Scotland vs Japan Prediction & Betting Tips

Scotland host Japan in the Friendlies on 28 March 2026, Saturday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 17:00 UK Time.

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Scotland vs Japan Preview

Scotland has been in fantastic scoring form at home, recently putting four goals past Denmark in a high-octane performance. They have won three of their last four matches in front of their own fans, proving they are a very difficult team to break down on their own turf.

The Scottish defense has looked a bit shaky though, as they have struggled to keep clean sheets even when winning comfortably. They will need to be much more disciplined against Japan’s quick attackers than they were during their recent five-goal thriller against Greece.

Japan is currently riding a wave of momentum after a string of high-scoring victories against South American powerhouses like Brazil. Their ability to consistently find the back of the net makes them one of the most exciting teams to watch in international football right now.

While their home form is near perfect, the Japanese squad has found goals much harder to come by when traveling recently. They will be looking to break that away-day drought and prove they can be just as clinical in foreign environments as they are in Tokyo.

Scotland vs Japan Prediction

We are backing Japan to take the win in this one because their recent victory over Brazil shows they have the tactical quality to overcome tough European sides. At 2.25 odds, they offer great value considering how much attacking talent they have available in their current squad.

Everything points toward over 2.5 goals in this match given that Scotland has seen at least three goals in nearly all of their recent outings. With both teams possessing such strong forward lines and slightly leaky defenses, the 2.05 odds for a high-scoring game look like a very solid pick.

For individuals looking for a bit of a long shot, a 3-2 victory for Japan at 29.00 odds is an interesting choice for a small stake. Both teams have been involved in five-goal thrillers recently, and this scoreline perfectly reflects the offensive mindset they have both been showing lately.

Ezekiel- March 27, 2026

Scotland vs Japan Betting Tips

Japan win

2.25 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

2.05 Odds

Japan 3-2

29.00 Odds

Team Stats

	Scotland	Japan
Game Played	3	2
Wins	1	2
Draws	0	0
Loss	2	0
Goals For	4	2
Goals Against	3	0

	Scotland	Japan
Game Played	3	2
Wins	1	2
Draws	0	0
Loss	2	0
Goals For	4	2
Goals Against	3	0

_{Current Season stats from Friendlies}

Scotland Form

24.06.26	Scotland Brazil	0-3
19.06.26	Scotland Morocco	0-1
14.06.26	Haiti Scotland	0-1
06.06.26	Bolivia Scotland	0-4
30.05.26	Scotland Curacao	4-1
31.03.26	Scotland Ivory Coast	0-1
28.03.26	Scotland Japan	0-1
18.11.25	Scotland Denmark	4-2
15.11.25	Greece Scotland	3-2
12.10.25	Scotland Belarus	2-1
09.10.25	Scotland Greece	3-1
08.09.25	Belarus Scotland	0-2
05.09.25	Denmark Scotland	0-0
09.06.25	Liechtenstein Scotland	0-4
06.06.25	Scotland Iceland	1-3
23.03.25	Scotland Greece	0-3
20.03.25	Greece Scotland	0-1
18.11.24	Poland Scotland	1-2
15.11.24	Scotland Croatia	1-0
15.10.24	Scotland Portugal	0-0
12.10.24	Croatia Scotland	2-1
08.09.24	Portugal Scotland	2-1
05.09.24	Scotland Poland	2-3
23.06.24	Scotland Hungary	0-1
19.06.24	Scotland Switzerland	1-1
14.06.24	Germany Scotland	5-1
07.06.24	Scotland Finland	2-2
03.06.24	Gibraltar Scotland	0-2
26.03.24	Scotland Northern Ireland	0-1
22.03.24	Netherlands Scotland	4-0
19.11.23	Scotland Norway	3-3
16.11.23	Georgia Scotland	2-2
17.10.23	France Scotland	4-1
12.10.23	Spain Scotland	2-0
12.09.23	Scotland England	1-3
08.09.23	Cyprus Scotland	0-3
20.06.23	Scotland Georgia	2-0
17.06.23	Norway Scotland	1-2
28.03.23	Scotland Spain	2-0
25.03.23	Scotland Cyprus	3-0
16.11.22	Turkey Scotland	2-1
27.09.22	Ukraine Scotland	0-0
24.09.22	Scotland Ireland	2-1
21.09.22	Scotland Ukraine	3-0
14.06.22	Armenia Scotland	1-4
11.06.22	Ireland Scotland	3-0
08.06.22	Scotland Armenia	2-0
01.06.22	Scotland Ukraine	1-3
29.03.22	Austria Scotland	2-2
24.03.22	Scotland Poland	1-1

24.06.26	Scotland Brazil	0-3
19.06.26	Scotland Morocco	0-1
30.05.26	Scotland Curacao	4-1
31.03.26	Scotland Ivory Coast	0-1
28.03.26	Scotland Japan	0-1
18.11.25	Scotland Denmark	4-2
12.10.25	Scotland Belarus	2-1
09.10.25	Scotland Greece	3-1
06.06.25	Scotland Iceland	1-3
23.03.25	Scotland Greece	0-3
15.11.24	Scotland Croatia	1-0
15.10.24	Scotland Portugal	0-0
05.09.24	Scotland Poland	2-3
23.06.24	Scotland Hungary	0-1
19.06.24	Scotland Switzerland	1-1
07.06.24	Scotland Finland	2-2
26.03.24	Scotland Northern Ireland	0-1
19.11.23	Scotland Norway	3-3
12.09.23	Scotland England	1-3
20.06.23	Scotland Georgia	2-0
28.03.23	Scotland Spain	2-0
25.03.23	Scotland Cyprus	3-0
24.09.22	Scotland Ireland	2-1
21.09.22	Scotland Ukraine	3-0
08.06.22	Scotland Armenia	2-0
01.06.22	Scotland Ukraine	1-3
24.03.22	Scotland Poland	1-1
15.11.21	Scotland Denmark	2-0
09.10.21	Scotland Israel	3-2
04.09.21	Scotland Moldova	1-0
14.06.21	Scotland Czech Republic	0-2
31.03.21	Scotland Faroe Islands	4-0
25.03.21	Scotland Austria	2-2
14.10.20	Scotland Czech Republic	1-0
11.10.20	Scotland Slovakia	1-0
08.10.20	Scotland Israel (Penalties:5 - 3)	0-0
04.09.20	Scotland Israel	1-1
19.11.19	Scotland Kazakhstan	3-1
13.10.19	Scotland San Marino	6-0
09.09.19	Scotland Belgium	0-4
06.09.19	Scotland Russia	1-2
08.06.19	Scotland Cyprus	2-1
20.11.18	Scotland Israel	3-2
14.10.18	Scotland Portugal	1-3

14.06.26	Haiti Scotland	0-1
06.06.26	Bolivia Scotland	0-4
15.11.25	Greece Scotland	3-2
08.09.25	Belarus Scotland	0-2
05.09.25	Denmark Scotland	0-0
09.06.25	Liechtenstein Scotland	0-4
20.03.25	Greece Scotland	0-1
18.11.24	Poland Scotland	1-2
12.10.24	Croatia Scotland	2-1
08.09.24	Portugal Scotland	2-1
14.06.24	Germany Scotland	5-1
03.06.24	Gibraltar Scotland	0-2
22.03.24	Netherlands Scotland	4-0
16.11.23	Georgia Scotland	2-2
17.10.23	France Scotland	4-1
12.10.23	Spain Scotland	2-0
08.09.23	Cyprus Scotland	0-3
17.06.23	Norway Scotland	1-2
16.11.22	Turkey Scotland	2-1
27.09.22	Ukraine Scotland	0-0
14.06.22	Armenia Scotland	1-4
11.06.22	Ireland Scotland	3-0
29.03.22	Austria Scotland	2-2
12.11.21	Moldova Scotland	0-2
12.10.21	Faroe Islands Scotland	0-1
07.09.21	Austria Scotland	0-1
01.09.21	Denmark Scotland	2-0
22.06.21	Croatia Scotland	3-1
18.06.21	England Scotland	0-0
06.06.21	Luxembourg Scotland	0-1
02.06.21	Netherlands Scotland	2-2
28.03.21	Israel Scotland	1-1
18.11.20	Israel Scotland	1-0
15.11.20	Slovakia Scotland	1-0
12.11.20	Serbia Scotland (Penalties:4 - 5)	1-1
07.09.20	Czech Republic Scotland	1-2
16.11.19	Cyprus Scotland	1-2
10.10.19	Russia Scotland	4-0
11.06.19	Belgium Scotland	3-0
24.03.19	San Marino Scotland	0-2
21.03.19	Kazakhstan Scotland	3-0
17.11.18	Albania Scotland	0-4
11.10.18	Israel Scotland	2-1

Japan Form

29.06.26	Brazil Japan	2-1
26.06.26	Japan Sweden	1-1
21.06.26	Tunisia Japan	0-4
14.06.26	Netherlands Japan	2-2
31.05.26	Japan Iceland	1-0
31.03.26	England Japan	0-1
28.03.26	Scotland Japan	0-1
18.11.25	Japan Bolivia	3-0
14.11.25	Japan Ghana	2-0
14.10.25	Japan Brazil	3-2
10.10.25	Japan Paraguay	2-2
10.09.25	USA Japan	2-0
07.09.25	Mexico Japan	0-0
15.07.25	South Korea Japan	0-1
12.07.25	Japan China	2-0
08.07.25	Japan Hong Kong	6-1
10.06.25	Japan Indonesia	6-0
05.06.25	Australia Japan	1-0
25.03.25	Japan Saudi Arabia	0-0
20.03.25	Japan Bahrain	2-0
19.11.24	China Japan	1-3
15.11.24	Indonesia Japan	0-4
15.10.24	Japan Australia	1-1
10.10.24	Saudi Arabia Japan	0-2
10.09.24	Bahrain Japan	0-5
05.09.24	Japan China	7-0
11.06.24	Japan Syria	5-0
06.06.24	Myanmar Japan	0-5
26.03.24	North Korea Japan	0-3
21.03.24	Japan North Korea	1-0
03.02.24	Iran Japan	2-1
31.01.24	Bahrain Japan	1-3
24.01.24	Japan Indonesia	3-1
19.01.24	Iraq Japan	2-1
14.01.24	Japan Vietnam	4-2
09.01.24	Japan Jordan	6-1
01.01.24	Japan Thailand	5-0
21.11.23	Syria Japan	0-5
16.11.23	Japan Myanmar	5-0
17.10.23	Japan Tunisia	2-0
13.10.23	Japan Canada	4-1
12.09.23	Japan Turkey	4-2
09.09.23	Germany Japan	1-4
20.06.23	Japan Peru	4-1
15.06.23	Japan El Salvador	6-0
28.03.23	Japan Colombia	1-2
24.03.23	Japan Uruguay	1-1
05.12.22	Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3)	1-1
01.12.22	Japan Spain	2-1
27.11.22	Japan Costa Rica	0-1

25.06.26	Japan Sweden	1-1
31.05.26	Japan Iceland	1-0
18.11.25	Japan Bolivia	3-0
14.11.25	Japan Ghana	2-0
14.10.25	Japan Brazil	3-2
10.10.25	Japan Paraguay	2-2
12.07.25	Japan China	2-0
08.07.25	Japan Hong Kong	6-1
10.06.25	Japan Indonesia	6-0
25.03.25	Japan Saudi Arabia	0-0
20.03.25	Japan Bahrain	2-0
15.10.24	Japan Australia	1-1
05.09.24	Japan China	7-0
11.06.24	Japan Syria	5-0
21.03.24	Japan North Korea	1-0
24.01.24	Japan Indonesia	3-1
14.01.24	Japan Vietnam	4-2
09.01.24	Japan Jordan	6-1
01.01.24	Japan Thailand	5-0
16.11.23	Japan Myanmar	5-0
17.10.23	Japan Tunisia	2-0
13.10.23	Japan Canada	4-1
12.09.23	Japan Turkey	4-2
20.06.23	Japan Peru	4-1
15.06.23	Japan El Salvador	6-0
28.03.23	Japan Colombia	1-2
24.03.23	Japan Uruguay	1-1
05.12.22	Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3)	1-1
01.12.22	Japan Spain	2-1
27.11.22	Japan Costa Rica	0-1
17.11.22	Japan Canada	1-2
27.09.22	Japan Ecuador	0-0
23.09.22	Japan USA	2-0
27.07.22	Japan South Korea	3-0
24.07.22	Japan China	0-0
19.07.22	Japan Hong Kong	6-0
14.06.22	Japan Tunisia	0-3
10.06.22	Japan Ghana	4-1
06.06.22	Japan Brazil	0-1
02.06.22	Japan Paraguay	4-1
29.03.22	Japan Vietnam	1-1
01.02.22	Japan Saudi Arabia	2-0
27.01.22	Japan China	2-0
12.10.21	Japan Australia	2-1
02.09.21	Japan Oman	0-1
15.06.21	Japan Kyrgyzstan	5-1
11.06.21	Japan Serbia	1-0
07.06.21	Japan Tajikistan	4-1
28.05.21	Japan Myanmar	10-0
25.03.21	Japan South Korea	3-0

29.06.26	Brazil Japan	2-1
21.06.26	Tunisia Japan	0-4
14.06.26	Netherlands Japan	2-2
31.03.26	England Japan	0-1
28.03.26	Scotland Japan	0-1
09.09.25	USA Japan	2-0
07.09.25	Mexico Japan	0-0
15.07.25	South Korea Japan	0-1
05.06.25	Australia Japan	1-0
19.11.24	China Japan	1-3
15.11.24	Indonesia Japan	0-4
10.10.24	Saudi Arabia Japan	0-2
10.09.24	Bahrain Japan	0-5
06.06.24	Myanmar Japan	0-5
26.03.24	North Korea Japan	0-3
03.02.24	Iran Japan	2-1
31.01.24	Bahrain Japan	1-3
19.01.24	Iraq Japan	2-1
21.11.23	Syria Japan	0-5
09.09.23	Germany Japan	1-4
23.11.22	Germany Japan	1-2
24.03.22	Australia Japan	0-2
16.11.21	Oman Japan	0-1
11.11.21	Vietnam Japan	0-1
07.10.21	Saudi Arabia Japan	1-0
07.09.21	China Japan	0-1
30.03.21	Mongolia Japan	0-14
18.12.19	South Korea Japan	1-0
10.12.19	China Japan	1-2
14.11.19	Kyrgyzstan Japan	0-2
15.10.19	Tajikistan Japan	0-3
10.09.19	Myanmar Japan	0-2
24.06.19	Ecuador Japan	1-1
20.06.19	Uruguay Japan	2-2
28.01.19	Iran Japan	0-3
24.01.19	Vietnam Japan	0-1
08.09.15	Afghanistan Japan	0-6
02.08.15	North Korea Japan	2-1