Vietnam vs Japan women's football prediction: Pass the group stage

The Vietnamese women's team will face Japan in the final match of Group D of the 19th Asian Games (Hangzhou, China). This match will be decisive for the team of coach Mai Duc Chung to advance.

The Vietnamese women's team arrived at ASIAD 19 without key players Huynh Nhu and Chuong Thi Kieu. This was a challenge for the team but also an opportunity for coach Mai Duc Chung to find new faces and long-term solutions to replace the aging stars.

Through the first two matches, the Vietnamese team did not encounter much difficulty in defeating Nepal 2-0 and Bangladesh 6-1. Against opponents weaker in every aspect, the shortcomings or problems of the Vietnamese women's team have not been clearly revealed. However, the Japanese opponent will bring a big challenge.

Vietnam women's team faces difficult challenges. (Photo: Hoang Anh)

The Japanese team did not bring the best squad to the tournament. However, with the level of the number 1 team in Asia on the FIFA rankings, they are still rated higher than the Vietnamese team. After the first 2 matches, their goal difference was more than double that of the Vietnamese women's team (+16 compared to +7).

To be sure of advancing, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team need to score points, or lose to Japan by no more than 2 goals. However, in a match against a very strong opponent, this is not an easy task for the Vietnamese women's team.

With their current level, Pham Hai Yen and her teammates will hardly score points against Japan. The appropriate goal of the Vietnamese women's team is to limit the number of goals conceded. With their experience at the World Cup - playing defensively against opponents of greater ability - the Vietnamese players know how to respond in such situations.

If they lose by more than 2 goals, coach Mai Duc Chung and his players will have to rely on the results of the remaining matches in the same group and other groups. In general, the Vietnamese women's team still has to pay attention to the secondary index.

Expected lineup for Vietnam vs Japan women

Vietnam women's team: Khong Thi Hang, Thu Thuong, Tran Thi Duyen, Tuyet Dung, Hai Linh, Thai Thi Thao, Diem My, Van Su, Thanh Nha, Thu Thao, Hai Yen.

Japanese women's team: Asano, Goto, Tabata, Koyama, Koga, Wakiska, Shiokoshi, Tanikawa, Chiba, Nakashima, Shimada.

Prediction: Vietnam 1-2 Japan

Van Hai

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