Japan vs. Saudi Arabia: Preview and betting tips

Japan and Saudi Arabia will face each other in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. They are in Group B of the Asian Qualifiers, from where the top two teams will automatically qualify for the World Cup, while the third-placed team will advance to the barrage.

Home nation Japan is currently in second place with 15 points, but has only a one-point lead over third-placed Australia. They have played 7 matches in the qualifiers, winning 5 and losing twice. Their score is 7::3.

Saudi Arabia, who lead the table with a four-point lead over Japan, will be the visiting team. This team hasn’t lost in the qualification yet, they have six wins and one draw in 7 matches. Their record stands at 10::3.

Their last meeting was in this qualification. The home team was Saudi Arabia, who managed to beat Japan by a close 1: 0.

As far as the scorers of the national teams are concerned, Saudi Arabia has two players and Japan has one, who scored three accurate shots. Together they are second in the scorers’ table. They are Al Brikan and Al Shehri of Saudi Arabia and Ito of Japan.

The home side Japan enter the match as favourites according to the bookmakers, but we are leaning towards Saudi Arabia. They lead the table and have not lost yet. It will stick to that against the Japanese and once again will not come out of the match as the losing side.

They have built a strong position and will not want to lose their four-point lead, which could threaten their direct qualification to the World Cup.