Japan Women vs Costa Rica Women Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview

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Japan go up against Costa Rica this coming Wednesday in their second outing in the World Cup group stage. With all scenarios still open, we are looking ahead to an exciting encounter.

Following the first round of the World Cup group stage, Japan are number one on three points, while Costa Rica have zero points as number three.

Japan could not have wished for a better start to their World Cup campaign. They absolutely annihilated Zambia and will be brimming with confidence before their upcoming match after their 0-5 win.

Poor Costa Rica. They were left battered and bruised after opening their World Cup campaign by getting thrown under the bus by Spain. Can they avenge themselves or has confidence taken too big a hit?

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Japan Form

Japan lost 1-0 against Denmark, , hammered Panama 5-0, before defeating Zambia 5-0. Japan claimed five wins wins in their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also enduring five defeats in this run.

Japan presents an average of just 1.7 goals per game in their last ten games. They scored a moderate 17 times, while also conceding 12. This amounts to an average of 1.2 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring in four matches in this tournament.

Costa Rica Form

Costa Rica endured a tough spell in their last three matches, although they began this by beating Haiti 2-0. They were beaten 2-0 by South Africa, followed by a 3-0 defeat against Spain. Costa Rica didn't achieve a single victory in their last 10 internationals, but they were able to secure two draws while suffering eight defeats throughout this streak.

Costa Rica scored 16 goals, conceded 14 and managed a clean sheet three times in their previous ten matches in this tournament.

Japan Women vs Costa Rica Women Stats

• In 6 of the last 8 Japan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• Japan have conceded in 4 of the last 5 matches

• Costa Rica have conceded in the last 15 matches in a row
• Costa Rica have lost the last 3 matches in a row without scoring a goal
• Costa Rica have not won 14 of the last 15 matches
• Costa Rica have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
• In 13 of the last 15 Costa Rica matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

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Japan Women vs Costa Rica Women Betting Tips

Hinata Miyazawa has shown good form lately for Japan, managing to score twice, which is one more than undefined. Costa Rica put their faith in her to rediscover some potent form.

Costa Rica lost their last 5 matches.

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Japan’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Costa Rica, who managed to score 0.3 times in those matches.

Costa Rica have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Costa Rica scored the opening goal in two of their last 10 matches. On the other hand, Japan opened the scoring six times in the last 10 matches.