Group C · Matchday 2

New Zealand v Japan

BC Place · Vancouver · CAN

GROUP C · MD2SOON

New Zealand

Jun 16

06:00 PM

Japan

BC Place · VancouverCAN

Kickoff: Tue, Jun 16, 06:00 PM UTC

Predict & play

Turn this match into pot-eligible action across HOP's seven World Cup games.

AI MATCH ANALYSIS

Pondside model · v1

HIGH CONF

New ZealandDRAWJapan

24%11%65%

New Zealand

1–2

Japan

Model favours Japan at 65% with an expected 1-2 scoreline. Draw chance: 11%. Top swing factor: rating edge — away — composite strength gap of 17 pts on the model.

Swing factors

1
Rating edge — away
Composite strength gap of 17 pts on the model.
AWAY · w8
2
Technical midfield depth
Five squad players starting in top-5 European leagues.
AWAY · w5

Goal threats

T. Kubo
Japan
38%
K. Mitoma
Japan
22%

Demo predictor — heuristic on team-strength + host advantage + factor weights. For live tournaments, swap in a Claude-backed predictor with the same shape.