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Japan vs Bahrain: prediction & betting odds 20 Mar 2025
Betting tips 20 Mar 2025
Japan dominate Group C and could mathematically secure their place at the World Cup with a win in this round. Bahrain, meanwhile, are fighting to reach the fourth round, but they stand little chance against the superior Japanese squad.
Japan have been ruthless in the qualifiers, collecting 16 points from six matches with an incredible goal difference of 22:2. Their attack has been particularly impressive, crushing China (7:0), Bahrain (5:0), and Indonesia (4:0). At home, they regularly demolish opponents, winning recent games against China, Syria, and Myanmar by margins of at least five goals. The squad is filled with Europe-based players such as Takumi Minamino (AC Monaco), Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), and Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), making them vastly superior to most teams in Asian football.
Bahrain have struggled throughout the qualification campaign, managing just one victory in six matches, and that came back in September last year. The team can put up a fight against weaker opponents but collapse against stronger sides. In their first meeting with Japan, they suffered a humiliating 5:0 defeat, registering just three shots on goal. The Bahraini squad lacks standout players, with most of them competing in lower-tier European leagues.
Japan are overwhelming favourites and should secure another dominant victory. Bahrain were completely outclassed in the first encounter, and their away form suggests they will struggle again. We expect a comfortable win for Japan by at least three goals.
AFC World Cup: previous matches in the tournament
H2H: Japan — Bahrain
Group stage
Team lineups
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H. Moriyasu
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Zion Suzuki
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gk. | 8 | -2 |
Ko Itakura
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df. | 9 | 1 |
Hiroki Ito
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df. | 4 | 0 |
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Ayumu Seko
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Ritsu Doan
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mf. | 10 | 3 |
Takumi Minamino
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mf. | 10 | 4 |
Hidemasa Morita
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mf. | 9 | 3 |
Wataru Endo
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mf. | 8 | 1 |
Kaoru Mitoma
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mf. | 6 | 1 |
Ayase Ueda
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fw. | 8 | 8 |
Takefusa Kubo
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fw. | 7 | 2 |
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Substitutes
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Keisuke Osako
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gk. | 2 | 0 |
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Kosei Tani
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
Yukinari Sugawara
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df. | 4 | 2 |
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Kota Takai
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Yuta Nakayama
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Daichi Kamada
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mf. | 8 | 2 |
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Ao Tanaka
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mf. | 7 | 1 |
Reo Hatate
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
Junya Ito
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fw. | 7 | 1 |
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Daizen Maeda
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Keito Nakamura
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fw. | 6 | 2 |
Shuto Machino
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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D. Talajić
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Ebrahim Khalil Ebrahim Abdullah Lutfallah
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gk. | 11 | -8 |
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Amine Mohamad Hassan Benaddi
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df. | 9 | 0 |
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Waleed Mohamed Abdulla Ali Al Hayam
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df. | 9 | 0 |
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Abdulla Sultan Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Al Khalasi
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Hamad Mahmood Ismaeel Ali Mohamed Al Shamsan
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Mohamed Jasim Mohamed Ali Abdulla Marhoon
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mf. | 12 | 3 |
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Komail Hasan Abdulla Ahmed Hasan Al Aswad
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mf. | 11 | 1 |
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Sayed Dhiya Saeed Ebrahim Alawi Shubbar
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Ali Jaafar Mohamed Ahmed Madan
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fw. | 11 | 1 |
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Mahdi Faisal Ibrahim Al Humaidan
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fw. | 11 | 1 |
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Mahdi Abduljabbar Mahdi Darwish Hasan
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fw. | 9 | 3 |
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Substitutes
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Sayed Mohamed Jaafar Sabt Abbas
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gk. | 1 | 0 |
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Abdulkarim Fardan Abdulkarim Abdulla
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Sayed Mahdi Baqer Jaafar Mahdi Naser
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df. | 6 | 2 |
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Vincent Ani Emmanuel
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Hazza Ali Hazza Ateeq Mubarak
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df. | 5 | 0 |
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Ali Abdullah Hassan Haram
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mf. | 10 | 0 |
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Ebrahim Mubarak Ebrahim Mubarak Isa Al Khatal
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mf. | 10 | 1 |
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Jassim Ahmed Jassim Abdullah Al Shaikh
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Sayed Ahmed Alaa Ahmed Al Wadaei
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Ismaeel Abdullatif Ismaeel Hassan
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Husain Abdulkarim Mubarak Abdulaziz
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed Saad Marzooq Almla Marzooq Al Romaihi
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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