Japan vs Brazil Prediction & Stats - International Friendlies 2026

Another instalment of a long-running fixture. Japan vs Brazil carries real history into this round of the International Friendlies.

The two sides meet on 14/11 (Saturday) at National Olympic Stadium, 10:15 (UK time).

Read the Japan vs Brazil prediction below before backing anything.

Our verdict on Japan vs Brazil

A deep head-to-head record gives this fixture a story, and that context feeds directly into our thinking. This is the Japan vs Brazil call we are most confident in:

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes Brazil the side to beat, with roughly 24% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all International Friendlies odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

Japan Preview

Japan reach this fixture 5 match into their International Friendlies. Here is where Japan stand:

In this competition

• 5 won, 0 drawn, 0 lost

• 3 points per game

• 8 scored, at 1.6 a game

• 2 conceded, at 0.4 a game

Japan, season-wide

• 19 won, 4 drawn, 2 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Ayase Ueda, 8 goals

• Most assists: Junya Ito, 10 assists

Recent results — Japan

28/09/2026 06:25

Japan

2 - 1

Venezuela

W

24/09/2026 06:05

Japan

3 - 1

Uruguay

W

29/06/2026 13:00

Brazil

2 - 1

Japan

L

25/06/2026 19:00

Japan

1 - 1

Sweden

D

21/06/2026 00:00

Tunisia

0 - 4

Japan

W

Brazil: how they are travelling

Brazil come in 7 matches into their International Friendlies.

Here is what Seleção have produced:

In this competition

• 5 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost

• 2.29 points per game

• 21 scored, at 3 a game

• 9 conceded, at 1.29 a game

Seleção, season-wide

• 16 won, 6 drawn, 8 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Raphinha, 5 goals

• Most assists: Bruno Guimarães, 4 assists

Recent results — Seleção

03/10/2026 10:00

India

0 - 4

Brazil

W

29/09/2026 06:00

Australia

2 - 4

Brazil

W

25/09/2026 06:00

Australia

1 - 1

Brazil

D

05/07/2026 16:00

Brazil

1 - 2

Norway

L

29/06/2026 13:00

Brazil

2 - 1

Japan

W

The head-to-head favours Brazil

Brazil have generally come out ahead of Japan in their recent meetings.

From 5 match(es):

• Brazil: 4 win(s)

• Japan: 1 win(s)

• Drawn: 0

That trend is worth factoring into the Japan vs Brazil prediction.

Form comparison Japan vs Brazil

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

Japan

International - International Friendlies

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W W W W	3
Home	W W W	3
Away	W W	3

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	100%	100%
Goals	2	2.67	1
Scored	1.6	2	1
Conceded	0.4	0.67	0
Both Teams to Score	40%	67%	0%
Without Conceding	60%	33%	100%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.24	1.15	1.36
xGA	1.11	0.89	1.46

Away Team

Brazil

International - International Friendlies

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W D W W	2.29
Home	W W W L	2.25
Away	W W D	2.33

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	71%	75%	67%
Goals	4.29	4.5	4
Scored	3	3	3
Conceded	1.29	1.5	1
Both Teams to Score	86%	100%	67%
Without Conceding	14%	0%	33%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.85	1.79	1.93
xGA	1.06	1.19	0.89

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - Japan vs Brazil

• Match: Japan vs Brazil

• Competition: International Friendlies

• Date: Saturday, 14/11/2026

• Kick-off: 10:15 (UK time)

• Venue: National Olympic Stadium

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Home Team

Japan

International - International Friendlies

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W W W W	3
Home	W W W	3
Away	W W	3

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	100%	100%	100%
Goals	2	2.67	1
Scored	1.6	2	1
Conceded	0.4	0.67	0
Both Teams to Score	40%	67%	0%
Without Conceding	60%	33%	100%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.24	1.15	1.36
xGA	1.11	0.89	1.46

Away Team

Brazil

International - International Friendlies

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W D W W	2.29
Home	W W W L	2.25
Away	W W D	2.33

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	71%	75%	67%
Goals	4.29	4.5	4
Scored	3	3	3
Conceded	1.29	1.5	1
Both Teams to Score	86%	100%	67%
Without Conceding	14%	0%	33%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.85	1.79	1.93
xGA	1.06	1.19	0.89

Corners

8.6 / Match

+3% Corners / Match

Brazil received +3% more corners than Japan in the International Friendlies

8.86 / Match

Venezuela

(1)

Uruguay

(2)

Iceland

(5)

England

(1)

Scotland

(8)

(8)

India

(6)

Australia

(8)

Australia

(5)

Egypt

(1)

Panama

(2)

Croatia

(5)

France

Cards

1.4 / Match

+23% Cards / Match

Japan received +23% more cards than Brazil in the International Friendlies

1.14 / Match

Venezuela

(1)

Uruguay

(2)

Iceland

(0)

England

(2)

Scotland

(2)

(0)

India

(2)

Australia

(0)

Australia

(1)

Egypt

(0)

Panama

(1)

Croatia

(4)

France

Goals Scored

1.6 / Match

+88%

Brazil is +88% better in terms of goals scored

3 / Match

Venezuela

(2)

Uruguay

(3)

Iceland

(1)

England

(1)

Scotland

(1)

(4)

India

(4)

Australia

(1)

Australia

(2)

Egypt

(6)

Panama

(3)

Croatia

(1)

France

Goals Conceded

0.4 / Match

+69%

Brazil condeded +69% more goals than Japan

1.29 / Match

Venezuela

(1)

Uruguay

(1)

Iceland

(0)

England

(0)

Scotland

(0)

(0)

India

(2)

Australia

(1)

Australia

(1)

Egypt

(2)

Panama

(1)

Croatia

(2)

France

International Friendlies Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Mexico	12	6	4	2	17	9	8	22	1.83
2	Argentina	7	7	0	0	26	1	25	21	3
3	Russia	8	5	2	1	20	5	15	17	2.13
4	Brazil	7	5	1	1	21	9	12	16	2.29
5	USA	8	5	0	3	18	14	4	15	1.88
6	Japan	5	5	0	0	8	2	6	15	3
7	Canada	8	4	3	1	9	4	5	15	1.88
8	Algeria	5	4	1	0	14	1	13	13	2.6
9	South Korea	8	4	1	3	12	9	3	13	1.63
10	Morocco	6	3	3	0	14	4	10	12	2
11	Paraguay	5	4	0	1	9	2	7	12	2.4
12	Germany	4	4	0	0	12	5	7	12	3
13	Nigeria	7	3	3	1	15	10	5	12	1.71
14	Hungary	4	3	1	0	6	2	4	10	2.5
15	Colombia	7	3	1	3	10	8	2	10	1.43
16	Belgium	4	3	1	0	13	3	10	10	2.5
17	China	8	3	1	4	7	12	-5	10	1.25
18	Panama	8	2	4	2	12	14	-2	10	1.25
19	Portugal	4	3	1	0	6	2	4	10	2.5
20	Senegal	5	3	1	1	8	4	4	10	2
21	Ivory Coast	4	3	0	1	7	2	5	9	2.25
22	France	4	3	0	1	9	5	4	9	2.25
23	Kenya	5	2	3	0	9	2	7	9	1.8
24	Indonesia	4	3	0	1	8	1	7	9	2.25
25	Iran	6	3	0	3	12	8	4	9	1.5
26	Austria	3	3	0	0	7	1	6	9	3
27	Venezuela	7	2	3	2	8	5	3	9	1.29
28	Ecuador	5	2	2	1	7	6	1	8	1.6
29	Uruguay	5	2	2	1	12	6	6	8	1.6
30	Spain	4	2	2	0	7	2	5	8	2
31	Ireland	4	2	2	0	7	1	6	8	2
32	Australia	6	2	2	2	10	8	2	8	1.33
33	Netherlands	4	2	1	1	5	4	1	7	1.75
34	England	4	2	1	1	5	2	3	7	1.75
35	Bulgaria	4	2	1	1	13	5	8	7	1.75
36	Slovakia	3	2	1	0	6	3	3	7	2.33
37	Egypt	5	2	1	2	6	3	3	7	1.4
38	South Africa	5	1	3	1	4	4	0	6	1.2
39	Croatia	4	2	0	2	5	7	-2	6	1.5
40	Cameroon	3	2	0	1	3	1	2	6	2
41	New Zealand	4	2	0	2	7	4	3	6	1.5
42	Scotland	4	2	0	2	8	3	5	6	1.5
43	Chile	6	2	0	4	10	13	-3	6	1
44	Czech Republic	2	2	0	0	5	2	3	6	3
45	Turkey	2	2	0	0	6	1	5	6	3
46	Ukraine	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	6	3
47	Italy	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	6	3
48	Norway	4	1	2	1	5	4	1	5	1.25
49	Peru	8	1	2	5	7	17	-10	5	0.63
50	Switzerland	4	1	2	1	8	6	2	5	1.25
51	Finland	4	1	1	2	4	7	-3	4	1
52	Bolivia	7	1	1	5	4	16	-12	4	0.57
53	Romania	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4	1.33
54	Northern Ireland	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4	1.33
55	Uzbekistan	5	1	1	3	4	7	-3	4	0.8
56	Saudi Arabia	5	1	1	3	5	8	-3	4	0.8
57	Montenegro	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4	1.33
58	Slovenia	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1	4	1
59	Tunisia	4	1	1	2	1	6	-5	4	1
60	Cape Verde	3	1	1	1	6	5	1	4	1.33
61	Serbia	4	1	0	3	3	12	-9	3	0.75
62	Jordan	5	0	3	2	5	10	-5	3	0.6
63	Liechtenstein	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	3
64	Tanzania	2	1	0	1	6	1	5	3	1.5
65	Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	3
66	Israel	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	3
67	Palestine	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	3	3
68	Zimbabwe	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	3	1.5
69	Thailand	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	1
70	Bosnia-Herzegovina	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	1
71	North Macedonia	3	0	2	1	0	4	-4	2	0.67
72	Greece	4	0	2	2	2	4	-2	2	0.5
73	Wales	3	0	2	1	3	4	-1	2	0.67
74	Mali	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	2	0.67
75	Iceland	5	0	2	3	3	11	-8	2	0.4
76	Costa Rica	4	0	1	3	3	13	-10	1	0.25
77	Iraq	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	1	0.5
78	Jamaica	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1	0.5
79	Lesotho	2	0	1	1	1	5	-4	1	0.5
80	Rwanda	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
81	El Salvador	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.5
82	Congo DR	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
83	Malawi	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
84	Zambia	3	0	1	2	0	6	-6	1	0.33
85	Kuwait	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	1
86	Ghana	4	0	1	3	3	10	-7	1	0.25
87	Sweden	2	0	1	1	3	5	-2	1	0.5
88	Denmark	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
89	Cyprus	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
90	Poland	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1	0.5
91	Moldova	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	1
92	Georgia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
93	Nicaragua	3	0	1	2	1	7	-6	1	0.33
94	Qatar	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.5
95	Haiti	3	0	1	2	2	4	-2	1	0.33
96	Estonia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
97	Honduras	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1	0.5
98	India	3	0	1	2	2	11	-9	1	0.33
99	Maldives	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	0
100	Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
101	Namibia	1	0	0	1	0	6	-6	0	0
102	Benin	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	0
103	Niger	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
104	Comoros	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
105	Bahrain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
106	Malaysia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
107	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
108	Syria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
109	Albania	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2	0	0
110	Malta	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
111	Luxembourg	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
112	Gambia	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4	0	0
113	Macau	1	0	0	1	0	6	-6	0	0
114	Oman	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	0
115	Singapore	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
116	Mozambique	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
117	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
118	Guinea	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
119	Puerto Rico	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0	0
120	Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
121	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
122	Burkina Faso	2	0	0	2	0	10	-10	0	0
123	Burundi	1	0	0	1	0	5	-5	0	0
124	Madagascar	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0	0
125	Kosovo	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
126	Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1	2	4	-2	0	0
127	Grenada	2	0	0	2	0	8	-8	0	0
128	Mauritania	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
129	Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	0
130	Solomon Islands	1	0	0	1	2	10	-8	0	0
131	St. Kitts and Nevis	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0	0
132	Trinidad and Tobago	4	0	0	4	1	15	-14	0	0
133	Curaçao	3	0	0	3	2	11	-9	0	0
134	Guatemala	4	0	0	4	1	14	-13	0	0