Zambia vs Japan, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Zambia vs Japan — Women World Cup at Waikato Stadium.
Match Details
- Referee Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
- Referee Jessica Di Iorio (Argentina)
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 24.0 goals/game 🟥 2 totalHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Zambia this season60% Clean Sheets
Japan this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Zambia0-151/216-30–/–31-451/146-60–/261-75–/476+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededJapan0-151/116-303/131-452/146-602/161-752/–76+4/–■ 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 -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Waikato Stadium that hosts another battle between Zambia and Japan.
- 5' The travelling Japan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' 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.
- 15' 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.
- 20' 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.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' Japan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Japan is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 43' Japan is taking the lead after the goal scored by Hinata Miyazawa on 43.
- 48' Zambia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
- 51' The referee shows Zambia player a card on 51.
- 55' Goal! Mina Tanaka scores his 2 goal in 5 matches.
- 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 62' Goal! Hinata Miyazawa scores his 5 goal in 5 matches.
- 66' Riko Ueki is replacing Mina Tanaka for the Japan side.
- 71' What a strike from Jun Endo! The score is 0-4.
- 72' The supporters are chanting for Avell Chitundu. He replaces Xiomara Mapepa on 72 minute.
- 77' Hikaru Naomoto is replacing Aoba Fujino for the Japan side.
- 82' Another substitution for Zambia to replace Lushomo Mweemba by Vast Phiri on 82 minute.
- 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
- 90' What a strike from Riko Ueki! The score is 0-5.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Catherine Musonda.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Remina Chiba. He replaces Hinata Miyazawa on 90 minute.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Japan players.
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Lineups
Zambia Lineups
Starting XI
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- 8
- 15
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3
Lushomo Mweemba ↓ Vast Phiri 82'
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- 4
- 12
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14
Ireen Lungu ↓ Ochumba Lubandji 72'
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- 17
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19
Xiomara Mapepa ↓ Avell Chitundu 72'
Bench
- 18
- 22
- 5
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23
Vast Phiri ↑ 82'
- 2
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21
Avell Chitundu ↑ 72'
- 6
- 20
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7
Ochumba Lubandji ↑ 72'
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Japan Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 23
- 4
- 3
- 2
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7
Hinata Miyazawa ↓ Remina Chiba 90'
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13
Jun Endo ↓ Kiko Seike 77'
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15
Aoba Fujino ↓ Hikaru Naomoto 77'
- 14
- 10
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11
Mina Tanaka ↓ Riko Ueki 66'
Bench
- 21
- 18
- 5
- 19
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17
Kiko Seike ↑ 77'
- 12
- 16
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8
Hikaru Naomoto ↑ 77'
- 6
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22
Remina Chiba ↑ 90'
- 20
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Riko Ueki ↑ 66'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Hinata Miyazawa 2 Mina Tanaka 1 Jun Endo 1 Riko Ueki 1 Head to Head
Zambia Form
Japan Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.65 Zambia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo3.13 Japan xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Japan to win 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Japan winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.78Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 50% 50% ± 4.5 32% 68% Double Chance
Zambia or Draw 30%Draw or Japan 87%Zambia or Japan 83%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Japan win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 3 11.6%0 – 2 11.5%0 – 4 8.9%0 – 1 7.4%1 – 3 7.4%1 – 2 7.2%1 – 4 5.8%0 – 5 Actual1 – 1 5.2%1 – 5 3.7%0 – 0 3.3%0 – 6 3%Asian Handicap — Zambia
Handicap Zambia covers Push Japan covers -2.5 0% — 100% -2 0% 1% 99% -1.5 1% — 99% -1 1% 3% 96% -0.5 4% — 96% +0.5 16% — 84% +1 16% 17% 67% +1.5 33% — 67% +2 33% 21% 45% +2.5 55% — 45% Clean Sheet
Zambia keeps clean sheet 5% ✓Japan keeps clean sheet 53% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.