Tunisia vs Japan

Group F · Saturday, June 20, 2026, 04:00 UTC · Monterrey (Guadalupe)

Tunisia

22% · Elo 1562

0-1

Most likely exact score

Japan

53% · Elo 1888

The model's read

Japan are clear favourites at 53%, against 22% for Tunisia and 25% for a draw. Goals project around 1.2–1.5 (both teams to score 50%, over 2.5 49%). The biggest single factor is Overall strength, favouring Japan. Confidence sits at 48/100 but upset risk is high — variance and form keep the underdog live.

Auto-updated every hour as ratings, odds and news change.

Match outcome

oracle-v1.0.0

TUN 22%Draw 25%JPN 53%

Tunisia win

21.8%

Draw

25.3%

Japan win

52.8%

Expected goals

1.15 – 1.47

Most likely exact score

0-1

top exact 0-1 · 12.9%

Confidence

48/100

Result lean

Japan narrow edge

Score band

Likely one-goal game

Goal environment

Moderate

If it opens up — high-scoring alternative

2-2 at 5.2% — most likely scoreline with 3+ goals total.

top exact score carries 12.9% probability

Risk & uncertainty

Upset risk

47/100

Data quality

81/100

Uncertainty band

32 – 62%

Most likely scorelines

Top 12 from a Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson matrix.

01
12.9%
10
10.6%
11
10.1%
12
9.0%
02
7.8%
21
7.1%
22
5.2%
00
5.0%
20
4.8%
13
4.4%
03
3.8%
31
2.7%

Top 12 most likely scorelines. Heat is relative to the most likely outcome. Tunisia vs Japan.

Team comparison

Rating profile across the key dimensions.

Ensemble breakdown

Final probabilities blend the technical model with every available source layer. Persisted 2026-07-11 02:02:25 UTC.

Final (blended) home

21.8%

Final draw

25.3%

Final away

52.8%

Source weights applied

  • technical38.5%
  • learned16.1%
  • market19.3%
  • crowd7.5%
  • external0.0%
  • intel8.6%
  • fundamental7.0%
  • sentimentMomentum3.0%

Source presence

  • technical1 signal
  • learned1 signal
  • market36 signals
  • crowd1 signal
  • externalnot used
  • intel29 signals
  • fundamental17 signals

Why this prediction

Coverage 83/100
Conflict 30/100

High-coverage prediction — most signal classes are present and aligned.

Technical

72/100

Fundamentals

83/100

Betting

74/100

Prediction market

77/100

Sentiment

0/100

Top positive drivers

  • · learned signal favours away (40.0 pp above uniform)
  • · crowd signal favours away (34.8 pp above uniform)
  • · market signal favours away (19.6 pp above uniform)
  • · technical signal favours away (13.3 pp above uniform)

Top risk drivers

  • No standout risks.

Missing: external prediction sites

Learned model

In blend

The learned model contributes to the public ensemble blend, alongside ratings, market signals and news intelligence. Performance is validated against an Elo baseline.

TUN 3%Draw 24%JPN 73%

Tunisia win

3.0%

Draw

23.7%

Japan win

73.3%

Total goals (λ)

2.50

Model confidence

60/100

Logistic regression model — version wdl-v1, trained on 19k historical internationals.

Article intelligence

Recent news, injury alerts and sentiment extracted by the NLP layer.

Tunisia

1 article / 14d

Sentiment -100
Morale 0

Japan

28 articles / 14d

Sentiment 8
Morale 0
Net signal lean (home minus away): 0 · confidence 29%

Goals markets

BTTS yes

50.5%

Over 1.5

71.5%

Over 2.5

48.7%

Over 3.5

26.9%

Under 2.5

51.3%

Market intelligence

Mild divergence

Model probability

21.8%

Market probability

19.7%

Gap: +12.2 percentage points.

Market confidence: 96/100 across 36 bookmakers.

Odds shown for analysis only — CupCastLab does not place bets, list bookmakers, or recommend wagers.

Explanation

Why the model sees the match this way.

Model prediction: Japan 47% to win, 32% for Tunisia, 21% draw. Expected goals: Japan 1.47 vs Tunisia 1.15. Most likely exact score is 0-1 at 12.9%, but no exact score is dominant — the score cluster is 0-1 / 1-0 / 1-1. Goal environment moderate (BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 49%). Likely one-goal game. Primary factor: overall strength difference is the dominant driver. Confidence: 48/100. This is a low-confidence call — uncertainty is wide.

Factor contributions

TunisiaFactorJapan
Overall strength
Recent form
Attack/defense balance
Expected-goals proxy
Squad depth
Injuries & suspensions
Travel, rest & weather
Tactical matchup
Tournament experience
Market calibration

Risk factors

  • No notable risk factors identified.

Uncertainty factors

  • No major uncertainty flags.

Tactical read

No standout tactical mismatch — the stylistic edge is modest.

Upset risk

High upset risk — variance, tactical fit, or recent form suggests the underdog is live.

Market divergence

Model and market are in close agreement.

These predictions are probabilistic and not guarantees. Not betting advice.