Japan v Brazil: the preview
Japan meet Brazil at Singapore National Stadium, Saturday 9:15pm (International Friendly). Brazil have won 3 of the 4 meetings with Japan since 2006.
The big picture
Japan are 5–0 in International Friendly 2026, averaging 1.6 goals for and 0.4 against.
Brazil are 5–1–1 in International Friendly 2026, averaging 3 goals for and 1.3 against.
Form
Japan have won three of their last five and most recently beat Venezuela 2–1.
Brazil have won three of their last five and most recently beat India 4–0.
Head to head
These sides have met 4 times on our records since 2006: Japan 1, Brazil 3.
Last time out (2026), Brazil won 2–1 at NRG Stadium.
Biggest margin between these two: Brazil by 3 goals in 2006 (4–1).
Players to watch
For Japan, watch Ayase Ueda (0.6 goals a game in 2026) and Kaoru Mitoma (0.5 goals a game in 2026).
For Brazil, watch Danilo Santos (0.3 goals a game in 2026) and Rayan (0.5 goals a game in 2026).
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
