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Indonesia will face Japan at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Friday in another game of their third-round 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The home side have endured a difficult start to their World Cup qualifying campaign and look set to miss out on a spot in the global showpiece as they sit fifth in their group with three points from four matches.
They were beaten 2-1 by China in their last match, finding themselves two goals down at the break before Almere City's Thom Haye came off the bench to score a late consolation goal for the Pasukan Garuda.
Japan, meanwhile, are in pole position to advance from Group C after a bright start to their qualifying campaign. They were held to a 1-1 draw by Australia at the Saitama Stadium 2002 last time out, with both sides scoring own goals in the second half to ensure shared spoils.
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The visitors remain atop their group with 10 points from an obtainable 10 and will be looking to add to that tally on Friday as they continue their hunt for an eighth consecutive World Cup appearance.
Indonesia vs Japan Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 16 meetings between Indonesia and Japan. The home side have won five of those games while the visitors have won four more, with their other two matchups ending in draws.
- The two nations last traded tackles in the AFC Asian Cup earlier in the year, with the visitors winning the group-stage clash 3-1 to register a fourth consecutive unbeaten outing in this fixture.
- Japan are the highest-scoring nation in Group C with a goal tally of 15.
- Indonesia were ranked 130th in the latest FIFA Rankings and now sit 115 places behind their weekend opponents.
Indonesia vs Japan Prediction
Indonesia are without a win in their last four games across all competitions and have won just one of their last seven. They have won just one of their last four games on home soil and could struggle here.
Japan have won seven of their last eight matches and have lost just two games since last June. They have had the upper hand in this fixture of late and should come out on top this weekend.
Prediction: Indonesia 0-2 Japan
Indonesia vs Japan Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Japan to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the last six matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last seven matchups)
