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Japan vs Australia Prediction & Betting tips
Thursday afternoon, at 11:35 on Saitama Stadium, Japan meets Australia in the Group 8 derby of the World Championship Preliminary World Cup in Russia.
Japan :
Japan is the favorite in bookmakers, with a victory in this match assures the presence of mathematics at the World Championship in Russia. Nippon occupies the first place, with 17 points, with one more than Austria and Saudi Arabia, the team he will meet in the last round, but to which he has a less match. Unbeaten at the beginning of September last year, the “sun racing” team managed to score five wins and two draws in the seven Preliminaries of the World Championship played in this interval. Also, two and a half months ago, when the previous match in the group took place, he made 1-1 on the ground in Iraq.
Australia :
For Australia, there is a two-tailed match, because it’s a success and I think it is a leader in Group B, given that the last game is at home with Thailand. On the other hand, failure gives the opportunity to stay in the hands of the results, and even if successful in the last stage, it depends on what is happening in Saudi Arabia – Japan. Of course, there is also a draw variant, but it does not exactly suit his opponents, given that he will play the last match away and thus be forced to draw at least one draw. On top of another, Australia is ready to play its chances, coming after the Confederations Cup, where it was eliminated from the group stage, but played against very good nationals, from which it had what to learn.
A direct match played in Japan has always been a real show, in the last four of these disputes, Australians have scored at least one goal, although they have not won. On the other hand, I’m also expecting to be, given the importance of the game, and both of them have to keep their name on the table, to have at least three successes in the game.
Japan vs Australia head to head matches
11.10.16 WC Australia Japan 1 : 1
18.11.14 FI Japan Australia 2 : 1
25.07.13 EAC Japan Australia 3 : 2
04.06.13 WC Japan Australia 1 : 1
12.06.12 WC Australia Japan 1 : 1
