8 August 2025 at 12:10

Iran
78 – 70
Full Time
Japan
Asia Cup · Season 2023

Match Summary

Iran defeated Japan 78:70. The match was played in Asia Cup 2023.

Iran vs Japan Head to Head Results

Iran and Japan have met 20 times — Iran won 12, Japan won 8, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. Iran leads the head-to-head with 12 victories from 20 meetings. A combined 2790 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 139.50 per match (1404 for the home side, 1386 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.

12

Iran

0

Drawn

8

Japan

Goals: 1404Goals: 1386

Recent Meetings (20)

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
17 Sept 2018Japan70 – 56Iran

Standings

Iran sit — and Japan are — in the Asia Cup table heading into this match.

Group A

#GPWonLostPts
1Qatar
220127:110
2United Arab Emirates
211122:119
3Oman
202127:147

Group B

#GPWonLostPts
1Palestine
220176:159
2Iraq
211172:171
3Kuwait
202158:176

Group C

#GPWonLostPts
1Guam
220149:123
2Hong Kong
211138:117
3Singapore
202109:156

Group D

#GPWonLostPts
1Thailand
440407:284
2Mongolia
431378:340
3Malaysia
422313:315
4Vietnam
413272:283
5Tahiti
404211:359

Recent Form

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

Iran

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Japan

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

API data: 5 May 2026