Saudi Arabia vs Japan Predictions - Visitors tipped for all three points

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 08 Oct 2024

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Ralph Staniforth 08 Oct 2024

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Japan enjoys an 8-game winning streak with 36 goals in qualifiers.
Saudi Arabia lost to Jordan at home, challenging match ahead.
Japan won four of the last six matches against Saudi Arabia.

Watch Saudi Arabia vs Japan in the World Cup qualifiers (Getty)

Saudi Arabia vs Japan Predictions

Japan have been in sublime form during World Cup qualifiers, scoring 36 goals in an eight-game winning streak. They should make it nine against Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs Japan Predictions
Stats
Head to Head
Saudi Arabia Form
Saudi Arabia Squad & Team News
Japan Form
Japan Squad & Team News

Stats

Saudi Arabia have lost 1 of their last 2 home matches.
Japan have won 4 of their last 6 matches against Saudi Arabia.
Japan have won by 5+ goals in their last 4 matches.
Japan have won to nil in 13 of their last 14 World Cup qualifiers.

Head to Head

Japan have a 7-5 advantage against Saudi Arabia with one draw in 13 matches.

They last met in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Saudi Arabia winning 1-0 in Riyadh and Japan winning 2-0 in Saitama.

Saudi Arabia Form

Saudi Arabia played two World Cup qualifiers in March, Feras Al Brikan scoring the opening two goals. Ali Lajami scored first in a 2-1 defeat to Jordan which saw them finish second in Group G.

Roberto Mancini’s side started the 3rd Round with a 1-1 draw against Indonesia. Salem Al-Dawsari saw a late penalty saved in a game where they had 66% possession and 18-7 shots.

The Green Falcons won 2-1 in China in their last game. They were 1-0 down when Mohamed Kanno was sent off early on, Hassan Kadesh equalising in the first half and netting the winner in the 90th minute.

Saudi Arabia Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Mohammed Al-Rubaie, Ahmed Al-Kassar, Raghed Al-Najjar

Defenders: Saud Abdulhamid, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Ali Lajami, Hassan Kadesh, Awn Al-Saluli, Meshal Al-Sebyani, Rayan Hamed, Hussain Al-Sibyani

Midfielders: Salem Al-Dawsari, Abdulellah Al-Malki, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Ayman Yahya, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Musab Al-Juwayr, Ali Al-Asmari, Hamed Al-Ghamdi, Marwan Al-Sahafi

Forwards: Firas Al-Buraikan, Saleh Al-Shehri, Abdullah Radif, Mohammed Maran

Mohammed Al-Owais, Ali Al-Bulaihi, Moteb Al-Harbi, Fahad Al-Muwallad, Mukhtar Ali, Mohamed Kanno, Abbas Al-Hassan, Abdullah Al-Hamdan miss out after being called up in September.

Saleh Al-Shehri has scored 15 goals in 35 internationals.

Japan Form

Japan cruised through the World Cup qualifiers in the second round, winning all six games. They scored 24 goals with none conceded, ending with 5-0 wins over Myanmar and Syria.

Samurai Blue maintained the form in 3rd Round after thrashing China 7-0 in Saitama. Takumi Minamino scored two goals in the victory where they ended with 17-1 shots.

Hajime Moriyasu’s side won 5-0 in Bahrain last time out. Ayase Ueda and Hidemasa Morita scored two goals each with Koki Ogawa coming off the bench to get on the score sheet.

Japan Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Zion Suzuki, Keisuke Osako, Kosei Tani

Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo, Ko Itakura, Shogo Taniguchi, Yukinari Sugawara, Kōki Machida, Ayumu Seko, Henry Heroki Mochizuki, Hiroki Sekine

Midfielders: Wataru Endo, Takumi Minamino, Junya Ito, Ritsu Doan, Takefusa Kubo, Hidemasa Morita, Daichi Kamada, Ao Tanaka, Kaoru Mitoma, Keito Nakamura, Reo Hatate, Joel Chima Fujita

Forwards: Ayase Ueda, Daizen Maeda, Koki Ogawa, Yuki Ohashi

Yuta Nakayama, Takuma Asano and Mao Hosoya miss out after being called up in September.

Defender Kota Takai is injured.

Henry Heroki Mochizuki, Hiroki Sekine and Yuki Ohashi could make their international debuts in Jeddah.

Ayase Ueda has scored 14 goals in 28 internationals.

Verdict

Saudi Arabia v Japan

Japan are in great form, winning their last eight World Cup qualifiers with 36 goals scored. Saudi Arabia lost at home to Jordan in June, Japan to show their class and win in Jeddah.

Japan Win

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