Asian Champions Trophy 2024: India vs Japan, preview, head-to-head, prediction, team news, and streaming details
On Monday, September 09, India will lock horns with Japan in the fifth match of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024 at the Moqi training base in Hulunbuir City, Mongolia.
India, the defending champions, began their Asian Champions Trophy 2024 campaign with a flawless 3-0 victory over host nation China. Sukhjeet Singh opened the scoring at the end of the first quarter, followed by Uttam Singh's goal in the sixth minute of the second quarter. Abhishek added the third goal just two minutes into the third quarter.
Meanwhile, Japan played out a thrilling 5-5 draw against Korea. Jihun Yang gave Korea the lead in the third minute, but Naru Kimura equalized four minutes later. Kazumasa Matsumoto and Yuki Chiba added goals for Japan in the second quarter to establish a lead, though Korea's JungHoo Kim reduced the deficit.
Yusuke Kawamura struck back for Japan, but Jihun Yang's brace brought Korea back to level at 4-4. Kosei Kawabe scored Japan’s fifth, but Hyeonhong Kim netted Korea’s equalizer in the 13th minute of the final quarter, sealing the draw.
India vs Japan Match Details
Match: India vs Japan, Match 5, Asian Champions Trophy
Date and Time: Monday, September 09, 2024, 01:15 pm IST.
Venue: Moqi training base, Hulunbuir City, Mongolia
India vs Japan Head-to-Head
Matches Played: 3
India Won: 2
Japan Won: 0
Tie: 1
India vs Japan Squads
India
Harmanpreet Singh (captain), Hardik Singh (vice-captain), PR Sreejesh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak (GK), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Manpreet Singh, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sumit, Jugraj Singh, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Nilakanta Sharma, Shamsher Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Gurjant Singh, Sukhjeet Singh, S Karthi.
Japan
Chiba Yuki, Tanaka Tsubasa, Watanabe Keita, Yamada Shota, Yamashita Manabu, Fujishima Raiki, Kashiwagi Ren, Kawabe Kosei, Kawahara Yamato, Kawamura Yusuke, Kimura Naru, Kitagawa Takumi, Matsumoto Kazumasa, Matsuzaki Yuito, Nagai Yuma, Nagayoshi Ken, Oba Yosei, Tanaka Seren
India vs Japan Probable Playing 5s
India
Jarmanpreet Singh, Abhishek , Manpreet Singh, Krishan Bahadur Pathak (GK), Harmanpreet Singh(C), Sumit, Gurjot Singh, PAL Raj Kumar, Jugraj Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Sukhjeet Singh
Japan
Shota Yamada, Yamato Kawahara, Seren Tanaka, Kazumasa Matsumoto, Yuma Nagai, Manabu Yamashita, Raiki Fujishima (C), Tsubasa Tanaka, Kosei Kawabe, Yosei Oba, Keita Watanabe
India vs Japan Prediction
India are unbeaten against Japan in the head-to-head encounters. Additionally, they have started their campaign with a dominant 3-0 win over China.
Thus, we can expect India to dominate in the upcoming game.
India vs Japan match prediction: India to win.
India vs Japan Live Telecast Details, Channel List & Live Score Details
TV: Sony Sports network
Live Streaming: Sony Liv App & Website