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Japan vs Thailand Prediction & Betting tips
An interesting match in this day of Tuesday is the one that will dispute Japan and Thailand for a new date of the Asian qualifiers towards Russia 2018.
Japan :
In my opinion, the Japanese box part as a wide favorite due to the local factor and especially because it has good players in various areas of the field. For this reason and considering that you need the points to continue fighting for the classification directly, we advise you to play a few euros to your simple win in the first 45 minutes.
Take into account that Japan has 13 points in the group, product of 4 wins, 1 tie and 1 loss. It comes from beating 0-2 to United Arab Emirates like visitor, obtaining its second triumph of consecutive way. He has scored 10 goals and conceded 5 on his fence.
On the other hand do not forget that the Japanese box has reaped diverse results in its field, after losing 1-2 against United Arab Emirates in the debut, to defeat 2-1 to Iraq and to defeat 2-1 to Saudi Arabia. It should be noted that the team won the first time against Iraqis and Saudis (1-0 in both cases respectively).
Thailand :
Continuing with the analysis you should know that Halilhodzic coach has level players like Nagatomo, Kagawa, Haraguchi, Osako, Honda and Okazaki, which can appear and make at least one goal in the initial stage. Remember that the Japanese can not speculate, since they have Australia on their heels to steal the direct quota to the World Cup.
To finish we tell you that Thailand is the worst set of the group, adding only 1 point out of 18 possible (2-2 draw against Australia). He has scored 3 goals and conceded 15 on his fence, proving serious problems of balance between lines. His last appearance was negative when losing 0-3 against Saudi Arabia.
After all this I play for a victory of the local box in the first half due to the following reasons: First because Japan is a compact and effective set between lines, being feasible to handle the ball from the initial pitazo and along the first stage. Therefore, it is logical that you can advance your lines and constantly pressure the Thais. Second because the Nippon beat Iraq and Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the first half of their last home games. He is expected to take advantage of his opponent’s defensive fragility to score. And thirdly because the whole Bosnian Halilhodzic needs to risk because it has very close to Australia. Given this reality and knowing that Thailand has lost its first 3 outings in a row, we believe that this pick can come out (1-0 loss to the United Arab Emirates and 2-0 against Iraq in the first 45 ‘minutes of play).
Japan vs Thailand head to head
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14.06.08 WC Thailand Japan 0 : 3
06.02.08 WC Japan Thailand 4 : 1
24.07.04 CUP Thailand Japan 1 : 4
27.04.93 WC Thailand Japan 0 : 1