LiontipsChina vs Japan. Predictions and Betting Tips for World Cup qualification
Command Analysis
Dragon's team already proved their mental toughness during the current qualifying tournament and deserved a spot in the third round. Team approached the start of the new stage in a good form, but still lost the first match in Group B.
China failed to avoid defeat in the match against Australia, Socceroos dominated the game at Doha (0:3). Chinese team couldn't put up a fight, they didn't hit a single shot on target, in fact, they could've concede even more goals. Overall, it was a fair result.
Samurai are one of the main favourites of Group B. Team wants to qualify for the World Cup, but in the first match of the third round Hajime Moriyasu's men were beaten.
Japan national team was an overwhelming favourite of a home game against Oman, but something went wrong for the Blues. Hosts had an advantage on ball possession, but visitors played well on counter-attacks and in one of them Issam Al-Sabhi scored (0:1). Of course, Maya Yoshida will try to redeem themselves after such a disappointing defeat and a match against China is a great opportunity.
Trends
СтавкаBoth to score: Yes
In four most recent head-to-head games both teams scored
СтавкаJapan: total over 2 goals
In five most recent away fixtures Samurai scored 21 goals
Tip and bets
Both teams are extremely motivated after defeats in the first round. China will try to put up a fight against the favourite, but it will be extremely hard for them. Japanese players will try to redeem themselves for a defeat in the previous round. In our opinion, visitors should be able to record a confident victory.
Our prediction - Handicap (-1.5) on Japan
Head-to-head matches between those teams are usually high-scoring, because both opponents like to play offensively. We think that they won't change the tactics in this match, so we will probably see a number of goals.
Our second bet is on total over 2.5 goals
