World Cup: Japan vs Sweden – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Japan and Sweden who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Japan head into an encounter against Sweden in the World Cup on Friday. Their final group stage match will be played out at Dallas Stadium.

Following the second round of the group stage, Japan are number two on four points, whereas Sweden have three points as number three. Japan head to their upcoming match as number 18 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents Sweden. They enter the game ranked number 38 in the world.

Team form: Japan vs Sweden

Japan Form

Japan look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Iceland by 1-0, before drawing 2-2 with Netherlands. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Tunisia 0-4. Japan achieved success in seven of their last 10 internationals in all competitions, while two ended in a draw and one in defeat.

Sweden Form

Sweden recorded a diverse set of results in their last three matches. They began with a 2-2 draw with Greece. A 5-1 win against Tunisia followed, before a 5-1 defeat against Netherlands in their most recent match. Sweden claimed three wins in their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run.

Betting stats for Japan and Sweden

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Japan and Sweden. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Japan vs Sweden

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Daichi Kamada, who is performing well for Japan. He found the back of the net three times in his most recent national team outings. He’ll be out to add more goals for his country against Sweden. The visitors will be looking up to Viktor Gyoekeres to find the net once again, after managing six goals for Sweden in his last six matches.

Popular markets: Japan vs Sweden

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Japan won seven times, drew two and lost one time. Sweden claimed three wins, drew two times and lost five in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Japan are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 9 matches without defeat. Japan are on a fantastic streak of no less than 22 matches in a row without defeat as the home side. Sweden scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches.

Both teams to score

Japan scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Sweden scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Japan have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Both teams have scored in last 8 consecutive Sweden games. Japan will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Friday, as Sweden have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to six clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Japan’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Sweden, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Japan scored at least once in their previous 9 matches. Sweden’s last 6 matches had more than three goals.

Suggested bet: Japan vs Sweden

To sum up, the upcoming match between Japan and Sweden seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.