In the match of the 2nd round of the group stage of the OI-2020, Japan and Sweden will come face to face. A confident victory of "tre krunur"?
Japan
Already in the first round, the Japanese had to fight with the Danish national team, which is in amazing shape and sweeps almost everyone in its path. Hosts The Olympiads were able to effectively prove themselves in attack, making thirty effective shots. However, the defense was seriously let down, which resembled, no matter how banal, a sieve - if not an attack by Denmark, then a goal. In total, the Japanese conceded 47 goals.
Sweden
Something inexplicable happened in the debut match with the participation of the Swedish national team, which was opposed by Bahrain. The "tre krunur" match was approached in the status of clear favorites and they were expected to do something the same as Denmark performed, but in fact it happened that the Swedes almost made a loud sensation, but in the end they still pushed and suffered a victory. Bahrain deserved compliments, because it fought until the last second and lost only 31-32, and Sweden's performance raises a lot of questions.
Statistics and figures:
- Japan has lost in four of the last five matches;
- Sweden lost in one match out of ten previous ones;
- Japan and Sweden have met three times - three wins at tre krunur.
Forecast
Sweden won against Japan in all three head-to-head confrontations, and the maximum margin was 14 goals, and this was once, and in the other two matches Japan lost by a difference of 8 goals. It seems to me that the Japanese should not lose too big this time either. They will certainly put up serious resistance again, and if we take into account how hard Sweden had to do in the last match with Bahrain, a sensation can already happen here.
