Match Summary

China defeated Japan 106:73. The match was played in World Cup 2023.

Japan vs China Head to Head Results

Japan and China have met 10 times — Japan won 4, China won 6, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. China leads the head-to-head with 6 victories from 10 meetings. A combined 1428 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 142.80 per match (686 for the home side, 742 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 10 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 90–84 in 2021.

Japan

Drawn

China

Goals: 686Goals: 742

Recent Meetings (10)

20 Feb 2025China100 – 58JapanAsia Cup

25 Feb 2024Japan76 – 73ChinaAsia Cup

27 Nov 2021China79 – 63JapanWorld Cup

19 Jun 2021China90 – 84JapanAsia Cup

16 Jun 2021Japan57 – 66ChinaAsia Cup

7 Jun 2017China58 – 76JapanEABA Championship

18 Sept 2016China75 – 67JapanAsia Challenge

27 Sept 2014Japan79 – 72ChinaAsian Games

14 Jul 2014Japan66 – 79ChinaAsia Challenge

20 Sept 2012Japan60 – 50ChinaAsia Challenge

Standings

Japan sit — and China are — in the World Cup table heading into this match.

Group A

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Ireland	0	0	0	0:0
2Switzerland	0	0	0	0:0
3Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0:0
4Kosovo	0	0	0	0:0

Group B

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Romania	0	0	0	0:0
2Luxembourg	0	0	0	0:0
3Norway	0	0	0	0:0

Group C

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Albania	0	0	0	0:0
2Austria	0	0	0	0:0
3Armenia	0	0	0	0:0

Ranking of second-placed teams

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Switzerland	0	0	0	0:0
2Austria	0	0	0	0:0
3Luxembourg	0	0	0	0:0

Recent Form

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

Japan

LWWW

China

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

API data: 13 Apr 2026