Tuesday , 14 July 2026

Japan vs Spain, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Japan
4 – 0
Full Time
Spain
Mon 31 Jul 2023 · 07:00 UTC Wellington Regional Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Olga
Y 89' Oihane Hernandez

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Katja Koroleva (USA)
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Japan 1 games · Avg 4.0 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-31 Japan 4–0 Spain

Recent Form

Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul Spain H 4–0 W
26 Jul Costa Rica H 2–0 W
22 Jul Zambia A 5–0 W
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul Japan A 0–4 L
26 Jul Zambia H 5–0 W
21 Jul Costa Rica H 3–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Japan this season
43% Clean Sheets
Spain 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
Spain
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
3/–
76+
5/3
■ 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
Spain
Aitana Bonmati 3 G 2 A
Jenni Hermoso 3 G 2 A
Alba Redondo 3 G 1 A
Olga 2 G
Salma Paralluelo 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Japan kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 12' Hinata Miyazawa puts Japan on the lead.
  • 17' 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 Salma Paralluelo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' Japan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Japan winning 100% of all matches.
  • 29' GOAL! Riko Ueki scores on 29. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Japan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Hinata Miyazawa with the second goal in the match!
  • 45' Spain player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' Japan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aoba Fujino is hanging Hinata Miyazawa on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Japan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' Jun Endo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 59' Japan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yui Hasegawa is hanging Fuka Nagano on the field on 59 minute.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Eva Navarro. He replaces Mariona Caldentey on 62 minute.
  • 67' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hikaru Naomoto, as he is very good at scoring at Wellington Regional Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 68' Japan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Momoko Tanaka is hanging Riko Ueki on the field on 68 minute.
  • 72' Another substitution for Spain to replace Teresa by Zornoza on 72 minute.
  • 77' Eva Navarro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 82' GOAL! Mina Tanaka scores on 82.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Spain. Salma Paralluelo is replaced by Esther.
  • 85' Another substitution for Japan to replace Jun Endo by Hina Sugita on 85 minute.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Oihane Hernandez. He receives a card.
  • With this win, Japan is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Japan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.58 Japan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Spain xG
I would bet for: Japan to win 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Japan73% Draw17% Spain10%
Actual: Japan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Japan or Draw
90%
Draw or Spain
27%
Japan or Spain
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Japan59% Draw36% Spain5%
Actual: Japan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.8%
3 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
11.6%
4 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 1
6.6%
3 – 1
6.6%
0 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
4.3%
5 – 0
4.1%
5 – 1
2.3%
2 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Japan

Handicap Japan covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 23% 41%
-1.5 59% — 41%
-1 59% 21% 20%
-0.5 80% — 20%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Japan keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Spain keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.