Tunisia vs Japan Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
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Latest Odds
HOME WIN
6.95
14%
DRAW
4.22
23%
AWAY WIN
1.52
63%
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Japan
Expected: Japan by 1–2 goals
Confidence: Medium
Tunisia 19%Draw 25%Japan 57%
xG: 0.82Expected goalsxG: 1.63
Tunisia vs Japan looks like a Japan-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Japan holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
Win Probability (Market) ?
63%
Japan to Win
Home: 14% Draw: 23% Away: 63%
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Japan stronger
Tunisia: 1453 (#31) · Japan: 1586 (#14)
H2H Record ?
1–0–4
Japan leads
Avg 1.8 goals/game · 5 meetings
Tunisia
Japan
#4
Position ?
#2
0
Points ?
1
0W 0D 1L
Record ?
0W 1D 0L
1
Goals For ?
2
5
Goals Against ?
2
-4
Goal Diff
0
#44
FIFA Rank ?
#18
0.1%
Win Prob ?
0.9%
L
Form ?
D
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
14 Jun 2002FIFA World CupJapan2–0Tunisia
Last 5 Meetings (All Competitions)
14 Jun 2022Kirin CupJapan0–3Tunisia
27 Mar 2015Kirin Challenge CupJapan2–0Tunisia
8 Oct 2003FriendlyTunisia0–1Japan
14 Jun 2002World CupJapan2–0Tunisia
13 Oct 1996FriendlyJapan1–0Tunisia
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Tight H2H history — last 5 meetings averaged just 1.8 goals.