Australia vs Japan Preview & Betting Tips - Double chance value in World Cup qualifying

By Robert Norman

04 Jun 2025

Robert Norman 04 Jun 2025

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Australia hosts Japan aiming to secure World Cup qualification
Australia is solid defensively, losing only 1 of last 8 games
Japan on 12-game unbeaten run, having already qualified for World Cup

Australia host Japan on Thursday (Photo by Getty Images)

Australia vs Japan Preview
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Australia vs Japan Preview

Australia will be looking to maintain their charge for World Cup qualification when they host an in form Japan.

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Australia are unbeaten in their last seven games but have been unpredictable heading into this fixture with five wins in their last ten matches.

They have lost just one of their eight AFC World Cup Qualification match in this round as they have been defensively solid with four clean sheets kept in eight games.

The Socceroos have conceded more than one goal in just one of their last nine games while six of their last ten matches have featured Under 2.5 goals.

Australia have won five of their last seven home games and have scored two or more goals in five of those matches.

Japan are on a hot streak of form, unbeaten in 12 games and head into this fixture having already secured World Cup qualification.

They have won eight of their last ten World Cup qualification matches as they been ruthless in attack with two or more gold scored in six of their last eight games.

Over 2.5 goals have featured in six of their last ten games while the Blue Samurai have been rock solid in defence having conceded in just two of their last ten World Cup qualification games.

Japan boasts a formidable record having won seven straight away games in this competition with six of those games seeing Over 2.5 goals.

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