Germany vs Japan Match Analysis and Prediction

Germany vs Japan Match Analysis & Prediction

Germany

09/09/2023 9:45 pm

Japan

by Vincent

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Germany will be looking to exact revenge on Japan when the two nations meet in a friendly at Wolfsburg’s Volkswagen Arena on Saturday.

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En route to a second successive group-stage exit, Die Mannschaft suffered a 2-1 defeat against the Samurai Blue at the World Cup in Qatar.

As hosts of Euro 2024, Germany are not required to partcipate in the qualification process for next summer’s tournament, meaning that Hansi Flick’s side have not played a competitive game since the World Cup.

Germany returned to action with a 2-0 victory over Peru back in March, but they have failed to taste victory since then, recording one draw and three losses in four friendlies while failing to score on two occasions.

Following a 3-2 defeat to Belgium, Die Mannschaft were held to a 3-3 draw by Ukraine before suffering back-to-back losses against Poland and Colombia in June, so Flick and his players will be eager to return to winning ways on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Japan gave an excellent account of themselves in Qatar, beating both Germany and Spain to win Group E against the odds, although they ultimately lost to Croatia on penalties in the last 16.

Although Japan’s World Cup campaign ended in the last 16, they swiftly rediscovered their best form during the next international break, meaning that the Samurai Blue enter Saturday’s contest on a run of one loss in four matches.

In June, Hajime Moriyasu’s side inflicted a 6-0 defeat on El Salvador, with six different players scoring, before beating Peru 4-1 in their most recent game, so they will fancy their chances of heaping more misery on Germany this weekend.

Germany vs. Japan Head to head

In the three previous meetings between these two teams, they have claimed a victory apiece while drawing once.

16/12/2004

Japan

0

Germany

3

Friendlies
30/05/2006

Germany

2

Japan

2

Friendlies
23/11/2022

Germany

1

Japan

2

FIFA World Cup
09/09/2023

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A
09/09/2023

Germany

N/A

Japan

N/A

Friendlies

Germany Team News

Brighton & Hove Albion’s Pascal Gross has been called up to the Germany squad for the very first time, joining uncapped goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.

Niclas Fullkrug has withdrawn from the squad due to a minor injury, with 121-cap veteran Thomas Muller coming in to replace Borussia Dortmund’s new striker.

Germany's Last 5 Matches

25/03/2023

Germany

2

Peru

0

Friendlies
28/03/2023

Germany

2

Belgium

3

Friendlies
12/06/2023

Germany

3

Ukraine

3

Friendlies
16/06/2023

Poland

1

Germany

0

Friendlies
20/06/2023

Germany

0

Colombia

2

Friendlies

Japan Team News

Premier League stars Kaoru Mitoma, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Wataru Endo look set to feature in the Japan starting XI, while Celtic pair Kyogo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda could get the nod in attack.

Five members of Japan’s squad play their club football in Germany, including Borussia Monchengladbach’s Ko Itakura, Freiburg’s Ritsu Doan and Stuttgart’s Hiroki Ito.