3 June 2017 at 06:00

JJapan
78 – 72
Full Time
SKSouth Korea
EABA Championship · Season 2017

Match Summary

Japan defeated South Korea 78:72. The match was played in EABA Championship 2017. League standings: Japan #1, South Korea #2.

Japan vs South Korea Head to Head Results

Japan and South Korea have met 13 times — Japan won 4, South Korea won 9, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2010. South Korea leads the head-to-head with 9 victories from 13 meetings. A combined 2000 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 153.85 per match (971 for the home side, 1029 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 13 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 13 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 87–99 in 2018.

4

Japan

0

Drawn

9

South Korea

Goals: 971Goals: 1029

Recent Meetings (13)

11 Jul 2025South Korea91 – 77Japan
7 Jul 2024Japan88 – 80South Korea
5 Jul 2024Japan84 – 85South Korea
6 Oct 2023South Korea74 – 55Japan
30 Sept 2023Japan83 – 77South Korea
23 Jul 2023Japan85 – 80South Korea
22 Jul 2023Japan69 – 76South Korea
17 Jun 2018Japan87 – 99South Korea
15 Jun 2018Japan88 – 80South Korea
14 Aug 2017Japan68 – 81South Korea

Standings

Japan sit #1 and South Korea are #2 in the EABA Championship table heading into this match.

Group A

#GPWonLostPts
1JJapan
220197:119
2SKSouth Korea
211181:136
3MMacau
202105:228

Group B

#GPWonLostPts
1CChina
220186:123
2CTChinese Taipei
211155:153
3HKHong Kong
202117:182

Recent Form

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

Japan

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South Korea

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

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