Japan will face Costa Rica today in FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Ahmed bin Ali stadium.
Japan confidence is very high because they defeated Germany by 2-1 in their campaign opner.
But on other hand Costa Rica were humbled 7-0 by Spain in their first match. Costa Rica will look to deliver a better performance today.
Japan vs Costa Rica Match Fact
Kick off: 3:30 PM (IST), 10:00 AM (GMT)
Japan form (all comps): L-W-D-L-W
Costa Rica form (all comps): W-W-D-W-L
Players to watch Wataru Endo and Keylor Navas.
Japan vs Costa Rica Possible Lineups
Japan
Japan predicted XI (4-2-3-1)
Gonda, Tomiyasu, Itakura, Yoshida, Nagatomo, Endo, Tanaka, Ito, Kamada, Kubo, Asan
Costa Rica
Costa Rica predicted XI (4-4-2)
Navas, Waston, Calvo, Duarte, Oviedo; Tejeda, Borges, Bennette, Fuller, Campbell, Contreras
Japan Vs Costa Rica Prediction Score
Japan has solid record against Costa Rica and they will look to extend that record with win this match.
They started their campaign with a win against Germany which will boost their confidence.
But on other hand Costa Rica started their campaign as lose against Spain.
But we expect Costa Rica we performed well in today’s match but they need to forget last game and it’s record against Japan.
We believe that the Asian team will win these battle.
Prediction: Japan 2-1 Costa Rica
Japan Vs Costa Rica Betting Tips
Tip 1: win – Japan
Tip 2: Over/under 2.5 Goals – we will go over 2.5
Tip 3: Japan to score first – Yes
Tip 4: Goal scored in second half – Yes
Japan vs Costa Rica Current Form (all game)
Japan Form Guide: W-L-D-W-W
Costa Rica Form Guide: L-W-W-D-W
Japan vs Costa Rica Head to Head
Japan fully dominate Costa Rica in their head to head contest. Both teams met only two time in their history and in both match Japan wins.
Played – 2
Japan – 2
Drawn – 0
Costa Rica – 0