Our prediction for this match:
Germany
Match Time & Date:
09/09/2023
01:45 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Japan
Volkswagen Arena will be the center of attention when Germany and Japan square off against each other in a friendly on Saturday evening. The Germans failed to win previous four warm-up games and, no doubt, they are desperate to give fans something to cheer about. The EURO 2024 hosts are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach and even though Bayern Munich duo Leon Goretzka – Thomas Muller has been left out of the squad, home win should be considered. Serge Gnabry is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts.
The Samurai Blue, on the other hand, scored ten goals in total in back-to-back wins over Peru (4-1) and El Salvador (6-0) and yet another high-scoring affair is on the horizon. Anyhow, home win should be considered as Germany want this triumph more than Japan. A man to watch in the away team will be Celtic forward Daizen Maeda.
Highlighted Player (Leroy Sane):
Leroy Sane began his senior career at Schalke 04. The pacey winger, who is capable of playing as attacking midfielder as well, made his debut for die Knappen on 20 April, 2014 against Stuttgart. Sane came as a substitute in the second half of the match, replacing Max Mayer 13 minutes before the final whistle.
He scored 11 goals in 47 league appearances for Schalke and on 2 August, 2016 he signed a deal with big-spending Premier League side Manchester City. The former Schalke footballer joined the Citizens on a five-year deal for a fee of £37 million. Sane was born in Essen on 11 January, 1996, but his father is Senegalese.
Souleymane Sane used to play for the Senegalese national football team in the past, while his mother Regina Weber was a rhythmic gymnast. Speaking of his international career, Leroy Sane has 6 caps for Germany U21 and he made his debut for the senior team on 13 November, 2015 in a 2-0 loss to France.
Highlighted Team (Japan):
Japan national team have been making progress year by year. The Samurai Blue are regarded as one of the best Asian teams and they have established themselves as the regular participants of the FIFA World Cup finals. Japan qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France for the first time in the national team’s history, but they have been taking part at the showpiece tournament ever since.
The Samurai Blue then co-hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup with South Korea and they did well to make it to the last 16 of the major tournament. The Japanese national team repeated the success eight years later in South Africa, where they were beaten by Paraguay on penalties in the last 16.
It has to be noted that Japan are the only Asian team that participated in the Copa America, with the team taking part in the 2009 and the 2011 tournament. The Samurai Blue wear blue shirts and blue shorts when playing at home, whereas their away kits are grey-white.
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