Head to head

Japan vs Madagascar

If they played today

Japan at home
79% / 15% / 7%
Japan win / draw / Madagascar win
Japan–Madagascar
  • 2–0 15.0%
  • 1–0 12.4%
  • 3–0 12.1%
  • 2–1 8.3%
  • 4–0 7.3%
Neutral venue
73% / 18% / 10%
Japan win / draw / Madagascar win
Japan–Madagascar
  • 2–0 13.5%
  • 1–0 12.1%
  • 3–0 10.0%
  • 2–1 9.2%
  • 1–1 8.3%
Madagascar at home
66% / 20% / 14%
Japan win / draw / Madagascar win
Japan–Madagascar
  • 2–0 12.0%
  • 1–0 11.8%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 1–1 9.7%
  • 3–0 8.1%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 JapanMadagascar
Current Elo19731511
Elo rank15th108th
Peak Elo2012 (2026)1645 (1993)
Matches played794320
All-time record391W 167D 236L118W 73D 129L
Goals for1451434
Goals against915484
Biggest win14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification8–1 vs Congo · 1960-04-18 · African Friendship Games
Biggest loss2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games0–7 vs DR Congo · 1965-07-19 · All-African Games
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.160.00

When they've met

Japan and Madagascar have never played each other.