IND vs JPN Dream11 Hockey Preview & Prediction | FIH Series Finals | Fantasy Team

IND vs JPN Dream11 Hockey Prediction | FIH Series Finals

IND vs JPN  | India will take on Japan in the all-Asian semi-finals match on Friday. With three wins in as many games, India are placed on top with a goal difference of 22. Japan, on the other hand, are placed on on the second spot of Pool B with 2 wins and a goal difference of 4. India played their last match against Uzbekistan where they outplayed them by 10-0. Japan, on the other hand, entered semi-finals after outplaying Poland 6-2. Both the teams will look to seal a berth in the finals when they meet in Bhubaneshwar for the next match.

India and Japan have met 15 times since 2013 where while India have won 13 times, Japan have claimed victory only once. Moreover, the former has scored 63 goals while the latter has managed 15.

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When and Where?

The match will be played in Bhubaneswar in India on 14th June.

Time – 07:15 PM IST

 

Head-to-head (Since 2013)

Total- 15

India- 13

Japan- 01

Draw- 01

Goals- 78

India- 63

Japan- 15

IND vs JPN Dream11 Team News

• There are no updates from either side. Both the teams are likely to go unchanged for the semis.

Squads

Japan Men Hockey Squad

Mitani Genki, Tanaka Seren, Murata Kazuma, Tanaka Kenta, Kitazato Kenji, Yamashita Manabu, Fukuda Kentaro, Ohashi Masaki, Yamada Shota, Takano Yusuke, Kirishita Yoshiki, Ochiai Hiromasa, Fujishima Raiki, Watanabe Kota, Hoshi Suguru, Zendana Hirotaka, Yoshikawa Takashi

India Men Hockey Squad

Kumar Surender, Singh Manpreet, Singh Mandeep, Pathak Kishan, Singh Harmanpreet, Sharma Nilakanta., Kumar Varun, Singh Gurinder, Singh Akashdeep, Singh Ramandeep, Prasad Vivek, Lakra Birendra, Singh Hardik, Singh Simranjeet, Sumit, Rohidas Amit, Singh Gursahibjit, Parattu Sreejesh

 

IND vs JPN Dream11 Fantasy Picks

India

• India have dominated the FIH Series Finals and Indian skipper Manpreet Singh has been on the frontline of Indian winning juggernaut. With 309 fantasy points in his kitty, he is an unmissable pick for your fantasy team. In the last match, he scored 2 goals, 23 passes, 3 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 block and  2 CPNs. He has been picked by 91.39 per cent fantasy players in their teams.
• Akashdeep Singh also remains a preliminary fantasy pick. With 5 goals in three matches, he has returned 212 fantasy points in last three matches. In the last match, he contributed with 17 passes, 1 tackle, 2 interceptions, 3 blocks and 4 CPNs.
• You can also pick Harmanpreet Singh as he scored 1 goal against Poland along with 40 passes, 1 tackle, 8 interceptions and 4 CPNs. He has garnered 439 points in last three matches.

Japan

• Tanaka Kenta has scored 2 goals in four matches for Japan and is one of the leading scorers for them. In the last game against Poland, he scored 1 goal, 10 passes, 1 assist, 1 tackle, 1 block and 3 CPNs. He has played 8 matches against India where has managed to score one goal. In last three matches, he has returned 257 fantasy points in his last three outings.
• Yamasaki Koji has scored 2 goals for Japan. In the last match, he scored 2 goals, 6 passes, 2 tackles, 3 blocks and 6 interceptions. Hence, he might bring be an apt choice for your fantasy team.

Goal-Keeper- T Yoshikawa

Defenders- Harmanpreet Singh, H Zendana, Varun Kumar, Surender Kumar

Mid-Fielders- S Hoshi, V S Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Manpreet Singh

Forwards– Akashdeep Singh, Kenta Tanaka

Captain/Vice Captain

Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh are captain/vice-captain choices.