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Belgium vs Japan Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup
by Daniel Ngulu | in World Cup Predictions
Belgium have the best attack record in the tournament so far with nine goals and they take on Japan, who have scored five goals lesser and conceded more – four compared to the Belgians who have conceded just two at the tournament. In terms of quality, the two sides are clearly worlds apart, but that will come down purely to basics, as seen in this tournament already. Belgium have lost just once to Asian opposition at the World Cup before – in 1994 to Saudi Arabia. They take to this match a 22 – game unbeaten run and have scored in 14 of their last 15 matches, winning 13 of those. In Romelu Lukaku, they have a tried and tested scorer; he has netted 17 goals in the last 11 matches for Belgium. The European side has bagged an impressive eight wins in the last 10 World Cup matches. The two sides met at the 2002 World Cup, hosted by Japan/Korea and played to a 2 – 2 draw but overall they have met five times, with Belgium winning one and Japan five. Japan head to the game on two losses, two wins and a draw in their last five matches, having scored eight goals and conceded eight. They have no clean sheet in the last 10 matches and have picked just three wins in the process, losing five. In their last 10 World Cup matches, Japan have won three and kept three clean sheets.
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Belgium vs Japan Form
Belgium vs Japan Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
14 Nov 2017 - International Friendlies
Players list
T. Courtois
DefenderT. Alderweireld
V Kompany
J. Vertonghen
T. Meunier
MidfielderK. De Bruyne
A. Witsel
ForwardN. Chadli
M. Fellaini
R. Lukaku
E. Hazard
E. Kawashima
DefenderH. Sakai
M. Yoshida
G. Shoji
Y. Nagatomo
M. Hasebe
MidfielderH. Yamaguchi
K Honda
S. Kagawa
T. Inui
ForwardY. Osako
Substitutes
S. Mignolet
K. Casteels
DefenderD. Boyata
T Vermaelen
MidfielderA. Januzaj
Y. Tielemans
T. Hazard
L. Dendoncker
N. Chadli
M. Fellaini
M. Batshuayi
M Dembele
M. Higashiguchi
K. Nakamura
DefenderG. Sakai
N. Ueda
T. Makino
MidfielderR. Ohshima
W. Endo
H. Yamaguchi
K Honda
S. Okazaki
T. Usami
Y. Muto
Most goals and assists
Belgium
Japan
R. Lukaku
(8 Goals)
T. Inui
(2 Goals)
T. Meunier
(4 Assists)
K Honda
(1 Assists)
,
T. Inui
(1 Assists)
,
Y. Nagatomo
(1 Assists)
,
G. Shibasaki
(1 Assists)
,
S. Kagawa
(1 Assists)
Belgium - Japan Key Points
- Belgium are unbeaten in 22 matches.
- Japan have no clean sheet in 10 matches.
- Belgium have eight wins in the last 10 World Cup matches.
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Our Belgium vs Japan Prediction
Japan are firmly the underdogs heading to this game and their main undoing will definitely be their defensive record. They are yet to keep a clean sheet at this tournament, and indeed in their last 10 matches. The side has conceded eight in the last five matches, which may be detrimental ahead of a game against a team with a run of 22 matches unbeaten and with a striker in the form of Romelu Lukaku. Belgium have also been doing well in the World Cup lately, and even better against Asian nations. Going for a Belgium win here passes for the wise move but to make it more interesting, a Belgium lead in both halves would also pass.
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