China PR vs Japan betting tip 2026 - Picks and Predictions for the WC Qualification Asia match on November 19th, 2024

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Introduction to the China PR vs Japan betting tip 2026

A legacy-rich journey, the AFC World Cup Qualification celebrates Asia's football evolution. Japan, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia stand tall as football powerhouses, fostering emerging talents. Across rigorous stages, teams fiercely vie for five coveted spots in the FIFA World Cup, a stage where Asian nations display their footballing prowess.

The Japan team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the China PR team, which won only 2 matches.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2026 season of the WC Qualification Asia. The meeting took place on 05-09-2024 and ended with a 7-0 win for Japan.

In recent years, the teams have met in 8 opportunities. The record is favorable to Japan, which has already won 5 games and has never been overcome by China PR. Also, there were 3 draws.

China PR

China PR comes into this game with point, on a campaign of win overall and loss, plus a total of draw. With this, the team is in place.

If the WC Qualification Asia were to conclude now, the China PR team would be going to the the Next Round, since they are in the position of the group. However, with 1 game still to play, China PR can still reach the position 2 on the league table and can get a maximum of 9 points if they win their remaining matches.

China PR analysis

China PR come from a victory in the last match. The game against Bahrain, valid for the WC Qualification Asia, ended with a 0-1. The team coached by B. Ivanković lined up in a 4-3-1-2 formation.

It was not one of the best performances of the team in the competition. Even so, Baihelamu Abuduwaili was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual distinction. His great performance was significant for the victory of China PR.

Best goalscorer from China PR

Individually, the team's main offensive standout in the competition so far is Wu Lei. The Attacker has already scored 5 times this season and has helped China PR come away with the positive result on several occasions.

Japan

Japan comes into this game with point, and in place of the WC Qualification Asia, having won game in total, having lost game, plus a total of draw.

If the WC Qualification Asia were to conclude now, the Japan team would be going to the the World Cup, since they are in the position of the group. However, with 1 game still to play, Japan can still reach the position 1 on the league table and can get a maximum of 16 points if they win their remaining matches.

Japan analysis

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for WC Qualification Asia, Japan, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Indonesia team with a final score of 0-4.

With 8.33 shots on goal per match, Japan can certainly call itself an offensive team over the course of this tournament, and this obviously increases the chances of scoring goals, and the chances of victory.

Usually, it is with an 71.6% average ball possession that the Japan team tries to control the game. This is because typically, teams with ball possession above 50% have some control over their opponents.

Japan is a more offensive team than China PR, having 586 attacks vs. 500 from China PR, having scored 24 times, in comparison, China PR converted into goal 9 times.

Best goalscorer from Japan

Ayase Ueda has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 8 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Japan to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by China PR 1.67 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Japan 4.33 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 5.25 corners per game.

Japan is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.33 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Japan in this match.

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