Scotland vs Japan, Friendly – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
0:1
28/03/2026 at 13:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Friendly International
  • Where to Watch on TV:
africaAfricaDStv Now, New World Sport 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2, SuperSport PSL
argentinaArgentinaDisney+
asiaAsiabeIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 1, TOD
austriaAustriaDAZN
azerbaijanAzerbaijanCBC Sport
bosnia-and-herzegovinaBosnia-and-herzegovinaArena Sport 3, Arena Sport 5
brazilBrazilClaro TV+, Disney+, ESPN, Sky+, Vivo Play, Zapping
bulgariaBulgariaDiema Sport 3, Play Diema Xtra
canadaCanadaDAZN Canada
chinaChinaZhiBo8
croatiaCroatiaSportKlub 9
czech-republicCzech-republicOneplay, Sport 2
denmarkDenmarkTV2 Play, TV2 Sport X
finlandFinlandMTV Katsomo+, MTV Urheilu 3, V Sport Premium
franceFranceFree, L'Equipe, Molotov TV, New World TV
germanyGermanyDAZN 2 Bar Deutsch, DAZN Deutsch
hungaryHungarySpiler2 TV, TV2 Play Premium
icelandIcelandViaplay
indiaIndiaJioTV app, Sony LIV, Sony Sports TEN 1, Vision+
indonesiaIndonesiaK-Vision, RCTI
irelandIrelandVirgin Media Player, Virgin Media Two
israelIsraelSport 4
italyItalyNOW TV, SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport Arena
japanJapanNHK G TV, U-NEXT
maldivesMaldivesMedianet
new-zealandNew-zealandSky Sport 7
nigeriaNigeriaSupersport Maximo 2
norwayNorwayTV2 Play, Viaplay
papua-new-guineaPapua-new-guineaTVWan Sports
peruPeruDisney+
polandPolandPolsat Sport Extra 1
portugalPortugalSport TV2
romaniaRomaniaDigi Online, Digi Sport 2, Orange TV Go, Prima Sport 4
scotlandScotlandBBC Scotland
serbiaSerbiaArena Premium 5
sloveniaSloveniaSportKlub 5
south-africaSouth-africaSuperSport PSL
south-americaSouth-americaViX Latin America
south-koreaSouth-koreaSPOTV Now, SPOTV Prime
swedenSwedenViaplay, V Sport Premium
switzerlandSwitzerlandDAZN Switzerland, Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
taiwanTaiwanELTA Sports 2
turkeyTurkeyExxen
ukraineUkraineMEGOGO Futbol 1
united-kingdomUnited-kingdomBBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC Sport app, BBC Sport, Virgin TV Go app
uruguayUruguayDisney+
usaUsaFOX One, Fox Soccer Plus
venezuelaVenezuelaDisney+

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
0.872.14
Ball possession
45%55%
Total shots
818
Shots on target
37
Big chances
13
Corner kicks
38
Passes
83% (407/492)88% (537/609)
Yellow cards
02
Expected goals (xG)
0.872.14
xG on target (xGOT)
0.390.75
Total shots
818
Shots on target
37
Shots off target
48
Blocked shots
13
Shots inside the box
616
Shots outside the box
22
Hit the woodwork
11
Big chances
13
Corner kicks
38
Touches in opposition box
1037
Accurate through passes
02
Offsides
01
Free kicks
167
Passes
83% (407/492)88% (537/609)
Long passes
42% (20/48)33% (15/45)
Passes in final third
60% (33/55)74% (101/137)
Crosses
33% (4/12)29% (6/21)
Expected assists (xA)
0.521.39
Throw ins
1314
Fouls
716
Tackles
78% (7/9)79% (11/14)
Duels won
3743
Clearances
3016
Interceptions
812
Errors leading to shot
20
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
63
xGOT faced
0.750.39
Goals prevented
-0.250.39

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 2nd Half (0 - 1)
  • 46', Ito H. , Suzuki J. ,
  • 46', Sano K. , Mitoma K. ,
  • 46', Watanabe T. , Taniguchi S. ,
  • 62', Maeda D. , Nakamura K. ,
  • 62', Sugawara Y. , Doan R. ,
  • 63', Suzuki Y. , Ito J. ,
  • 63', Goto K. , Ueda A. ,
  • 63', McGinn J. , Christie R. ,
  • 63', Dykes L. , Hirst G. ,
  • 65', Suzuki J. 🟨,
  • 71', Robertson A. , Tierney K. ,
  • 71', McTominay S. , Gilmour B. ,
  • 77', Seko A. , Hashioka D. ,
  • 78', Tanaka A. , Kamada D. ,
  • 78', Fujita J. , Shiogai K. ,
  • 78', Doan R. 🟨,
  • 80', Conway T. , Curtis F. ,
  • 81', Patterson N. , Ralston A. ,
  • 84', 0 - 1, Ito J. , Shiogai K. (A),

Chances of winning


Scotland
31.3%
Draw
29.4%
Japan
39.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
29.3% 29.4% 41.3%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Scotland has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2%)
  • Japan has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.1%)
  • Scotland - Japan Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    3.03
    (3.22)
    3.23
    (3.22)
    2.41
    (2.29)
    5.6%
    (5.9%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
    What is the prediction for Scotland - Japan?
  • Users Predictions: 16 users predict this event. Scotland will win (votes: 5 - 31.3%). Japan will win (votes: 7 - 43.8%). It will Tie (votes: 4 - 25%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Japan: 19.5%68.1%.
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:
    • O/U 2.5 - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
    • Recently, the teams have not faced each other.
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