Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Netherlands and Japan who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Netherlands take on Japan at Dallas Stadium, where an exciting match is shaping up in the opening round of the group stage of the World Cup. The game kicks off on Sunday.
This is the opening match of the World Cup group stage for both Netherlands and Japan, with both of them still upbeat. They’ll fight hard to come out the other end with a good result before facing the other two teams in the group. While Netherlands join this game on Sunday as number 8 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Japan are number 18.
Form: Netherlands vs Japan
Netherlands Form
Netherlands delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Ecuador brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Algeria. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Uzbekistan by 2-1. Netherlands won six of the their past 10 international matches, while drawing three of those games. Unfortunately, they experienced defeat in one matches.
Japan Form
In their last three matches, Japan first beat Scotland 0-1, then England by 0-1 and finally Iceland by 1-0. Japan won seven out of their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, drew two, and suffered one defeat in the same span.
Betting stats and facts for Netherlands and Japan
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Netherlands and Japan played across all tournaments.
- Netherlands have won 5 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Netherlands have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 7 Netherlands matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Netherlands matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Japan matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Japan have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Japan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Japan have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Japan have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
In-form players: Netherlands vs Japan
Keito Nakamura shows decent form right now for Japan, as he has scored zero goals in his last six games. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Netherlands, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Cody Gakpo also looks like a nice prospect as he has scored three goals in his last six matches for his country.
Popular markets: Netherlands vs Japan
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Netherlands won six times, drew three and lost one time. Japan claimed seven wins, drew two times and lost one in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Japan won their last 6 matches on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Netherlands scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Japan scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Japan have not conceded a goal in 5 consecutive games. Netherlands managed to open the scoreline in no less than seven of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Japan performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Netherlands’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Japan’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.9 goals in these matches. Japan won without conceding a goal in their last zero matches.
Betting prediction: Netherlands vs Japan
To summarize, the upcoming World Cup clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Netherlands vs Japan mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.
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