Brazil Women vs Japan Women prediction and betting tips - July 28, 2024
Brazil
Japan
In the second round of the group stage of the women's football tournament at the Summer Olympic Games, Brazil will face Japan. The match will take place on Sunday, July 28, and will begin at 17:00 Central European Time. Analysts from Dailysports have prepared a forecast for this match.
Brazil Women
The Brazilian team had a strong start to the 2024 Olympic football tournament. In the first game, Brazil secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Nigeria. Overall, the match was quite balanced, but the Brazilian players capitalized on their opportunity, while Nigeria did not. A win in this game would ensure Brazil a place in the Olympic playoffs. In the previous tournament, Brazil also reached the quarter-finals but immediately lost to the future Olympic champions, Canada, with a score of 0-1.
The Brazilian women's national team has not been as successful internationally as the men's. They have reached the Olympic final twice but lost on both occasions. Their best achievements at the World Cup include a second place in 2007 and a bronze medal in 1999. Before these Olympic Games, Brazil played two friendly matches and won both.
Japan Women
Unlike Brazil, Japan did not start the 2024 Olympic Games as successfully. In the first round, they played against Spain and could not pull off an upset, even though Japan scored first. However, Spain managed to turn the match around and win 2-1. Japan needs to earn points in the match against Brazil if they want to stay in contention for the Olympic playoffs. Before the tournament, Japan played two friendlies, winning against Ghana 4-0 and drawing with Colombia 1-1.
Japan is the most successful team in Asia. They are the only women's team from the continent to have won the World Cup, achieving this feat in 2011. At the 2021 Olympic Games, Japan reached the final but lost to the USA 1-2. In the previous Olympics, Japan reached the quarter-finals and lost to Sweden 1-3.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- The last time Brazil and Japan played each other was in the She Believes tournament, where Brazil won 2-1 on penalties.
- Japan has won 12 of their last 17 matches. Brazil is unbeaten in their last four matches.
Brazil Women vs Japan Women prediction
According to bookmakers, the chances of either team winning this game are quite even. Both teams had challenging first matches at the Olympics, and this game is expected to be no different, as both sides need a win. Despite this, I don't expect this game to be high-scoring due to the high stakes. My bet is on the total match goals being under 3, with odds of 1.45.
