Over the last games Japan holds victories - 2, losses - 3 and draws - 0. South Africa on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 2, losses - 2 and draws - 1. Based on the games played we can assume that South Africa at the moment is in better form, unlike Japan.
Japan: South Africa (W) – (Win 5:0), USA (W) – (Loss 3:0), USA (W) – (Win 0:1), USA (W) – (Loss 2:1), Australia (W) – (Loss 0:1).
South Africa: Japan (W) – (Loss 5:0), Algeria (W) – (Win 2:0), Algeria (W) – (Win 1:0), Namibia (W) – (Loss 2:1), Zimbabwe (W) – (Draw 1:1).