Scotland chase fourth straight win over Japan
Scotland meet Japan at Murrayfield, Sunday 1:10am (Nations Championship). Scotland have won 3 of the 3 meetings with Japan since 2016.
Form
Scotland have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Ireland 21–43.
Japan have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Fiji 28–34.
Head to head
These sides have met 3 times on our records since 2016: Scotland 3, Japan 0.
Last time out (2021), Scotland won 29–20 at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.
Scotland have won the last three against Japan.
Biggest margin between these two: Scotland by 13 points in 2016 (26–13).
Players to watch
For Scotland, watch Blair Kinghorn (63.3 metres a game in 2026) and Kyle Steyn (61.8 metres a game, 3 tries in 2026).
For Japan, watch Inoke Burua (43 metres a game in 2026) and Charlie Lawrence (27 metres a game in 2026).
Milestone watch
Blair Kinghorn is 32 metres short of 3,000 for their career.
What the numbers say
On form and history, Scotland go in as clear favourites.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.