Last time we analyzed a World Cup ticket competition between Costa Rica and New Zealand. The direction of the event was as we expected. Congratulations to Costa Rica on getting the last ticket to the World Cup! Today, there are indeed many games, but there are not many games that can be studied. Only one game in the U23 Asian Cup third place competition is worth our analysis.
Looking at the overall performance of the Japanese team in this Asian Cup, they are quite outstanding. They have 3 clean sheets of opponents in 5 games and have lost less than 1 goal per game. This also reflects the improvement of the Japanese football youth training system from the side. However, in the last round of semi-finals, facing Uzbek, which is also in the U21 echelon, the performance of the Japanese team was much worse, especially on the defensive end, the Japanese team's ability to withstand pressure has been further improved! There is no reference data on the experience of the two teams fighting in the youth team. The direction of support for this game is still towards the Japanese team, and the probability of winning the game is relatively high during regular time.
Australian team won 3 red cards in five games of this Asian Cup, and the team's tactical discipline is indeed a problem. In the last round of semi-finals, the data lagged behind the opponents in all aspects, especially in the 39th minute of the first half, Bahuelu's violent behavior caused the team to directly fight one less player, and finally stopped in the semi-finals 0-2. The style of play in Australia and Japan is completely different. Australian players emphasize more on physical confrontation and impact, which is in sharp contrast with Japan's technical flow. However, Australia's offense is relatively single, and its ability to seize opportunities is not very good. Due to the first encounter between the two teams, both sides may be somewhat restrained and don't expect too much of the number of goals.
Today's view: Japan vs Australia (win)
