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England vs Japan Prediction & Betting Tips - Rugby World Cup
by Steve Ashfield | in Rugby World Cup Predictions
England take on Japan in Pool D of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. It's Japan who are top of the pool after they opened with a 42-12 win over Chile. That puts them ahead of England in second who defeated Argentina 27-10 in their first match of the finals. The other country in this pool are Samoa who take on Chile the day before this match so may even be in top place by Sunday. England haven't had a good preparation for this tournament but put in a good (if not totally disciplined) performance against Argentina. A win over Japan will take them a step further to a likely quarter final against either Wales or Australia. No tries were scored in their win over the Argentinians with all their points coming from the boot of George Ford. Not just penalties but drop-kicks too. Japan will be keeping an eye out for the latter. Hopefully England will actually play this match with 15 players and not see another sending off. Only three changes have been made from the team that beat Argentina last Saturday.
Japan are ranked 14th in the world and that's eight places below their opponents. Their key matches in this pool are likely to be the ones that follow this game against England. A top two finish looks unlikely but finishing third will see them avoid having to qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. The Cherry Blossoms reached the last eight in 2019 but that's the only time they have ever made it out of the pool stage. Their captain Kazuki Himeno didn't play against Chile but he's recovered from the calf problem that ruled him out of that match. They have never beaten England and lost by 39 points to them last year. This is likely to be closer but England can still be backed to win on a -15.5 handicap.
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England vs Japan Form
England and Japan's standings in the Rugby World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
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3
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9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
England and Japan Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
9 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
26 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
12 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
18 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
9 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
26 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
12 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
11 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
12 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
4 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
19 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
18 Mar 2023 - Six Nations
25 Feb 2023 - Six Nations
16 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
9 Jul 2022 - Test Matchs
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
10 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
26 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
29 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
22 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
15 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
10 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup
5 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
29 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
22 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
15 Jul 2023 - Test Matchs
20 Oct 2019 - Rugby World Cup
0/2 (0%)
0/2 (0%)
2/2 (100%)
26 Aug 2023 - Test Matchs
20 Nov 2022 - Test Matchs
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England - Japan Key Points
- England have never lost to Japan.
- England put in an improved performance against Argentina but didn't score any tries.
- Japan have only once made it out of the pool stage.
- Two of Japan's last three losses have been by over 15.5 points.
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Our England vs Japan Prediction
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