Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Japan will take on Saudi Arabia in the Third Round Group B of Asia World Cup Qualifiers 2022 on Tuesday, 1st February 2022 at the Saitama Stadium.
Japan are standing at the second spot in Group B with 15 points just behind their rivals Saudi Arabia. They have managed to win five of their seven matches while losing the other two. Japan are in great form recently as they are on a four-game winning streak with the most recent one being a 2-0 victory over China.
On the other hand, Saudi Arabia have performed extremely well so far in the Third Round as they find themselves at the top of the points table with 19 points. They are the only team that are yet to lose a game as they have managed to win six of the seven matches. In their most recent outing, they defeated Oman 1-0.
Japan vs Saudi Arabia Match Details
Match: Japan vs Saudi Arabia
Date and Time: Tuesday, 1st February 2022 3:44 PM IST
Venue: Saitama Stadium
Japan vs Saudi Arabia Head to Head
Japan and Saudi Arabia have been up against each other on 17 occasions with Japan coming out as a better side. Japan have managed to win 10 games whereas Saudi Arabia have grabbed just six wins. They last faced each other in the reverse fixture last year where Saudi Arabia came out on top with a 1-0 win.
Japan vs Saudi Arabia Team News
Japan: N/A
Saudi Arabia: Abdulelah Al Malki- Unknown Injury
Japan vs Saudi Arabia Probable Playing XI
Japan
Shuichi Gonda, Hiroki Sakai, Ko Itakura, Shogo Taniguchi, Yuto Nagatomo, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Ao Tanaka, Hidemasa Morita, Takumi Minamino, Yuya Osako
Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Al-Owais, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Ali Al-Boleahi, Yasir Al-Shahrani, Mohamed Kanno, Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri, Fahad Al Muwallad, Sami Al-Najei, Salem Al-Dawsari, Firas Albirakan
Japan vs Saudi Arabia D11 Team
Mohammed Al-Owais, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Hiroki Sakai, Ko Itakura, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito(C), Ali Al-Boleahi, Yasir Al-Shahrani(VC), Mohamed Kanno, Firas Albirakan, Ao Tanaka
Japan vs Saudi Arabia Probable Winners
Both sides have had a fine run this season and there is very little to separate between the two teams. We anticipate the match to be a thrilling one and to go right down to the wire. As per our predictions, the match will end in a draw.
Prediction: Japan 2-2 Saudi Arabia
Japan vs Saudi Arabia Live Stream
The match between Japan and Saudi Arabia will not be streamed live in India.
