Tuesday , 14 July 2026

Zambia vs Japan, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Zambia
0 – 5
Full Time
Japan
Sat 22 Jul 2023 · 07:00 UTC Waikato Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Catherine Musonda 51' Y
Catherine Musonda 90' YR

Overview

Match Preview

Zambia vs Japan — Women World Cup at Waikato Stadium.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
  • Referee Jessica Di Iorio (Argentina)
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 24.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Head-to-Head

1
Zambia 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Japan
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-22 Zambia 0–5 Japan

Recent Form

Zambia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Japan H 0–5 L
Japan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Zambia A 5–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Zambia this season
60% Clean Sheets
Japan this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Zambia gets underway.
  • 5' Japan looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Hinata Miyazawa scoring 2 goals.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Agness Musesa, as he is very good at scoring at Waikato Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Rion Ishikawa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' 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 Lushomo Mweemba suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Moeka Minami made 5 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Zambia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 43' What a strike from Hinata Miyazawa! The score is 0-1.
  • 48' Riko Ueki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 51' Catherine Musonda is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
  • 55' What a strike from Mina Tanaka! The score is 0-2.
  • 60' It looks surprising Japan does not make any changes. Yui Hasegawa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' What a strike from Hinata Miyazawa! The score is 0-3.
  • 66' Another change for Japan made on 66 minute. Mina Tanaka leaves to be changed by Riko Ueki.
  • 71' GOAL! Jun Endo scores on 71. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa
  • 72' Avell Chitundu is replacing Xiomara Mapepa for the Zambia side.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Japan team. Aoba Fujino is replaced by Hikaru Naomoto on 77 minute.
  • 82' Vast Phiri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lushomo Mweemba on 82 minute.
  • 87' Japan is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' GOAL! Riko Ueki scores on 90.
  • 90' Zambia receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Japan to replace Hinata Miyazawa by Remina Chiba on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Zambia and Japan (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Zambia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Japan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.65 Zambia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.13 Japan xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Japan to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Zambia13% Draw17% Japan70%
Actual: Japan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Zambia6% Draw30% Japan64%
Actual: Japan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 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
Actual
1 – 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.