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Netherlands VS Japan Betting Tip

Netherlands logo
Netherlands
W L D W
vs
15:00
14 Jun · Sun
Japan logo
Japan
W W W W L
Venue: AT&T Stadium Referee: TBA

Betting Tip

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Top Pick
Total:Under: 2.5 Under 2.5 goals 60% confidence
1.88odds

Japan kept five straight clean sheets (0.0 conceded) and the Netherlands miss several defenders, while both averaged only 1.6 scored.

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Total:Under: 3.0 76%
Under 3.0 goals
1.49 odds
Total Team 1 Under:1.5 60%
Netherlands under 1.5 goals
1.74 odds

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Netherlands vs Japan

Netherlands – Japan Prediction

The Netherlands face a Japan side that has quietly become one of football's most organised teams. European pedigree meets Asian precision, and the recent evidence says the gap is narrow.

Dutch strong but stretched

Mixed recent form — a loss to Algeria, a 1-1 with Ecuador, a 2-1 over Norway, a 4-0 of Lithuania and a 1-1 with Poland — 1.6 scored and 0.8 conceded. The defence is thin, with Matthijs de Ligt, Stefan de Vrij, Jerdy Schouten and Jeremie Frimpong all out and Xavi Simons sidelined by a knee injury; Virgil van Dijk, Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay anchor the rest.

Japan miserly and sharp

Japan won all five without conceding — 1-0 over Iceland, 1-0 against England, 1-0 versus Scotland, 3-0 of Bolivia and 2-0 over Ghana — 1.6 scored, 0.0 conceded across five clean sheets. Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring), Takumi Minamino and Hidemasa Morita are out, leaving Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan to supply the spark.

Tight and controlled

The Dutch lead the head-to-head, but Japan's clean sheets complicate it. The Netherlands versus Japan prediction points to a measured, low-scoring game given Japan's resilience and the Dutch defensive gaps.

Match Probability Engine

Pre-match analysis
Netherlands
Home win
48%
Draw
No bet
27%
Japan
Away win
25%
Netherlands — recent matches
08.06 Uzbekistan 2 — 1 W
03.06 Algeria 0 — 1 L
31.03 Ecuador 1 — 1 D
27.03 Norway 2 — 1 W
Japan — recent matches
31.05 Iceland 1 — 0 W
31.03 England 1 — 0 W
28.03 Scotland 1 — 0 W
10.06 Indonesia 6 — 0 W
05.06 Australia 0 — 1 L
19.06.2010 Netherlands vs Japan 1 — 0

Key Players

Netherlands
Virgil van Dijk CB Liverpool · 80+ caps · 10 G · Captain
Cody Gakpo LW Liverpool · 35+ caps · 14 G
Memphis Depay AM Corinthians · 100+ caps · 50 G
Frenkie de Jong CM Barcelona · 60+ caps
Japan
Takefusa Kubo RW Real Sociedad · 35+ caps
Wataru Endo CDM Liverpool · 65+ caps · Captain
Kaoru Mitoma LW Brighton · 30+ caps
Daichi Kamada AM Crystal Palace · 40+ caps

Injuries

Netherlands
None reported
Japan
None reported

Group Standings

# Team MP W D L GD Pts
1 Netherlands 2 1 1 0 +4 4
2 Japan 2 1 1 0 +4 4
3 Sweden 2 1 0 1 0 3
4 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 -8 0
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