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Japan will welcome Bolivia to the National Stadium in the Kirin Challenge Cup, a friendly tournament, on Tuesday. This will be the final match of the year for the hosts, while La Verde will play one more game next month.
The Samurai Blue are unbeaten in their three games in the Challenge Cup thus far. After defeating Brazil 3-2 last month, they overcame Ghana 2-0 last week. Takumi Minamino broke the deadlock in the 16th minute, and Ritsu Doan doubled their lead in the 60th minute.
The visitors suffered a second consecutive defeat last week, falling to a 2-0 away loss to South Korea. They failed to score for the second match in a row and will look to return to goalscoring ways here.
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Japan vs Bolivia Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths three times thus far. The hosts have an unbeaten record in these meetings, recording two wins.
- All three meetings between them have produced under 2.5 goals.
- They last met in the Kirin Challenge Cup in 2019, and the hosts recorded a 1-0 win.
- Notably, their last two meetings have taken place across various editions of the Kirin Cup.
- Bolivia have seen conclusive results in their last seven games in all competitions, recording three wins. Notably, they have kept clean sheets in the wins and have failed to score in the losses.
- The Blue Samurai kept their first clean sheet since September last week. Interestingly, they had conceded two goals apiece in their previous three games.
- La Verde have failed to score in two of their three meetings against the hosts.
Japan vs Bolivia Prediction
The Samurai Blue have scored seven goals in their three games in the Kirin Challenge Cup thus far and will look to build on that prolific run here. They have kept clean sheets in their last two meetings against the visitors.
La Verde have failed to score in their last two games while conceding five goals and will look to improve upon that record. Notably, their last two wins in friendlies have been registered against teams from the AFC.
The hosts have an impressive record in the Kirin Cup, and considering their current goalscoring form, we back them to register a win.
Prediction: Japan 2-1 Bolivia
Japan vs Bolivia Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Japan to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
