Match details. An international friendly. Kick-off is Mon 28 Sep, 11:25 Lagos time. It is played at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima.
What's at stake. It is a friendly, so no points ride on it.
Form. Japan have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L D W D W. Venezuela have won three, drawn one and lost six of their last ten, 1.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L L L W.
The numbers. Japan score three and concede 0.4 a game in their last five at home, with three clean sheets. Japan average 11.0 shots (4.8 on target), 4.2 corners and 0.8 cards a game, with 51% of the ball. Venezuela score 0.8 and concede 2.6 a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets and two games without a goal. Venezuela average 9.4 shots (4.0 on target), 2.7 corners and 2.0 cards a game, with 35% of the ball.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 81% against the records' 57%.
The read. No firm call: Japan are the better side, but not at this price. Their goals for and against make Japan the likelier winners; Japan are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Japan.
The bets. No best bet on this one: too close to call. Predicted score: Japan 1-0 Venezuela (13% chance).
The agreed story. No side to back (Japan the favourite), goals in between.
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the Model's table).