Japan 
QatarJapan v Qatar: the model read
Japan meet Qatar in the Asian Cup group stage - 3 at Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud University Stadium, Riyadh.
Japan rate clearly stronger on the baseline, 1661 to 1400. Recent form leans Japan, 73% against 26%. Attacking output favors Japan on expected goals, 1.9 to 0.6 per match.
Japan arrive steady: 2W-2D-1L from their last five (8/15 pts), 9 scored and 5 conceded. Recent results: L 1-2 @ Brazil, D 1-1 v Sweden, W 4-0 @ Tunisia, D 2-2 @ Netherlands.
Qatar are out of sorts: 0W-2D-3L from their last five (2/15 pts, 2 straight defeats), 2 scored and 11 conceded. Recent results: L 1-3 @ Bosnia & Herzegovina, L 0-6 @ Canada, D 1-1 v Switzerland, D 0-0 v El Salvador.
The recent head-to-head is even, 1 apiece across the last 2 meetings. Most recently they met in 2019: Japan 1-3 Qatar.
Market prices for this fixture have not settled yet. The edge reads as soon as real odds arrive.
MeisterIQ rates the signal 58 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.
Written from the MeisterIQ model output
