Japan and Brazil meet at Tokyo Stadium in a friendly match that could give us some insight as to how the two nations could fare at the World Cup next summer.
The match, scheduled for a 11:30am kick off, will be the 10th meeting between the two nations and is one that Brazil have dominated in recent years.
Best bets and predictions
Whilst this is a friendly match, there is plenty to gleam from the encounter with Brazil appearing to be less than their usual selves recently and Japan without a win in three games. With Brazil’s historical dominance in this fixture, we’re backing them to pick up the win and there being over 2.5 goals in the match.
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil Win & Over 2.5 Goals | 21/20 @ Betway (48.8%) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Brazil rather laboured to World Cup qualification, failing to set the group stage alight but they got the job done in the end and will be playing in North America next summer. They’ve gone on to win three of their last four matches, scoring nine goals in that time and keeping three clean sheets. Japan haven’t won in their last three games, losing to USA and drawing with Paraguay and Mexico. Goals have been hard to come by for Japan, with just two goals in their last three games. |
| Brazil To Be Winning At HT, Japan Exactly 0 Match Goals | 14/5 @ Spreadex (26.3%) | ⭐⭐ | Brazil have won three of their last four matches and have been leading at half time in all three of them, going on to win all three without conceding a goal. Japan, as mentioned above, have struggled to find the net in their last three games. They’ve scored just twice in those games, failing to score against both Mexico and USA. In fact, they’ve averaged less than a goal a game over their last six contests and have only scored once in their last five meetings with Brazil. |
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How both teams head into Japan vs Brazil
Japan have faltered in recent games, failing to pick up a win in their last three games. Those games have seen them lose to USA and secure draws against Mexico and Paraguay. Those three poor results ended a run of four straight wins for Japan and they will hope they aren’t indicative of how things will pan out moving forward. They qualified for the World Cup with ease, winning seven of their 10 group games where they scored 30 goals and conceded just three.
Brazil have turned their poor form around recently, winning three of their last four matches and ending a run of just two wins in six matches. That run saw them struggle to fifth place in the South American World Cup qualifying group, enough to see them qualify for next summer’s tournament but they ended up 10 points behind group winners, Argentina. Wins over Paraguay, Chile and South Korea have restored faith for the national team though and another win in expected here.
World Cup qualifying standings
| Team (AFC Group C) | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 23 |
| Team (CONMEBOL) | Pos | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 28 |
Japan team news
Japan came through their last match without any injury problems and are expected to have a full squad to select from in their match with Brazil. Celtic’s Daizen Maeda could return to the starting eleven but major changes aren’t expected.
Brazil team news
There are no fresh injury concerns for Brazil heading into this match and they are expected to name a similar line up to the one that took apart South Korea. Chelsea’s Estevao is in great form, finding the net for the Blues against Liverpool and adding two more goals to his tally against South Korea last week.
Head to head: Last 5 meetings
Brazil have dominated the last meetings between these two nations, winning the last five encounters. Japan have managed to score just once in that time, which pales in comparison to Brazil’s 15.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 06/06/22 | Japan 0-1 Brazil | Friendly |
| 10/11/17 | Japan 1-3 Brazil | Friendly |
| 14/10/14 | Japan 0-4 Brazil | Friendly |
| 15/06/13 | Brazil 3-0 Japan | Confederations Cup |
| 16/10/12 | Japan 0-4 Brazil | Friendly |
Conclusion
Brazil have shown dominance in recent fixtures and we can’t see things changing against Japan this time around. We’re confident in backing Brazil to win and over 2.5 goals, which you can pick up at 21/20 with Betway.
Odds correct at the time of writing. Please gamble responsibly.