Netherlands are in action against Japan in Sunday’s WC fixture.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Netherlands v Japan can be seen below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Netherlands
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Netherlands will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 2-1 International Friendlies victory against Uzbekistan.
The only scorer from Netherlands was Cody Gakpo (32', 90'). Igor Sergeev (90') scored for Uzbekistan.
It’s not been often in recent games where Netherlands haven’t conceded. In fact, Netherlands have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 5 goals during that time.
Japan
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Japan head into the game following on from a 1-0 International Friendlies win vs Iceland in their most recent outing.
The only scorer from Japan was Kōki Ogawa (87').
A run of very capable displays from the Japan defenders has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 2 from their last 6 outings combined. Over that same time, their own attack force has managed to score 11. Such a pattern isn’t assured to follow through into this game, though.
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Prediction
We feel that in this game, Japan are likely to score a goal against this Netherlands team, however it possibly won’t be enough to avoid defeat.
Our tip is for a 2-1 winning score for Netherlands at the end of this one. It’s a very tough call.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the WDW market, staking on Netherlands is best priced at 2, betting on the game finishing all-square is 3.6 & staking on a win for Japan is 3.6. These are the best of the prices that can be secured as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
04:01 10/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Netherlands
Formed: 1889
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena (55,865)
Captain: Virgil van Dijk
Chairman: Frank Paauw
Manager: Ronald Koeman