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Belgium Japan betting prediction


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In this clash between Belgium and Japan, we have Belgium as the big favorite, this because they made the best campaign of the group stage and presents a lot of players of great quality. Japan defeated Colombia in their opening game thanks to a penalty shoot-out in the opening minutes that led to the expulsion of a Colombian defender. If we look at the two teams's campaign in the group stage, Belgium showed a lot more capacity than Japan.
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Belgium and Japan face , in a match for this stage of the World Cup (8th Finals). The only recent head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 14‑11‑2017, and ended in a (1‑0) win by Belgium.

Analysis Belgium

They got access to this stage of the World Cup (8th Finals) after having finished the group stage in the 1st position of Group G, with 9 points won. In the last 10 matches Belgium has won 8 and tied 2. They have presented defensive consistency, since they have only suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their matches there is a tendency for goals, since 20 of the last 23 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 16 out of 23 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 13 of the last 15 matches, they have reached half‑time in front in 6 of those 13 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 12 of them.

The Belgian national team has never managed to win a World Cup, they have played twelve times in the competition, having as the best record the fourth place in the 1986 World Cup, when they lost the third place decision against France by 2-4. In this World Cup, the Belgian team made the best campaign of the group stage, conquering three great victories, and in two games scored more than 2.5 goals (3-0 against Panama and 5-2 against Tunisia). We believe that in this game against Japan, to play again against an opponent who does not have a lot of players as strong as theirs, Belgium will be superior to their opponent during almost the whole challenge and will be able to win, qualifying for the quarter finals of the 2018 World Cup.

Confirmed Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Thomas Meunier, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld, Yannick Carrasco, Kevin De Bruyne, Axel Witsel, Dries Mertens, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard.
Coach: Vincent Kompany, R. Martínez Montoliú.

Analysis Japan

They come to this stage of the World Cup (8th Finals) after having finished the group stage in the 2nd position of Group H, with 4 points won. In the last 10 matches Japan has won 3, tied 2 and lost 5. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In their matches there is a tendency for goals, since 23 of the last 27 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Japan have little tradition in world football, although they have made a good campaign in the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage, now against Belgium's strong squad Japan faces a lot of difficulties. In this group stage, Japan made good displays showing offensive capacity, they defeated Colombia at the opening with an unexpected help, because at the beginning of the game the Colombia defender cut the ball with his arm that was going to the goal, being expelled and with a penalty shoot-out that was converted by Japan, the Japanese national team advanced on the scoreboard and had one more player on the field throughout the match, winning by 2-1. In the second round they drew by 2-2 with Senegal, showing once again quality in the offensive sector, nevertheless returned to suffer goals, in the third day lost with Poland by 0-1, suffering again and was almost eliminated, qualified was only due to the fact that they had seen fewer yellow cards than Senegal's national team.

Confirmed Lineup: Eiji Kawashima, Hiroki Sakai, Yuto Nagatomo, Maya Yoshida, Gen Shoji, Gaku Shibasaki, Genki Haraguchi, Makoto Hasebe, Shinji Kagawa, Takashi Inui, Yuya Osako.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Belgium vs Japan match, on 2 July 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Nigeria, goes to: Belgium wins ⇒ bet available on williamhill.

The Belgium vs Japan on 2 July 2018 will be played at Rostov, Rostov Arena.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy Nigeria, for the Belgium Japan match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Belgium at with 95% of the tips.

 

World Cup - 2018 Russia

  • 100% 64 / 64 Games

  • Home team wins 42.19%
  • Draws 14.06%
  • Away team wins 43.75%
  • Over 1.5 75%
  • Over 2.5 45.31%
  • Over 3.5 17.19%
  • Goals 166
  • Goals /match 2.59
  • Goals /match home 1.39
  • Goals /match away 1.2
  • Both teams score 50%
  • Goals after 80' 20.48%
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