Germany will be looking for revenge against Japan in a friendly match at the Volkswagen Stadium in Wolfsburg on Saturday night. Germany had lost 1-2 to Japan in the group stage over the course of the World Cup in Qatar.
After losing 0-2 in their last international friendly, Germany will be hoping to pick up the pace in this match against Japan. Scoring for Colombia in that match were Luis Díaz (54') and Juan Cuadrado (82').
It has been difficult for Germany to keep a full 90-minute match goalless in recent times. In fact, Germany's defense has been broken down by their opponents in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding a total of 11 goals.
On the other hand, Japan's heart is in the right place as they won their last international friendly match against each other 4-1. In that match, the goals for Japan were scored by Hiroki Ito (22'), Kaoru Mitoma (37'), Junya Ito (63') and Daizen Maeda (74'). Scoring the only goal for Peru was Christofer Gonzáles (83').
Japan are clearly adept at **abundant offensive chances as they have scored 21 goals in their last 6 games**, an average of 3.5 goals per game. Their opponents, on the other hand, have scored just six goals. However, this scoring pattern may not be sustainable in this match.
Germany's likely starting XI: Ter Stegen; Rudiger, Süller, Tiafoe; Kimmich, Can, Gündoğan, Goossens; Musiala, Wiltz; Gnabry .
Japan's probable starting lineup: Nakamura; Sugawara, Itakura, Taniguchi, Tomoyasu; Ito, Endo, Kubo Kenyoung, Mikan; Kamada Ochi; Furuhashi Hironosuke
Predicting this match, it is clear that Japan will need to play great soccer skills in order to break down the German defense. Germany, on the other hand, will have the chance to find a goal many times and will not lose their defense easily. Therefore, we predict that at the end of this match, Germany will easily win the game with a score of 3-0.
