JPN vs VIE Dream11: Japan and Vietnam are all set to lock horns against each other in the World Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday. Japan stormed past Australia in their last encounter by a score-line of 2-0, to mark their six consecutive victory. They are placed on top of Group B, with 21 points to their name from 9 games and have sealed qualification for the Qatar World Cup. On the other hand, Vietnam were defeated by a score-line of 1-0 in their last fixture, and are placed on the last spot in the points table, with 3 points to their name. They are certainly out of the qualification race for the World Cup.
Match Details
Date: March 29, Tuesday
Kick-Off: 4:05 PM IST
Venue: Saitama Stadium, 2022
Recent Form
Japan: WWWWW
Vietnam: LWLDL
Head to Head
The two sides have met on only four occasions, and all games have ended in Japan’s favor. Their last meeting ended in a 1-0 win.
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy
Shuichi Gonda
Maya Yoshida
Shogo Taniguchi
Ko Itakura
Yuto Nagatomo
Hidemasa Morita
Wataru Endo
Ao Tanaka
Junya Ito
Takuma Asano
Takumi Minamino
Injury Report, Unavailability, Expected Changes and Strategy
Manh
Bui Hoang Viet Anh
Que Ngoc Hai
Nguyen Thanh
Ho Tan Tai
Vu Van Thanh
Nguyen Tuan Anh
Do Hung Dung
Nguyen Van Toan
Ha Durc Chinh
Nguyen Tien Linh
GK
S. Gonda managed to keep a clean sheet in the last fixture against Australia. He has started in all WC Qualifier games for Japan.
| Goals Conceded Per Match | Clean Sheet % | Clean Sheets in Qualifiers |
| 1.40 | 20 | 8 |
DEF
M. Yoshida has been at the heart of Japan’s defence. The veteran defender has marshalled the backline pretty well, which has helped Japan secure a ticket to Qatar.
| Tackles Won | Avg Passes Per Game | Interceptions |
| 0.80 | 41.50 | 1.20 |
Yuto Nagamoto has one goal and an assist in 14 WC Qualifiers matches. He starts on the left back position for his side.
| Tackles Won | Passes completed % | Interceptions |
| 1.5 | 76.5 | 1.4 |
MID
A. Tanaka has made 6 appearances in this qualifying campaign, and has managed to score one goal. He put on a brilliant display against Australia.
| Tackles Per Game | Avg Passes Completed | Interceptions Per Game |
| 1.40 | 33.60 | 0.80 |
T. Minamino has scored 10 goals and delivered one assist in 14 outings for Japan in the qualifying campaign. He also managed to score a goal against Australia.
| Goals (This season) | Assists (This season) | Shots on target(per game) |
| 10 | 1 | 1.3 |
ST
J. Ito has also been in tremendous form. He has scored 6 goals and delivered two assists during the qualifying campaign.
| Goals (League This Season) | Goals (WC Qualifier) | Assists in League This Season |
| 6 | 6 | 12 |
T. Asano has scored 3 goals in 11 appearances for Japan in the Asian Qualifiers. Overall, he has 6 goals for Japan in 34 appearances.
| Goals (League) | Goals in Qualifiers | Goals for Japan |
| 1 | 3 | 6 |
Goalkeeper: S. Gonda
Defenders: Y. Nagatomo, M. Yoshida, V. Van Thanh, Q. Ngoc Hai
Midfielders: T Minamino, A. Tanaka, N. Tuan Anh
Attackers: J. Ito, T. Asano, N. Tien Linh
Odds to Win
The odds are in favour of Vietnam win by 23.00 as per Bet365.
The odds are in favour of Japan Win by 1.12 as per Bet365.
The odds are in favour of a Draw by 7.50 as per Bet365.
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