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FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) - Japan VS Saudi Arabia Prediction
FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) - Japan VS Saudi Arabia
Match Time:25-03-2025 18:35 Tuesday (GMT+8)
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Japan - WWDWWW
Japan will be looking for another win after a 2-0 WC Qualifiers - Asia success vs Bahrain.
In that game, Japan had 61% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Japan, the scorers were Daichi Kamada (66') and Takefusa Kubo (87'). At the other end, Bahrain got 7 shots at goal with 2 on target.
Their most recent results reveal that much solidity has been shown by the Japan rearguard. Japan have given the opposition little, with the number of goals that have gone in at their end over the course of their previous six clashes standing at 2. In any event, time will tell if that trend might be sustained here in this match or not.
Saudi Arabia - LDDLWW
Saudi Arabia will go into the game following on from a 1-0 WC Qualifiers - Asia win against China in their previous game.
In that game, Saudi Arabia had 80% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer for Saudi Arabia was Salem Al Dawsari (50'). On the other side, China got 3 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.
The trend of at least one team not managing to score in games featuring Saudi Arabia has been fairly consistent in recent matches. A glance at their last 6 meetings shows that it has happened 5 times. During those clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal tally of 5 and Saudi Arabia have scored 4.
Japan possible starting lineup:
Suzuki; Seko, Itakura, H. Ito; J. Ito, Endo, Tanaka, Mitoma; Kubo, Kamada; Machino
Saudi Arabia possible starting lineup:
Al-Aqidi; Al-Shanqeeti, Tambakti, Lajami, Boushal; Al-Juwayr, Al-Ghamdi, Yahya, N. Al-Dawsari, S. Al-Dawsari; Al-Buraikan
Japan vs Saudi Arabia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
The two teams have crossed paths 19 times in all competitions. As expected, the hosts have been the better side in these meetings, recording 12 wins. The Arabian Falcons have six wins and just one game has ended in a draw.
Their last two meetings have taken place in the World Cup qualifiers, with the Samurai Blue recording 2-0 wins.
The last five meetings between them have produced under 2.5 goals, with the hosts keeping three clean sheets and the Arabian Falcons keeping two.
Japan are unbeaten in their last 11 home games in the World Cup qualifiers, recording 10 wins and keeping nine clean sheets.
Saudi Arabia have lost just one of their last seven away games in the World Cup qualifiers. They have recorded three wins and played out three draws. They have kept three clean sheets in that period.
The hosts have won three of their last six World Cup meetings against the Arabian Falcons and have scored two goals apiece in these wins.
Prediction: Japan 2-1 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will be desperate to pick up a positive result to boost their World Cup qualification hopes, but we think that they will find it difficult to take anything from Tuesday's fixture, considering that Japan have won 12 of their 13 matches in the current qualifying cycle.
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