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Kirin Cup statistics and predictions
Season to date: 4 matches since 1 Oct 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
Kirin Cup in numbers
Analysis
4 matches have been played in the Kirin Cup (World) since 1 Oct 2026, averaging 1.75 goals a game. That is lower-scoring than the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 1 (25%), 3 matches were drawn (75%) and away sides won 0 (0%). Home advantage here is weaker than usual. Both teams scored in 75% of matches, 25% went over 2.5 goals, 75% over 1.5, and 1 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as Japan (1.21), New Zealand (1.14), Ecuador (0.77), and the meanest defences as Japan (0.63), Ecuador (0.74), Panama (1.07). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 1 Oct 2026. This is not the official table — it applies no points deductions or tie-break rules, and for cup competitions it simply totals results across rounds.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Panama | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
About these statistics
The figures above are counts over final scores (90 minutes) in the PunterPick results archive. Nothing is estimated: a match only counts once its final score is in. Team links lead to each side's own form, home and away record and the predictions we have published for them. How we build our predictions is explained on the methodology page.