Head to head

Japan vs South Sudan

If they played today

Japan at home
91% / 8% / 2%
Japan win / draw / South Sudan win
Japan–South Sudan
  • 2–0 18.3%
  • 3–0 17.8%
  • 4–0 12.9%
  • 1–0 12.6%
  • 5–0 7.5%
Neutral venue
86% / 10% / 3%
Japan win / draw / South Sudan win
Japan–South Sudan
  • 2–0 17.0%
  • 3–0 15.3%
  • 1–0 12.6%
  • 4–0 10.4%
  • 2–1 6.2%
South Sudan at home
81% / 13% / 5%
Japan win / draw / South Sudan win
Japan–South Sudan
  • 2–0 15.6%
  • 3–0 13.0%
  • 1–0 12.5%
  • 4–0 8.1%
  • 2–1 7.8%

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

 JapanSouth Sudan
Current Elo19731271
Elo rank15th172nd
Peak Elo2012 (2026)1501 (2012)
Matches played79478
All-time record391W 167D 236L12W 16D 50L
Goals for145150
Goals against915142
Biggest win14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification6–0 vs Djibouti · 2017-03-28 · African Cup of Nations qualification
Biggest loss2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games0–5 vs Senegal · 2025-10-10 · FIFA World Cup qualification
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.160.00

When they've met

Japan and South Sudan have never played each other.