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Head to head

Japan vs Sri Lanka

If they played today

Japan at home
96% / 4% / 0%
Japan win / draw / Sri Lanka win
Japan–Sri Lanka
  • 3–0 20.7%
  • 2–0 18.2%
  • 4–0 17.7%
  • 5–0 12.2%
  • 1–0 10.6%
Neutral venue
95% / 4% / 0%
Japan win / draw / Sri Lanka win
Japan–Sri Lanka
  • 3–0 21.1%
  • 2–0 19.7%
  • 4–0 17.0%
  • 1–0 12.2%
  • 5–0 11.0%
Sri Lanka at home
93% / 6% / 1%
Japan win / draw / Sri Lanka win
Japan–Sri Lanka
  • 3–0 19.3%
  • 2–0 19.1%
  • 4–0 14.6%
  • 1–0 12.6%
  • 5–0 8.8%

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

 JapanSri Lanka
Current Elo19731011
Elo rank15th202nd
Peak Elo2012 (2026)1489 (1952)
Matches played794251
All-time record391W 167D 236L49W 47D 155L
Goals for1451237
Goals against915576
Biggest win14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification7–1 vs Pakistan · 2008-04-04 · AFC Challenge Cup qualification
Biggest loss2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games1–12 vs German DR · 1964-01-12 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.160.00
AFC Asian Cups won40
Expected AFC Asian Cups1.470.00

When they've met

Meetings
3
Japan 3W 0D 0L
Goals
16–0
Japan first
First meeting
5–0
Japan won · 1972-07-16 · Merdeka Tournament
Most recent
6–0
Japan won · 1993-05-05 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Japan's biggest win
6–0
1993-05-05 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Sri Lanka's biggest win
—
Never beaten Japan
Most common result
5–0
Japan first · twice, last 1993-04-15
Current run
Won last 3
Japan · since 1972-07-16
3 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
1993-05-056–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1993-04-155–0Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1972-07-165–0NeutralMerdeka Tournament