zambia A 5–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Aug Japan A 1–3 L 30 Jul Philippines H 6–0 W 25 Jul Switzerland A 0–0 D 20 Jul New Zealand A 0–1 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history60% Clean Sheets
Japan this season50% Clean Sheets
Norway this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Japan0-151/116-303/131-452/146-602/161-752/–76+4/–■ Scored ■ ConcededNorway0-152/–16-302/–31-451/–46-601/361-75–/–76+1/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
JapanHinata Miyazawa 5 G 1 A Mina Tanaka 2 G 3 A Riko Ueki 2 G 1 A Jun Endo 1 G 2 A Aoba Fujino 1 G 1 A NorwaySophie Haug 3 G Guro Reiten 2 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Japan is hosting Norway for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks surprising Norway does not make any changes. Yui Hasegawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Norway is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ingrid Engen on 15.
- 20' What a strike from Guro Reiten! The score is 0-2.
- 25' Thea Bjelde has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 30' Sara Horte needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 35' Japan looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Hinata Miyazawa scoring 1 goals.
- 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 50' What a strike from Risa Shimizu! The score is 1-2.
- 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 63' The Norway manager makes a substitution. Emilie Haavi departs to be replaced by Karina Saevik.
- 68' It looks like no one’s ball. Norway is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 72' The Japan manager makes a substitution. Mina Tanaka departs to be replaced by Riko Ueki.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Ada Hegerberg. He replaces Tuva Hansen on 74 minute.
- 79' The travelling Norway supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 81' What a strike from Hinata Miyazawa! The score is 2-2.
- 86' Japan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 88' Norway manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sara Horte is hanging Thea Bjelde on the field on 88 minute.
- Full Time. Japan beats Norway
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Lineups
Japan Lineups
Starting XI
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- 4
- 3
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- 12
- 13
- 15
- 14
- 7
- 10
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11
Mina Tanaka ↓ Riko Ueki 72'
Bench
- 21
- 18
- 23
- 5
- 19
- 17
- 16
- 8
- 6
- 22
- 20
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9
Riko Ueki ↑ 72'
Norway Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
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4
Tuva Hansen ↓ Ada Hegerberg 74'
- 16
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13
Thea Bjelde ↓ Sara Horte 88'
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8
Vilde Boe Risa ↓ Frida Maanum 63'
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- 6
- 11
- 10
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20
Emilie Haavi ↓ Karina Saevik 63'
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Bench
- 1
- 12
- 5
- 19
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3
Sara Horte ↑ 88'
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18
Frida Maanum ↑ 63'
- 2
- 17
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Karina Saevik ↑ 63'
- 15
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14
Ada Hegerberg ↑ 74'
- 21
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ingrid Engen 1 Guro Reiten 1 Hinata Miyazawa 1 Risa Shimizu 1 Head to Head
Japan Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.98 Japan xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.86 Norway xGI would bet for: Japan to win 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Japan winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.84Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 53% 47% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
Japan or Draw 84%Draw or Norway 39%Japan or Norway 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.3%1 – 0 11%1 – 1 10.7%2 – 1 9.5%0 – 0 7.6%3 – 0 7.3%3 – 1 Actual0 – 1 4.2%1 – 2 4.1%2 – 2 4.1%4 – 0 3.6%4 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — Japan
Handicap Japan covers Push Norway covers -2.5 19% — 81% -2 19% 19% 62% -1.5 38% — 62% -1 38% 24% 38% -0.5 62% — 38% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 10% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Japan keeps clean sheet 43% ✓Norway keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.