England’s friendly clash with Uruguay was a fairly dull affair, but we’re hoping Tuesday night’s match against Japan is a more open contest.
The Samurai Blue extended a good run of results by edging out Scotland at Hampden Park and have no real reason to clam up at Wembley .
Preference is still for the Three Lions to prove too powerful, though, so 11/8 for a home win and over 2.5 goals in the game is our opening England vs Japan prediction .
Betting Odds
England v Japan Betting Odds – International Football
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
England | 1/2 | 66.7% |
Japan | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Draw | 14/5 | 26.3% |
England are heavy favourites at 1/2 for this game, Japan are 9/2 outsiders and if you forecast a draw, that can be gotten at 14/5.
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
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How to Watch
How to Watch England vs Japan
This World Cup preparation match is scheduled to kick off at 19:45 BST and will be broadcast live on ITV1.
Head-To-Head
England vs Japan head-to-head record
These teams have met three times before in friendlies, drawing 1-1 in 2004 in between 2-1 wins for England in 1995 and 2010.
Form Guides
England Form Guide
The Three Lions looked on course to secure a seventh straight victory when forging ahead against Uruguay via Ben White’s 81st-minute tap-in, but a stoppage-time penalty from Federico Valverde levelled things up. Thomas Tuchel insisted he “learned a lot because it was a tough opponent” and is ready for a different kind of test this time. He said: “ Japan plays a very unique style with normally a back five, so wing-backs and then two 10s and then switching sides, so we need to be on point tactically to have solutions.”
Tuchel’s plans have been affected by a number of withdrawals, notably Arsenal trio Declan Rice , Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke , but getting Harry Kane , Marc Guehi, and Elliot Anderson back in pre-planned changes to the squad is a boost. Kane scored nine times in as many international appearances last year and is always hungry to add to his record tally of 78 England goals.
With 18 strikes in 15 outings for Bayern Munich since the turn of the year, his form is red-hot, and 11/4 for Kane to break the deadlock here has obvious appeal from the England vs Japan odds.
Japan Form Guide
The Samurai Blue finished their World Cup qualifying campaign as early as last June, comfortably topping a pool that featured Australia and Saudi Arabia by posting seven wins, two draws and one loss. Japan kept busy by playing in a couple of minor competitions and notably beat Brazil 3-2 during the Kirin Challenge Cup in Japan.
Against Scotland , both sides hit the woodwork in the first half, but Hajime Moriyasu’s visitors got the only goal of the game in the 84th minute through substitute Junya Ito. Moriyasu commented, “It was great in terms of building confidence. In terms of link-up play, we still didn’t achieve it perfectly, so that is an issue we have to tackle before the World Cup.” Japan , who are preparing for an eighth successive World Cup finals appearance, have benefited from a number of players plying their trade in Europe , including Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma and Daichi Kamada of Crystal Palace.
They invariably create chances with some free-flowing football going forward, but can still be a touch lightweight in defence. That makes a BOYLE Sports price boost of 11/4 for a home win and both teams to score worth adding to our England vs Japan betting tips.
Betting Tips
England v Japan Betting Tips
England Win + Over 2.5 Goals @ 11/8
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