Japan Women v Spain Women

Japan Women v Spain Women Preview

The other game being played in Group C at the same time that Costa Rica and Zambia face off, is this top of the table clash between Japan and Spain who both sit on the maximum six points after their opening two games of this group stage with only a single goal separating the two nations ahead of this fixture in Wellington.

Following a string of four defeats on the trot towards the end of last year and spilling over into the start of this year, which consisted of defeats incurred against the likes of England, Spain, Brazil and USA, Japan have since re-grouped and they have won five of their subsequent six games in all competitions which will give them confidence ahead of this final group match.

Wins against Canada, Portugal and Panama before the start of this World Cup along with a 5-0 demolition of Zambia and the solid 2-0 win against Costa Rica will see an improved Japanese outfit under coach, Futoshi Ikeda, take to the field on Monday night.

Spain sit top of Group C by virtue of scoring one more goal than their upcoming opponents, Japan, thanks to crushing wins against Costa Rica 3-0 and a 5-0 thrashing of Zambia, with both victories also extending Spain's winning streak to an impressive eight matches overall in all competitions.

Indeed, such has been Spain's dominance in recent times that Jorge Vilda's side have now picked up no fewer than 12 wins out of their last 14 matches played whilst suffering just the one defeat during this period which turned out to be a narrow 3-2 loss to Australia in mid-February.

The bigger picture shows Spain have scored at least once in each of their last 18 matches in all competitions and having produced dominant displays so far in the group stage of this World Cup, it looks likely that Spain will hit the back of the net again when they take on Japan at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Monday night as well.

Japan W v Spain W Verdict

To sum up, an improved Japan side will meet an in-from Spanish outfit on Monday night with both nations safe in the knowledge that they have both qualified for the knockout stages of this tournament, and the only thing left to decide is which team will finish top of Group C and get rewarded with the perceived weaker of the opponents in the round of last 16 fixtures.

Both Japan and Spain look to have decent chances of scoring in this fixture as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score YES @ 2.10

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.40

Correct score: 1-1 @ 6.50