Japan vs Brazil betting tips: International Friendly preview, predictions and odds

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Brazil have won ten of 12 meetings with Japan, including each of the last five, scoring 18 goals in these matches. Seleção have won each of their last 19 matches against Asian opponents, last failing to do so at the 2005 Confederations Cup against Japan. Surprisingly, the Samurai Blue have won six of their last 13 clashes with South American sides. 

Both teams to score is 10/11.

Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals is 11/8.

Brazil to win and over 2.5 goals is 10/11.

Brazil to win and both teams to score is 15/8.

Neymar has scored 73 international goals, eight of which have come against Japan. He is 4/1 to break the deadlock and 10/11 to add to this tally. 

Match preview

Will Brazil make it two wins out of two from this tour of Far-East Asia?

On Thursday, Seleção began the month by hammering Korea Republic 5-1 at Sangam Stadium in Seoul.

Richarlison broke the deadlock before a pair of Neymar penalties, followed by late strikes from Philippe Coutinho and Gabriel Jesus, secured the win.

Tite's team cruised through World Cup qualifying, winning 14 of 17 fixtures, conceding just five times in these matches.

This means the five-times World Champions have only lost one of their last 26 internationals, that being last summer Copa América Final.

With the Superclásico de las Américas in Melbourne having been cancelled, this is Brazil's final game of the month, so will they win again?

Over in Asia, Japan too breezed through World Cup qualifying, so will now feature at a seventh successive edition of the tournament.

Hajime Moriyasu's side began this international window by demolishing Paraguay 4-1 in at the Sapporo Dome on Thursday.

Takuma Asano, Daichi Kamada, Kaoru Mitoma and Ao Tanaka all on target in a statement victory.

Coming up after this, the Samurai Blue will take on Ghana and then Chile or Tunisia in the Kirin Cup.

However, this is the fixture the locals are all excited about, so can Japan spring a surprise at the Tokyo National Stadium?

Japan team news

After his recent spell on the sidelines, Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu did not feature in the win over Paraguay.

If he's not fit enough for this one either, Shōgo Taniguchi will continue to partner captain Maya Yoshida.

German-born Daniel Schmidt will continue to don the gloves, chosen over 39 year old Eiji Kawashima who's won 94 caps.

Celtic pair Kyōgo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda both came off the bench on Thursday, but club-mate Reo Hatate isn't in the squad.

Brazil team news

Aside from Ajax winger Antony, Tite pretty much has his World Cup squad with him out in Asia.

Éder Militão is likely to come in for veteran Thiago Silva at centre-back, alongside Marquinhos.

Champions League Final match-winner Vinícius Júnior will come into the XI with Gabriel Jesus, Fabinho and Bruno Guimarães likely to do the same.

With Danilo out injured, 39 year old Dani Alves could win his 140th cap at right-back;

Neymar's brace against Korea Republic means he's now scored 73 goals for Brazil, 16 of which have been scored against Asian opponents.

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