Japan
Japan will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 2-1 WC22 triumph over Spain.

In that match, Japan managed 18% possession and 6 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Japan, the goalscorers were Ritsu Dōan (48') and Ao Tanaka (51'). At the other end, Spain got 12 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Álvaro Morata (11') was the scorer for Spain. It’s been seldom in recent times that Japan have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Japan have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 6 goals during that time. Nevertheless, time will tell whether such a trend shall be sustained in this upcoming game.

Croatia
In their previous fixture, Croatia drew 0-0 in the WC22 tie with Belgium.

In that match, Croatia managed 48% possession and 11 shots on goal with 4 on target. Belgium had 16 attempts at goal with 3 on target. A succession of resolute displays by the Croatia defensive unit has seen the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their past 6 fixtures in total. In that period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 10.

Prediction
Our feeling is that Japan could find themselves up against it to breach the defence of this Croatia outfit who we think should just have the edge.

We therefore fancy a good tussle with a 0-1 winning score for Croatia at the end of the match. Hopefully it’s a good one.



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日本
日本队希望继续他们上次在WC22上以2-1战胜西班牙的战绩。

在那场比赛中，日本队的控球率为18%，射门6次，其中3次射正。日本队的进球者是Ritsu dapan(48分)和Ao Tanaka(51分)。在另一端，西班牙有12次射门，其中5次射正。Álvaro莫拉塔(11分)为西班牙队进球。在最近的时间里，日本很少能坚持整整90分钟。日本在过去的6场比赛中有5场被对手进球，在此期间丢了6球，这将是他们的担忧。然而，时间会告诉我们这样的趋势是否会在即将到来的比赛中持续下去。

克罗地亚
在之前的WC22比赛中，克罗地亚0-0战平比利时。

在那场比赛中，克罗地亚有48%的控球率，11次射门，其中4次射正。比利时队有16次射门，其中3次射正。克罗地亚队在过去6场比赛中已经丢了3个球。在这段时间里，他们自己的进球数是10个。

预测
我们的感觉是，日本队可能会发现自己在突破克罗地亚的防线，我们认为克罗地亚应该有优势。

因此，我们希望克罗地亚在比赛结束时以0-1的比分获胜。希望这是一个好例子。