Japan Women vs Sweden Women Predictions

• Japan have won all four of their World Cup games so far, scoring 14 and conceding one.
• Sweden faced 11 shots on target in their last-16 match against the United States.

Japan continue fine form

Japan Women have been one of the standout teams at the Women’s World Cup and they should be able to continue their journey when they meet Sweden in Friday’s quarter-final.

The favourites were thoroughly impressive in their group-stage ties, easily beating Zambia and Costa Rica before putting on a counter-attacking masterclass to thrash Spain 4-0 and take top spot.

Miyazawa can make an impression again

They followed that with another largely dominant display against Norway as Hinata Miyazawa took a step closer to the Golden Boot.

The 23-year-old took her tally to five against Norway and she has scored in three of her four appearances so far. With nine goals from 27 international appearances, the youngster looks a good shout in the anytime goalscorer market.

Swedes set to crash out

Sweden eliminated defending champions USA in dramatic circumstances in their last-16 clash, but they were under pressure for the majority of the match and were saved by a fantastic performance from goalkeeper Zecira Musovic, who made 11 saves.

The underdogs drew against Japan’s fallen last-16 opponents Norway in a friendly in April and if the Japanese can put in another display of the quality we have seen so far, they should have what it takes to win. They have conceded just one goal in four games so far, scoring 14, too, and Sweden struggled to make an impression against the United States, so a 2-0 correct score prediction appeals.