Head to head

Japan vs São Tomé and Príncipe

If they played today

Japan at home
94% / 6% / 1%
Japan win / draw / São Tomé and Príncipe win
Japan–São Tomé and Príncipe
  • 3–0 20.0%
  • 2–0 19.5%
  • 4–0 15.4%
  • 1–0 12.6%
  • 5–0 9.5%
Neutral venue
90% / 8% / 2%
Japan win / draw / São Tomé and Príncipe win
Japan–São Tomé and Príncipe
  • 2–0 18.2%
  • 3–0 17.5%
  • 1–0 12.6%
  • 4–0 12.6%
  • 5–0 7.3%
São Tomé and Príncipe at home
86% / 11% / 3%
Japan win / draw / São Tomé and Príncipe win
Japan–São Tomé and Príncipe
  • 2–0 16.9%
  • 3–0 15.1%
  • 1–0 12.6%
  • 4–0 10.1%
  • 2–1 6.4%

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

 JapanSão Tomé and Príncipe
Current Elo19731182
Elo rank15th182nd
Peak Elo2012 (2026)1481 (1976)
Matches played79471
All-time record391W 167D 236L9W 10D 52L
Goals for145153
Goals against915182
Biggest win14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification3–1 vs Mauritius · 2019-10-09 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games0–10 vs Nigeria · 2022-06-13 · African Cup of Nations qualification
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.160.00

When they've met

Japan and São Tomé and Príncipe have never played each other.