Japan vs Spain Prediction & Betting Tips - Men's Olympic Tournament

What is the prediction for the football match between Japan and Spain?

Our prediction for the Japan vs Spain match is: Both Teams to Score.

Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 02/08/2024 between Japan and Spain in Men's Olympic Tournament :

• The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 32.54% for a win of Japan against Spain with odds of 101 at Bet365.
• The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Japan vs Spain is 18.63% with odds of 23 at Bet365.
• Our prediction model gives a 48.83% chance ⭐ for a win of Spain vs Japan with odds of 2.2 at Ladbrokes.

Japan - Spain Prediction and Best Odds:

Japanese head coach Go Oiwa has guided his team to an eight match unbeaten run across all competitions, with seven of those resulting in wins. Japan has been impressive defensively, not conceding a goal while scoring seven in reply. Only host nation France can match that record.

A 5-0 opening win over Paraguay was followed by two successive 1-0 wins, over Mali and then Israel.

Japan finished fourth in the 2020 Olympic Games. They have faced Spain four times previously at the Olympics, drawing twice, winning once and losing once. The Young Blue Samurai have not been beaten in their last eight matches, winning seven and drawing once. 

Spain had made sure of qualifying for the knockout phase ahead of their final group stage game. A 2-1 win over Uzbekistan was followed by a 3-1 win over the Dominican Republic. However, they had not secured top spot in the group and were subsequently beaten to it in their final game. 

Egypt secured a 2-1 victory over a much-changed Spanish team in their final group match to top the group. 

Spain's U23 team has only played four games recently, so they are very much an untried and untested team. That could well count against them facing a team that has built up a strong understanding, such as Japan.