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by Devesh Jaganath | in World Women's Handball Championship Predictions
Denmark will get their 2025 World Women’s Handball Championship campaign underway against Japan on Thursday evening in Rotterdam. The Danish Dynamite and the Brave Hearts are drawn in Group A alongside Romania and Croatia. Let’s get into the march prediction.
After going 13 years without a World Championship medal after 1997, Denmark have reestablished themselves as a top contender, winning bronze in the last two editions of this tournament.
The Danes won both their warm-up matches in the last week, beating Sweden back-to-back 36-35 and 35-23. They are now on a five-match win streak across all competitions.
Among the players to keep an eye on for Denmark is stalwart Trine Ostergaard, who provides experience and stability, as well as the extremely impressive Team Esbjerg’s Michala Moller.
Meanwhile, Japan are widely considered to be Asia’s best chance of securing a medal, having qualified for this competition by winning the 2024 AHF Asian Women’s Handball Championship.
The Brave Hearts are now hoping to make their mark on the global stage. They finished 10th in this competition in 2019, 11th in 2021 and a disappointing 17th in the last edition in 2023.
One factor that will benefit Japan is that several of their players play for clubs in Europe, including Haruno Sasaki and Asuka Fujita. However, they have only won one of their seven previous matches against this opponent.
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The Best Betting Odds for Denmark v Japan Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.01 | 34 | 21 |
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1.01 | 36 | 18 |
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1 | 25 | 18 |
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1.01 | 34 | 19.5 |
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1.01 | 28 | 22 |
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Denmark vs Japan Form
Denmark and Japan Last Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
20 Nov 2025 - Int. Friendly Games, Women
19 Oct 2025 - EHF Euro Cup, Women
15 Oct 2025 - EHF Euro Cup, Women
12 Apr 2025 - Int. Friendly Games, Women
9 Apr 2025 - Int. Friendly Games, Women
9 Mar 2025 - Golden League, Women
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
20 Nov 2025 - Int. Friendly Games, Women
15 Oct 2025 - EHF Euro Cup, Women
12 Apr 2025 - Int. Friendly Games, Women
6 Mar 2025 - Golden League, Women
15 Dec 2024 - Women's EHF Euro
11 Dec 2024 - Women's EHF Euro
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
19 Oct 2025 - EHF Euro Cup, Women
9 Apr 2025 - Int. Friendly Games, Women
9 Mar 2025 - Golden League, Women
8 Mar 2025 - Golden League, Women
13 Dec 2024 - Women's EHF Euro
3 Dec 2024 - Women's EHF Euro
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
10 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
8 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
6 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
4 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
3 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
5 Oct 2023 - Asian Games, Women, Group A
4/4 (100%)
0/4 (0%)
0/4 (0%)
8 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
3 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
3 Oct 2023 - Asian Games, Women, Group A
27 Sept 2023 - Asian Games, Women, Group A
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
10 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
6 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
4 Dec 2024 - Asian Championship, Women, Group B
5 Oct 2023 - Asian Games, Women, Group A
30 Sept 2023 - Asian Games, Women, Group A
25 Sept 2023 - Asian Games, Women, Group A
Denmark - Japan Key Points
- Denmark are ranked 13 places above Japan in the world standings.
- Denmark have scored over 32.5 goals in each of their last five matches.
- Denmark have scored 32+ goals in three of their last four matches against Japan.
- Japan lost by 14+ points in each of their last two matches against this opponent.
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Our Denmark vs Japan Prediction
Outside of France and Norway, Denmark are among the fancied teams to challenge for the title this year, having clinched bronze at the last two editions of this competition and in Paris 2024.
The Danes faced this opponent in two friendlies last year and notched up a 33-19 victory in the first match and a 40-17 win in the second. We feel they will secure another comfortable win over the Brave Hearts in this one. Our Denmark vs Japan prediction is Denmark over 32.5 goals.
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