vs Prediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

An international friendly with no league table, so the recent games are what counts. Japan lost 1-2 at Brazil in the latest game; before that came a 1-1 with Sweden, a 4-0 win at Tunisia, a 2-2 draw at Netherlands and, further back, a 1-0 win over Iceland. Across the last five, two wins, two draws and one defeat. Venezuela won 2-0 at Iraq in the latest game; before that they lost 1-2 to Türkiye, before that drew 0-0 at Uzbekistan and beat Trinidad and Tobago 4-1, and further back lost 0-2 at Canada. Two wins, one draw and two defeats. There are two previous meetings: Venezuela won 4-1 in Japan in November 2019, and a year earlier, in November 2018, the game ended 1-1. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.