Belgium vs Japan Prediction & Betting Tips - World Cup

Prediction published on 29/06/2018, 07:10  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 03/07/2018 at 03:17 in World Cup Prediction

Belgium have the best attack record in the tournament so far with nine goals and they take on Japan, who have scored five goals lesser and conceded more – four compared to the Belgians who have conceded just two at the tournament. In terms of quality, the two sides are clearly worlds apart, but that will come down purely to basics, as seen in this tournament already. Belgium have lost just once to Asian opposition at the World Cup before – in 1994 to Saudi Arabia. They take to this match a 22 – game unbeaten run and have scored in 14 of their last 15 matches, winning 13 of those. In Romelu Lukaku, they have a tried and tested scorer; he has netted 17 goals in the last 11 matches for Belgium. The European side has bagged an impressive eight wins in the last 10 World Cup matches. The two sides met at the 2002 World Cup, hosted by Japan/Korea and played to a 2 – 2 draw but overall they have met five times, with Belgium winning one and Japan five. Japan head to the game on two losses, two wins and a draw in their last five matches, having scored eight goals and conceded eight. They have no clean sheet in the last 10 matches and have picked just three wins in the process, losing five. In their last 10 World Cup matches, Japan have won three and kept three clean sheets.