Tuesday , 14 July 2026

Japan vs Norway, Women World Cup 2023 LAST 16

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Japan
3 – 1
Full Time
Norway
Sat 5 Aug 2023 · 08:00 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Japan vs Norway — Women World Cup at Wellington Regional Stadium.

  • Japan 0 games · 0 pts (2023/23)
  • Norway 0 games · 0 pts (2023/23)

Match Details

  • Referee Edina Alves Batista
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Japan 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Norway
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-05 Japan 3–1 Norway

Recent Form

Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Norway
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
60% Clean Sheets
Japan this season
50% Clean Sheets
Norway this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Japan
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Norway
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Japan
Hinata 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
Norway
Sophie Haug 3 G
Guro Reiten 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Wellington Regional Stadium that hosts another battle between Japan and Norway.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Hinata Miyazawa made 5 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Norway is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Norway is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ingrid Engen on 15.
  • 20' Goal! Guro Reiten scores his 2 goal in 8 matches.
  • 25' Yui Hasegawa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Norway that had 8 games and scored 14 goals.
  • 35' The travelling Norway supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' It looks surprising Norway does not make any changes. Moeka Minami has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Goal! Risa Shimizu scores his 1 goal in 5 matches.
  • 55' Karina Saevik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Karina Saevik. He replaces Emilie Haavi on 63 minute.
  • 68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ada Hegerberg suffering a number of foals already.
  • 72' The whistle greets Mina Tanaka as he departs to be replaced by Riko Ueki.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Norway. Tuva Hansen is replaced by Ada Hegerberg.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' Goal! Hinata Miyazawa scores his 5 goal in 5 matches.
  • 86' Japan is showing some good football. However, Japan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 88' Sara Horte has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thea Bjelde on 88 minute.
  • The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Japan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Norway Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.98 Japan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Norway xG
I would bet for: Japan to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Japan61% Draw23% Norway16%
Actual: Japan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Japan44% Draw43% Norway13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
11%
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.6%
3 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 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.