Fixture: Japan vs Senegal
Tournament: World Cup 2018 – Group H
Date/Time: 24-th June 19:00 GMT +4
Arena: Central Stadium (Yekaterinburg)


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Match Preview :

Japan vs Senegal match is going to be held on 24-th June at Central Stadium (Yekaterinburg)

This is first match of world cup 2018 because of that both team have to show us their best skills, combinations, tactics to start group stage successfully.

Japan are the lowest ranked side in Group H, perhaps unfairly so after some defeats in friendlies in which they were experimenting in and face the second lowest-ranked side in the group in their second group match, but they confounded their critics by opening the tournament with three points against Colombia, although they were largely helped by a red card for Carlos Sanchez and a penalty in the opening minutes of the match.

Group H is perhaps the most open of all, with it more than plausible that any two of the four sides could progress, although in the build up to the tournament it’s fair to say that most pundits and fans alike were expecting Colombia and Poland to progress. As such, it came as something as a surprise when not only did Japan overcome Colombia 2-1, but also Senegal were victorious against Poland by the same scoreline.

The Lions of Teranga were by far the better side against the White Eagles too and although both goals were slightly contentious among the Poland players, there can be no doubt that the African side were deserved winners in this game. As a result, they will take confidence into their second fixture against a Japan side that had been predicted to finish bottom of Group H before the tournament got underway.

Sadio Mane will be the man with the pressure on his shoulders of producing the goods for this Senegal side, following another excellent campaign with Liverpool this season. He spearheads a prolific attacking side, who failed to score just once during their eight qualifying games and they also went unbeaten during that campaign in reaching the World Cup this summer. He didn’t get on the score sheet in the win over Poland – will it be his time to shine in Yekaterinburg

The Favorite Team is Senegal, But Japan will try to take minimum one point or win the match.


Japan Lines up:

Starting Lineup:
G.Haraguchi, M.Hasebe, T.Inui, S.Kagawa, E.Kavashima, Y.Nagatomo, Y.Osako, H.Sakai, G.Shibasaki, G.Shoji, M.Yoshida.

Substitute:
W.Endo, M.Higashiguchi, K.Honda, T.Mekino, Y.Muto, K.Nakamura, S.Okazaki, R.Oshima, G.Sakai, N.Ueda, T.Usami, H.Yamaguchi.

Coach:
Akira Nishino

 

Senegal Lines up:

Starting Lineup:
M.Diouf, I.Gueye, K.Koulibaly, S.Mane, A.N’Diaye, K.N’Diaye, M.Niang, Y.Sabaly, S.Sane, I.Sarr, M.Wague.

Substitute:
A.Diallo, L.Gassama, A.Gomis, S.Kara, B.Keita, M.Konate, C.Kouyate, A.Mbengue, P.Ndiaye, C.N’Doye, D.Sakho, M.Sow.

Coache:
Aliou Cisse

Team Table Position Group H:

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Last matches: JAPAN
19.06.18 WC Colombia Japan 1 : 2
12.06.18 FI Japan Paraguay 4 : 2
08.06.18 FI Switzerland Japan 2 : 0
30.05.18 FI Japan Ghana 0 : 2
27.03.18 FI Japan Ukraine 1 : 2

Last matches: SENEGAL
19.06.18 WC Poland Senegal 1 : 2
11.06.18 FI South Korea Senegal 0 : 2
08.06.18 FI Croatia Senegal 2 : 1
31.05.18 FI Luxembourg Senegal 0 : 0
27.03.18 FI Bosnia & Herzegovina Senegal 0 : 0

Head-to-head matches: JAPAN – SENEGAL
10.09.03 FI Japan Senegal 0 : 1

Japan vs Senegal – LiveonScore Betting Tips:

1. Senegal win.

2. under 2.5 goal