⚽ Japan vs Croatia upcoming match 05/12/2022 prediction by Victor Manieson ✓ Highest Odds ✓ Betting tips for Team To Qualify & Goalscorer results.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Croatia To Qualify – 1.52
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Andrej Kramaric Anytime Goalscorer – 3.40
Croatia were second place in the previous World Cup held in Russia and have the players and experience to play at the round of 16. We predict Croatia to progress to the next round.
Kramaric has played 3 matches so far and has scored 2 goals . We predict another goal for him in this match due to his performance in previous matches.
Japan has been a pure delight to watch in this World Cup. They were resistant against the 2 favorites in their group and won both matches against them.They have topped their group for the first time since 2022 and for the first time, they progressed to the knockout stage in 2 subsequent World Cups. Their previous match was against Spain ,they won by 2 goals to 1 and the win took them to first place in group E. They are favorites to cause a major upset in this match.
Croatia finished second place in group F with 5 points and no losses in the 3 group matches they played and progressed to the knockout stage. This is the second time in the last 5 World Cup’s that they have progressed to the round of 16.They last match was against Belgium with both teams failing to score and Belgium going home.
Correct Score 0-1 – 5.35
A sure bet to make enough profits is a correct score of Japan 0:1 Croatia. This score line is based on the previous matches of both teams and has a high probability of occurring.
Croatia win – 1.25
A safe bet for this match will be a win for Croatia. And it has odds of 1.25 Japan have shown their resolve in their last group match and quest to progress. But against Croatia in the round of 16,we predict a win for Croatia who have the exposure and experience at the World Cup.
Japanese defender Hiroki Sakai is injured and will not be playing in this match.Ko Itakura has been suspended and will also miss this match.Croatia on the other hand have no injured or suspended players and will be present with their entire squad.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Japan:
Goalkeepers – Shūichi Gonda;
Defenders – Kou Itakura,Maya Yoshida,Shogo Taniguchi;
Midfielders – Junya Ito,Ao Tanaka,Hidemasa Morita,Yuto Nagatomo;
Forward – Takefusa Kubo,Daizen Maeda,Daichi Kamada.
Croatia:
Goalkeeper – Dominik Livaković;
Defenders – Josip Juranović,Dejan Lovren,Joško Gvardiol,Borna Sosa;
Midfielders – Luka Modrić,Marcelo Brozović,Mateo Kovačić;
Forwards – Andrej Kramarić,Marko Livaja,Ivan Perišić.
Who won the last meeting between these countries?
There is no data available.
Where will this game be played?
The game will be played at the Al Janoub Stadium , Al-Wakrah, Qatar.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at Vbet for Japan vs Croatia.