Japan versus Iceland, International Friendly
Japan to win
Match result
Japan to win
Match result
Every leg is one of this fixture’s own SharpCast Picks, combined and priced on the correlation between them — the structural edge bookmakers miss because they price each leg as if it were independent.
Result markets
The model puts Japan +2 at 98 percent, too short to carry betting value. This is the model's line, not a recommended bet.
The model rates Japan draw no bet at 92%. The bookmakers have not priced this market here, so the fair price shown is the model’s own and the read stands alone. It falls out of an expected 2.77 goals for the home side and 0.57 for the away (3.34 total) across the simulated scorelines.
The model rates Either team to win at 78%. The bookmakers have not priced this market here, so the fair price shown is the model’s own and the read stands alone. It falls out of an expected 2.77 goals for the home side and 0.57 for the away (3.34 total) across the simulated scorelines.
The model rates Japan to win at 71%. The bookmakers have not priced this market here, so the fair price shown is the model’s own and the read stands alone. It falls out of an expected 2.77 goals for the home side and 0.57 for the away (3.34 total) across the simulated scorelines.
Goals markets
The model rates Over 2.5 at 59%. The bookmakers have not priced this market here, so the fair price shown is the model’s own and the read stands alone. It falls out of an expected 2.77 goals for the home side and 0.57 for the away (3.34 total) across the simulated scorelines.
The model rates BTTS no at 59%. The bookmakers have not priced this market here, so the fair price shown is the model’s own and the read stands alone. It falls out of an expected 2.77 goals for the home side and 0.57 for the away (3.34 total) across the simulated scorelines.
2-0 is the model's single most likely exact score, at 13% on the scoreline matrix. Correct score is a long-odds market, shown as the model's line.
Combined markets
The model leans Japan to win and BTTS no at 48 percent, close to a coin flip. This is the model's line, not a recommended bet.
Each settled row is tinted and badged by whether the filed pick landed. The board is the locked record and does not move.
The win band is the model’s sampling range over 10,000 simulations, not a market quote.
Showing the filed assumptions. Toggle the input to see the distribution recompute as a client side estimate, not the filed model.
Each dot is one match, larger dots more recent. The coloured band is the average gap from expected; gridlines mark one goal either side.
Each dot is one match, larger dots more recent. The coloured band is the average gap from expected; gridlines mark one goal either side.
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These recent rates anchor the model’s projection for this fixture: 2.8 scored, 0.6 conceded.
Each dot is one match, larger dots more recent. The coloured band is the average gap from expected; gridlines mark one goal either side.
Each dot is one match, larger dots more recent. The coloured band is the average gap from expected; gridlines mark one goal either side.
View match breakdown
These recent rates anchor the model’s projection for this fixture: 0.6 scored, 2.8 conceded.
1 to 4 goals · 72% of simulations
Most likely 3 goals.
Model probabilities from the projected distribution; fair price excludes the bookmaker margin. The filed selection for every market is in All Markets above.
Running on the league baseline, no team cards history yet. Treat as a guide, not a team specific read.
- Over / Under 3.5 cardsO 53%·U 47%
- Over / Under 4.5 cardsO 33%·U 67%
- Over / Under 5.5 cardsO 18%·U 82%
- Over / Under 6.5 cardsO 9%·U 91%
Appointment confirmed. SharpCast has no settled match history for this official yet, so the profile builds as they officiate. Card strictness is not yet part of the model.
This call rests on Dixon Coles strength, time decayed form, expected goals and the de overrounded market consensus, across 10,000 simulated matches. It was locked before kickoff and is kept on this site.

Main Outcome · settled
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