Thailand — Japan: statistics, head-to-head and preview

AFC Asian Cup · 16.01.2027 14:00 · Match starts

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Thailand
Match starts16.01.2027 14:00
65days:03hours:24min:02sec
Japan

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Overview

Thailand vs Japan: the match starts on 16.01.2027 14:00 (UTC) in AFC Asian Cup.

Thailand, last 6 games: won 2, drawn 1, lost 3. Japan, last 6 games: won 3, drawn 2, lost 1.

All meetings of Thailand and Japan: 8 (wins of Thailand: 0, wins of Japan: 8, draws: 0). The last meeting on 01.01.2024 05:00 ended Japan 5:0 Thailand.

Statistics and results: Thailand statistics, Japan statistics, AFC Asian Cup standings and results.

See also all Football matches of the day. Scores and statistics come from the SportAPI 3D match tracker.

Head-to-head

Matches played: 8
draws: 0

0 / 8
Wins
8 / 8
2 / 26
Goals
24 / 26
3 / 5
Yellow cards
2 / 5
0 / 0
Red cards
0 / 0
Matches
01.01.2024Finished
Japan5 : 0Thailand
28.03.2017Finished
Japan4 : 0Thailand
06.09.2016Finished
Thailand0 : 2Japan
14.06.2008Finished
Thailand0 : 3Japan
06.02.2008Finished
Japan4 : 1Thailand
24.07.2004Finished
Thailand1 : 4Japan

Previous matches: Thailand

02.10.2026Finished
Thailand1 : 2Philippines
L
29.09.2026Finished
Thailand2 : 0Vietnam
W
26.09.2026Finished
Pakistan0 : 4Thailand
W
26.08.2026Finished
Vietnam2 : 2Thailand
D
22.08.2026Finished
Thailand0 : 2Vietnam
L
18.08.2026Finished
Thailand1 : 2Singapore
L

Previous matches: Japan

01.10.2026Finished
Japan1 : 0Ecuador
D
28.09.2026Finished
Japan2 : 1Venezuela
W
24.09.2026Finished
Japan3 : 1Uruguay
W
29.06.2026Finished
Brazil2 : 1Japan
L
25.06.2026Finished
Japan1 : 1Sweden
D
21.06.2026Finished
Tunisia0 : 4Japan
W

Match info

Tournament
AFC Asian Cup
Season
2027

Upcoming matches: Thailand

11.01.2027Match starts
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20.01.2027Match starts
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Upcoming matches: Japan

14.11.2026Match starts
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17.11.2026Match starts
Japan13:00Paraguay
11.01.2027Match starts
Japan14:00Indonesia
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Thailand14:00Japan
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Japan14:00Qatar

Match forecast

Quick readEven matchOver 2.5 49%Both teams to score 53%Goal peak 46-60
30%Win · Thailand3.37
26%Draw3.86
44%Win · Japan2.25
2.61Expected goals
8.1Expected corners
3Expected cards
  • The model expects 2.61 goals: 1.15 for Thailand and 1.46 for Japan.
  • Most likely score is 1–1 (12%), followed by 0–1 (11%).
  • Corners: about 8.1 (4.4 — 3.7).
  • Most goals in both teams' matches come in 46-60: 8 in total.
  • Expected goals by half: 1st — 0.9, 2nd — 1.71.

Correct score by the model

1–112.3%0–110.7%1–29%1–08.4%0–27.9%0–07.3%2–17.1%2–25.2%2–04.8%

Scores 4+ goals: Thailand — 3%, Japan — 6%

MarkethistoryhistoryModelFair odds
Over 0.5100%100%93%1.08
Over 1.5100%60%74%1.36
Over 2.550%60%49%2.06
Over 3.513%40%27%3.74
Over 4.50%0%12%8.02

Poisson model on recent matches: home team at home (8), away team away (5). History — share of each team's matches where the line came in.

Trends

  • Scored in 10 matches in a row100%
  • Scored in 5 matches in a row100%
  • 4 wins in a row100%
  • Unbeaten in 4 matches100%
  • Over 1.5 goals in 9 of 10 matches90%
  • Scored over 0.5 in 9 of 10 matches90%
  • Conceded under 2.5 in 9 of 10 matches90%
  • Unbeaten in 9 of 10 matches90%
  • Conceded under 1.5 in 8 of 10 matches80%
  • Won 5 of 6 matches after scoring first83%
  • Under 9.5 corners in 7 of 9 matches78%
  • Under 9.5 corners in 7 of 9 matches78%

Based on recent matches: home team — 10, away team — 10

Markets by recent matches

Thailandmatches: 8 · 5Japan
2.63Avg match total2.6
100%8/8Over 0.5100%5/5
0%0/8Under 0.50%0/5
100%8/8Over 1.560%3/5
0%0/8Under 1.540%2/5
50%4/8Over 2.560%3/5
50%4/8Under 2.540%2/5
13%1/8Over 3.540%2/5
88%7/8Under 3.560%3/5
0%0/8Over 4.50%0/5
100%8/8Under 4.5100%5/5

Share of each team's recent matches where the match total went over / under the line.

First goal and after

First to score…

ThailandJapan
63%5/8Scores first80%4/5
80%4/5…and wins75%3/4
20%1/5…and draws0%0/4
0%0/5…and loses25%1/4
40%2/5…and then concedes25%1/4

First to concede…

38%3/8Concedes first20%1/5
67%2/3…and then scores100%1/1
0%0/3…and comes back to win0%0/1
0%0/3…and saves a draw100%1/1

Overall

50%4/8Scores in both halves20%1/5
88%7/8Scores at all100%5/5
  • • Thailand opened the scoring in 63% of matches.
  • • Thailand avoided defeat after conceding first in 0% of such matches.
  • • Japan opened the scoring in 80% of matches.
  • • Japan avoided defeat after conceding first in 100% of such matches.

Goals by time

matches: 8 · 5
ThailandJapan
ForAg.%Period%ForAg.
3150%1–1520%10
000%16–3040%20
3138%31–4520%10
3263%46–6040%12
1550%61–7540%11
2025%76–9080%31
3138%37–HT0%00
2025%87–FT40%11
  • • Thailand scores most in 1–15: 3 of 12 goals (25%).
  • • Thailand concedes most in 61–75: 5 of 9 conceded.
  • • Thailand scores 25% of goals after the 60th minute.
  • • Japan scores most in 76–90: 3 of 9 goals (33%).
  • • Japan concedes most in 46–60: 2 of 4 conceded.
  • • Japan scores 44% of goals after the 60th minute.
  • Framed — the period where the team scores / concedes the most. % — share of matches with an event in the period.

Corners and cards

Averages per match

ThailandJapan
3.2Corners won, avg4.0
3.3Corners conceded, avg5.6
6.5Match corners, avg9.6
1.17Corners in 1st half, avg2.4

Match total

33%2/6Over 7.5100%5/5
17%1/6Over 8.560%3/5
17%1/6Over 9.540%2/5
17%1/6Over 10.540%2/5
17%1/6Over 11.520%1/5

1st half total

33%2/6Over 2.5100%5/5
33%2/6Over 3.560%3/5
17%1/6Over 4.520%1/5
17%1/6Over 5.520%1/5

Team total

33%2/6Team over 2.5 corners60%3/5
33%2/6Team over 3.5 corners60%3/5
33%2/6Team over 4.5 corners40%2/5
17%1/6Team over 5.5 corners20%1/5
17%1/6Team over 6.5 corners20%1/5

Corner handicap

17%1/6Handicap -2.520%1/5
50%3/6Handicap -1.540%2/5
50%3/6Handicap -0.540%2/5
50%3/6Handicap +0.540%2/5
50%3/6Handicap +1.560%3/5
67%4/6Handicap +2.560%3/5

Corners by 10 minutes (avg)

ThailandJapan
ForAg.%Period%ForAg.
———1–1067%00.7
———11–20100%0.70.7
———21–3033%0.30
———31–4067%00.7
———41–HT67%0.30.3
———46–5533%00.3
———56–6567%01
———66–7567%0.30.7
———76–8533%00.7
———86–FT100%0.72.3
———37–HT67%0.30.3
———87–FT100%0.71.7

Corners by minute are counted only for matches with full text commentary.

xG and shots

Thailandper matchJapan
1.67xG for1.15
0.75xG against0.94
9.7Shots10.2
10.8Shots against11.6
4.5Shots on target3.8
3.5On target against4.0
16%Conversion18%
6.5Shots per goal5.7
13.0Fouls12.8
1.83Offsides0.4
  • • Thailand scores 0.17 per match below its xG — wasteful in front of goal.
  • • Thailand concedes 0.38 per match more than opponents' xG.
  • • Japan scores 0.65 per match above its xG — finishing better than chances suggest.
  • • Japan concedes 0.14 per match fewer than opponents' xG.

Half-time / full-time

Row — after the 1st half, column — final result

Thailandmatches: 8

Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W4led and won1led, drew0led, lostHalf-time: D0level → won0draw1level → lostHalf-time: L0comeback win0trailed → drew2trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)2:0 ×31:2 ×20:2 ×12:2 ×12:1 ×1

Japanmatches: 5

Full-time: WFull-time: DFull-time: LHalf-time: W2led and won0led, drew1led, lostHalf-time: D1level → won1draw0level → lostHalf-time: L0comeback win0trailed → drew0trailed and lost
Frequent scores (own : opponent)1:0 ×21:2 ×14:0 ×12:2 ×1

From the team's point of view: W — winning, D — draw, L — losing.

Markets in head-to-head

100%Over 1.56 of 6
83%Over 2.55 of 6
67%Over 3.54 of 6
33%Both teams to score2 of 6
0%Thailand wins0 of 6
100%Japan wins6 of 6
0%Draw0 of 6

Head-to-head matches: 6 · 4 goals per match on average.