13 September 2016 at 13:30

JJapan
57 – 68
Full Time
IIran
Asia Challenge · Season 2016

Match Summary

Iran defeated Japan 68:57. The match was played in Asia Challenge 2016. League standings: Japan #2, Iran #1.

Japan vs Iran Head to Head Results

Japan and Iran have met 20 times — Japan won 8, Iran won 12, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Iran leads the head-to-head with 12 victories from 20 meetings. A combined 2813 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 140.65 per match (1399 for the home side, 1414 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 20 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 20 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 89–97 in 2019.

8

Japan

0

Drawn

12

Iran

Goals: 1399Goals: 1414

Recent Meetings (20)

8 Aug 2025Iran78 – 70Japan
23 Feb 2023Japan96 – 61Iran
25 Aug 2022Iran79 – 68Japan
14 Aug 2022Japan80 – 58Iran
13 Aug 2022Japan82 – 77Iran
17 Jul 2022Iran88 – 76Japan
27 Jun 2021Japan76 – 50Iran
25 Jun 2021Japan67 – 72Iran
23 Jun 2021Japan85 – 57Iran
21 Feb 2019Iran89 – 97Japan

Standings

Japan sit #2 and Iran are #1 in the Asia Challenge table heading into this match.

Group A

#GPWonLostPts
1CChina
220200:161
2JJordan
211165:165
3KKazakhstan
202156:195

Group B

#GPWonLostPts
1CTChinese Taipei
220177:142
2IIndia
211157:173
3PPhilippines
202159:178

Group C

#GPWonLostPts
1IIran
220175:100
2IIraq
211122:148
3QQatar
202103:152

Group D

#GPWonLostPts
1SKSouth Korea
220164:116
2JJapan
211169:147
3TThailand
202110:180

Recent Form

In their last 4 matches, Japan have recorded 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats. Iran show 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from their last 5 outings.

Japan

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Iran

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Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 13 Apr 2026