Japan vs Brazil prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2025-10-13 10:30.
[p]Japan will host five-time world champions Brazil on Tuesday in their second friendly of this international window.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Japan needed equalisers from two of their Eredivisie stars, including one during second-half stoppage time, to rescue a 2-2 draw against Paraguay on Friday. Since sweeping the 2025 East Asian Football Championship with four wins, Japan remain winless across three friendlies (D2, L1) against North or South American opponents, all three of whom will be joining them in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Securing their inaugural victory over Brazil would be the perfect way to end that drought, and being on home soil appears to be their best chance of doing so, as the Samurai Blue are unbeaten in their last 14 home games (W11, D3) since losing to another CONMEBOL visitor (Colombia, 2-1) in 2023.[/p]
[p]Global powerhouse Brazil bounced back from a disappointing fifth-place finish in the CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with an emphatic 5-0 win over South Korea on Friday in what was Carlo Ancelotti’s fifth game in charge of the country. Brazil have won three of Ancelotti’s five matches (D1, L1) and appear to be building some momentum as they chase back-to-back wins for only the third time since October 2023. Such consistent success has eluded them in part because of their recent away form, including a record of winning just one of their last five games on foreign soil (D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Japan have lost 11 of their 13 meetings with Brazil (D2), including each of the last six since 2006. The latest of those was a 1-0 friendly win for Brazil in June 2022, which ironically took place straight after a 5-1 win over South Korea![/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Just two of Japan’s last ten games saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Japan’s last game ended a run of 23 consecutive matches in which they conceded 0-1 goals.[/p]
[p]None of Brazil’s last five matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Ten of Brazil’s last 13 friendlies produced over 2.5 total goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Ayase Ueda is leading the Eredivisie scoring charts and could take his time to get on the score sheet as four of his last six national goals came in the second half, including Japan’s stoppage-time equaliser against Paraguay. Brazilian teenager Estêvão is no stranger to late goals and is in excellent form, following up his recent stoppage-time winner for Chelsea against Liverpool with a brace against South Korea.[/p]
[p]Both teams appear to have avoided new injury concerns in their first outing of this international window. Daizen Maeda could return for Japan.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Considering Brazil’s historical dominance and their most recent game, backing a Brazil win and over 2.5 goals could prove to be a winning pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]