United Arab Emirates (UAE) vs Japan
This is an important time for Japanese football: there are only a few football games left in the qualifiers and all teams are ready to send their best teams to topple down the favourites of many betting websites. UAE will surely try to defy betting odds once again when the Blue Samurai go to Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium.
UAE have already beaten them earlier in the tournament as Ahmed Khalil’s sublime shooting performance broke the hearts of 59,000 Japanese fans in Saitama. Count on Mahdi Ali’s men to try and recapture the moment come kick-off.
Vahid Halilhodzic doesn’t only have to contend with the opponents’ psychological edge: skipper Makoto Hasebe will be missing out on Japan’s qualifiers after sustaining an injury in the Bundesliga. While Shinji Kagawa is confident that they can still do well without their captain, his presence in the locker room and on the pitch will surely be missed.
Despite the loss of their captain, the likes of Kagawa, Shinji Okazaki, Genki Haraguchi, Keisuke Honda and Takuma Asano are more than ready to return the favour to the Emirians. These world-class players will try to outdo the squad that did them well at home.
Japan aren’t the only team struggling with injury. Mahdi Ali also have a number of injured players and will be going into this game without the services of Amer Abdulrahman. While Khalil will be there to pressure the Japanese defence, Ali will have to be creative to craft a winning a strategy against the stacked Samurai.
This game could go either way, so odds for both countries are interesting. If you support the Eyal Zayed, +0.25 @ 2.21 is the way to go. Meanwhile, Japanese fans will win lots with betting for Japan -0.50 @ 2.03.
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
