Japan vs Poland Odds

Japan vs Poland World Cup Odds

Japan and Poland face each other in their final Group H match of the 2018 World Cup at the Volgograd Arena at 17:00 local time on Thursday 28th June.

Japan vs Poland Prediction

Switzerland may not have an out and out striker of any quality but they are a solid team who work extremely hard for each other. They have a sprinkling of players who are genuine quality, such as Xherdan Shaqiri who has the ability to both impress and frustrate in equal measure.

The resilient Swiss have a never give up attitude and that may bode them well because Costa Rica managed to hold out for 91 minutes against Brazil before conceding two goals in injury time to end their World Cup dreams. 

Costa Rica look like a team that has completely given up. They may have been the 2014 World Cup’s quarter-finalists but this team is a shadow of that one. A lack of pace throughout the side plus a distinct lack of creativity has seen the South American lose eight of their last 10 games and those victories were 1-0 affairs against Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Japan vs Poland Key Bites

• Keisuke Honda is the only Japanese player to assist and score in three different World Cups
• Poland’s Robert Lewandowski needs one more goal for 50 scored in a single season
• Poland have managed 20 shots in their two group games but have only scored one goal
• Keisuke Honda has been involved in seven of Japan’s last 10 World Cup goals, scoring four and assisting three
• Poland have not kept a clean sheet at the World Cup since 1986. They’ve conceded 23 goals in their past 10 games at the finals

Japan vs Poland Betting Trends

Japan vs Poland World Cup Preview

Japan versus Poland may not sound like the most exciting football match you could watch but trust is when we say this fixture is likely to have tons of goals and be highly entertaining.

The Japanese have not been involved in a goalless draw since June 2015 and have only failed to put the ball in the opposition goal three times in their last 26 matches. This has led to 10 of Japan’s last 17 games ending with the over 2.5 goals market being triggered.

All three of Japan’s last three games have ended with over 2.5 goals. Their final warm-up game against Paraguay finished 4-2 to Japan, then they beat Colombia 2-1 and drew 2-2 with Senegal during the group stages of the 2018 World Cup.

A point is all Japan require to progress to the knockout stages for the third time in their history. While they only need a draw against Poland, the Japanese mentality is to always try to win, so do not expect them to sit back and hope to gain the single point they need.

Poland may be having problems in front of goal, having not scored in six of their last 10 World Cup games, but nine of their last 12 games have finished with more than 2.5 goals. Star striker Robert Lewandowski has been man marked out of both of Poland’s group games so far, but he is likely to find more freedom against Japan. Should Lewandowski score, it will take his tally for the season to an impressive 50 goals.

The Poles have endured back-to-back defeats in the group stages, yet they have still fired off 20 shots so they have not lost through a lack of trying. They will also be looking to beat Japan for pride and to avoid suffering what would be their worst ever World Cup performance should they lose.

With both teams’ defensive frailties in mind, it makes perfect sense to take the +135 on the both teams to score and over 2.5 goals market. It is difficult to predict a result or correct score, but this particular outcome looks extremely likely given current and historical form.

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