Japan v Brazil: the preview
Japan meet Brazil at City Light Stadium, Saturday 5:00pm (Women's International Friendly). Key match-up: Hinata Miyazawa (Japan) and Ary Borges (Brazil) are level on goals, both around 1 a game.
Form
Japan have won four of their last five and most recently lost to Sweden 1–2.
Brazil have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Jamaica 0–0.
Head to head
These sides have met 2 times on our records since 1991: Japan 1, Brazil 1.
Last time out (1995, Group stage), Japan won 2–1 at Tingvalla IP.
Players to watch
For Japan, watch Hinata Miyazawa (1 goals a game, 1 assist in 2023) and Riko Ueki (0.4 goals a game, 1 assist in 2023).
For Brazil, watch Ary Borges (1 goals a game, 1 assist in 2023) and Debinha (0.3 goals a game, 1 assist in 2023).
What the numbers say
On form and history, Japan have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
