[Football- International Friendlies] 17.10/ 12:10 Japan- Tunisia

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[Football- International Friendlies] 17.10/ 12:10 Japan- Tunisia

Hungary get the job done at home as I expected, winning 2-1 thanks to an amazing goal by Roland Sallai. Thanks to everyone who tailed, we move on to the next pick. I’ve been tip toeing my way around these matches while the regular season is on pause and thankfully have gotten my bets right, hopefully it continues.

I’m stepping away from Euro Qualifiers for this pick and looking at this friendly match up between Japan and Tunisia. I am usually hesitant with betting on friendlies but I do think the odds are pretty favorable here. Will stress that this match is at SIX AM ET so if you follow be sure to lock in your bet tonight.

Japan are in fantastic form, in their last 5 games they have scored a minimum of 4 goals in each, and some were against decent opposition: they recently beat Canada 4-1, Turkey 4-2, and Germany 4-1 before that. They have scored 22 goals in these friendlies since the World Cup and don’t look like stopping anytime soon. I really do think we could be looking at a very talented Japan squad emerging here that could be serious opposition in international tournaments. Looking at head to head stats between these teams, Japan leads 4-1 in terms of wins and losses. Although Japan aren’t exactly amazing at the back at the moment, having conceded in most of the games they’ve played recently, I think their attack superiority will really show this match. Even if they decide to rotate their squad, I think even their bench players have the ability to grab a couple goals.

Tunisia aren’t a terrible team but on paper they are nowhere near the quality of Japan. Their last game was a 4-0 away defeat to South Korea, who are inferior to Japan. Tunisia did not get a single shot on target that entire match and looked clueless going forward. The games they have won recently have all been against pretty mediocre opposition. They just cannot seem to find any consistency. It’s also possible they will be rotating a bit as well, giving younger players a chance, as they are still recovering off of that recent defeat.

There’s not all that much to say with this match honestly, it’s another case of taking the better team and hoping that nothing bizarre happens. I except Japan still to be motivated even though it is a friendly, and their good attacking form makes it likely that they can cover the -1 AH line.

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FT 2:0