World Cup 2022
1st round
Germany
MATCH FINISHED
23 November
1
:
2
Japan

Germany vs Japan: prediction & betting odds November 23, 2022

The Matchday 1 clash of the FIFA World Cup between Germany and Japan in Group E will take place on November 23 at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha. Kick-off is at 16:00 Moscow time. Germany vs. Japan: prediction and betting odds, World Cup 2022 match statistics.


Referee: Ivan Barton (El Salvador)


Matches – 5 (International matches, 2022);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 17;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.4;

Red cards shown – 0;

Average fouls per match – 24;

Penalties – 60%.

Germany vs. Japan: Predicted Lineups

Germany: Manuel Neuer, Antonio Rüdiger, Niklas Süle, David Raum, Nico Schlotterbeck, Joshua Kimmich, Ilkay Gündogan, Serge Gnabry, Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, Thomas Müller.


Japan: Shuichi Gonda, Yuto Nagatomo, Maya Yoshida, Hiroki Sakai, Ko Itakura, Wataru Endo, Junya Ito, Daichi Kamada, Takefusa Kubo, Ao Tanaka, Daizen Maeda.

Germany

The Germans had no trouble qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, finishing first in their group by winning 9 out of 10 matches. Notably, Germany displayed an exceptionally high-scoring performance in the qualifiers, averaging 3.6 goals per game.


The previous World Cup in Russia was a disappointment for Germany, as they finished last in their group and failed to advance past the group stage for the first time in history. Germany has not won in regulation time in 3 of their last 4 World Cup matches (1 draw, 2 losses), and they failed to score in the first 90 minutes of any of those three games.


Due to injuries, Marco Reus and Timo Werner will miss the tournament. However, Borussia Dortmund's young talent Youssoufa Moukoko will be available to play in attack. Additionally, coach Hansi Flick has recalled Mario Götze to the squad, who last played for Germany in 2017. Ahead of the upcoming match, midfielder Leroy Sané sustained an injury during training and will miss Germany's opening World Cup game.

Japan

Japan also qualified for the World Cup in Qatar without any issues. In the first group stage, they won all 8 matches with an impressive goal difference of 46:2, against opponents like Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Myanmar. In the next qualifying group, Japan finished second, one point behind Saudi Arabia. In the 10 matches of the second qualifying round, Japan secured 7 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses.


The team performed well in the last World Cup, advancing from the group stage in second place, ahead of Senegal and Poland. However, they were defeated by Belgium 2-3 in the Round of 16. Japan has struggled to win in regulation time, failing to do so in 7 of their last 8 World Cup matches (3 draws, 4 losses). Notably, the "Both Teams to Score – Yes" bet has been successful in 4 of Japan's last 5 World Cup games.

Germany vs. Japan: Match Prediction

Germany is expected to redeem themselves after their previous World Cup disappointment. I anticipate that the team will at least reach the quarterfinals. Germany's main issue in the 2018 World Cup was weak attacking play, which should be addressed by Leroy Sané, Ilkay Gündogan, and Serge Gnabry in the current squad.


Japan had an outstanding qualification campaign for the 2022 World Cup and will not be an easy opponent in the upcoming match. Many of the team's players compete in European leagues and have extensive experience playing against top teams.


For this match, I would focus on the total goals. Considering the significant attacking potential of both teams, at least three goals can be expected in this encounter. My prediction: Total over 2.5 goals

Germany vs Japan Odds

Sportsbook 1 X 2 TU 2.5 TO 2.5
William Hill
-200
+340
+500
+130
-175
Unibet
-227
+380
+700
+120
-149
Bet365
-227
+375
+600
+137
-175

World Cup 2022: previous matches of the tournament

Germany
The team hasn't played a game yet this season
Japan
The team hasn't played a game yet this season

Head-to-Head: Germany — Japan

Friendlies 2006
05/30/06
Germany
Japan
2
:
2
Friendlies 2004
12/16/04
Japan
Germany
0
:
3

Group stage

Group E
Team
Games
Games played
W
T
L
Goals
Goals
Points
Points
1
Japan
  2:1 2:1 0:1 3 2 0 1
4:3
6
2
Spain
1:2   1:1 7:0 3 1 1 1
9:3
4
3
Germany
1:2 1:1   4:2 3 1 1 1
6:5
4
4
Costa Rica
1:0 0:7 2:4   3 1 0 2
3:11
3

Team Rosters

Germany

Hans Flick
coach
Player Games Goals
Line-up
Manuel Neuer
gk. 114 -108
Antonio Rüdiger
df. 54 2
Niklas Süle
df. 42 1
David Raum
df. 12 0
Nico Schlotterbeck
df. 6 0
Joshua Kimmich
mf. 71 5
İlkay Gündoğan
mf. 63 16
Serge Gnabry
mf. 36 20
Kai Havertz
mf. 31 10
Jamal Musiala
mf. 17 1
Thomas Müller
fw. 118 44
Substitutes
Marc-André ter Stegen
gk. 30 -33
Kevin Trapp
gk. 6 -5
Matthias Ginter
df. 47 2
Thilo Kehrer
df. 23 0
Lukas Klostermann
df. 19 0
Christian Günter
df. 7 0
Armel Bella-Kotchap
df. 2 0
Mario Götze
mf. 63 17
Leon Goretzka
mf. 45 14
Julian Brandt
mf. 39 3
Jonas Hofmann
mf. 17 4
Niclas Füllkrug
mf. 1 1
Karim-David Adeyemi
fw. 4 1
Youssoufa Mohamadu Moukoko
fw. 1 0
Will not play
Timo Werner
fw. 55 24
Leroy Sané
mf. 48 11
Marco Reus
fw. 48 15
Japan

Hajime Moriyasu
coach
Player Games Goals
Line-up
Shūichi Gonda
gk. 35 -16
Yuto Nagatomo
df. 138 4
Maya Yoshida
df. 123 12
Hiroki Sakai
df. 73 1
Ko Itakura
df. 13 1
Wataru Endo
mf. 44 2
Junya Ito
mf. 39 9
Daichi Kamada
mf. 23 7
Takefusa Kubo
mf. 21 1
Ao Tanaka
mf. 15 2
Daizen Maeda
fw. 9 1
Substitutes
Eiji Kawashima
gk. 95 -104
Daniel Schmidt
gk. 11 -8
Takehiro Tomiyasu
df. 30 1
Miki Yamane
df. 15 2
Shogo Taniguchi
df. 14 0
Hiroki Ito
df. 7 0
Gaku Shibasaki
mf. 60 3
Takumi Minamino
mf. 43 17
Takuma Asano
mf. 37 7
Hidemasa Morita
mf. 18 2
Kaoru Mitoma
mf. 10 6
Yuki Soma
mf. 8 4
Ritsu Doan
fw. 30 3
Ayase Ueda
fw. 11 0
Shuto Machino
fw. 5 3
Will not play
Yuta Nakayama
df. 18 0
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