Colombia vs Japan – Lineups, Predictions & Stats Preview 19 June 2018
A total of 32 countries around the world will be participating in the FIFA World Cup 2018 finals in Russia. Columbia and Japan will be among these countries. Columbia is ranked 13 by FIFA and it has made 5 appearances. Japan, on the other hand, is ranked at position 55 and has also made 5 appearances. A Columbia v Japan tip will be important as one speculates the outcome of this match.
Colombia Probable Lineups and Stats
Colombia qualified for the 2018 World Cup during the CONMEBOL games and it emerged position 4 behind Argentina. Through these qualification tournaments, Colombia managed to score 21 goals in 16 matches earning them 26 points. The goal score average is therefore 1.3, they won 7 games and lost 4.
The most probable team lineup formation is 4-4-2. David Ospina is the favourite to start at goal, the defensive roles will most like be taken by Lerma, Mina, Sanchez and Fabra while the midfielders will likely be Pardo, Aguilar, Sanchez, and Moreno.
The Colombia strikers are likely to be Bacca and Zapata. The average possession was 48.8% and a pass of 76.3%. Through the games, the team got 11 yellow cards and one red card. The shots per game were 12.
Japan Probable Lineups and Stats
Japan are one of the teams that qualified for World Cup 2018 in the AFC qualification tournaments. Japan defeated Australia by 2-0 making it emerge 1 point ahead of Saudi Arabia. Japan played 10 matches, won 6 of them and lost 2.The average scored goals in these games was 1.7.
The other two resulted in a draw. In the last match with Australia, Japan had a ball possession of 64% and 73% pass accuracy. Japan are likely to deploy a 4-3-3 formation with Masaaki Higashiguchi as the goalkeeper.
The defenders are likely to be Yuto Nagatomo, Gen Shoji, Maya Yoshida, and Hiroki Sakai.
Those likely to take midfield positions might be Yosuke Ideguchi, Makoto Hasebe, and Hotaru Yamaguchi. The strikers might be Takashi Inui, Yuya Osako, and Tako Asano.
Colombia v Japan – Head to Head
In FIFA World Cup 2014, Japan lost to Colombia in a game that ended in a 1-4 score. In the World Cup 2018 qualifiers, Japan had an average score of 1.7 while Colombia had 1.3. Japan won more than half of the qualifier matches while Colombia were unable to win at least half of their games.
This puts Japan ahead of Colombia by the comparison of the average score, Japan seems to have improved.
Expert Tip
Colombia v Japan is going to be a tight match considering the past and the recent performances. Japan will probably change its tactics as it is going to face Colombia for the second time, but this might not be enough for them in order to take the 3 points. There is a higher chance of Colombia winning this game, but Japan will most certainly not give up without a fight. Both teams to score is a very good bet given the circumstances.
Interesting Facts and Information
- Colombia haven’t lost in their last 4 games.
- Colombia wins 1st half in 11% of their games, Japan in 14% of their games.
- Colombia’s recent performance is better than Japan’s.
- Colombia have not lost to Japan in the last 3 games (in all competitions).
- On their last meeting Colombia won by 3 goals.
- Colombia scores 1.67 goals in a match against Japan and Japan scores 0.33 goals against Colombia (in average).
- Average number of goals in meetings between Colombia and Japan is 2.
- Colombia has streak of 2 matches without scored goals.
- When Colombia is down 0-1 home, they win 0% of their games.
- When Japan is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their games.
- Japan have conceded a goal in each of their last 7 games.
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