Match Summary

Slovenia defeated Japan 6:2. The match was played in Olympic Games 2022.

Slovenia vs Japan Head to Head Results

Slovenia and Japan have met 12 times — Slovenia won 8, Japan won 4, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2009. Slovenia leads the head-to-head with 8 victories from 12 meetings. A combined 56 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 4.67 per match (37 for the home side, 19 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (83%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 12 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–7 in 2016.

Slovenia

Drawn

Japan

Goals: 37Goals: 19

Recent Meetings (12)

3 May 2024Slovenia3 – 1JapanWCH IA

13 Nov 2022Slovenia1 – 3JapanInternational Tournament (Hungary)

21 Apr 2022Slovenia3 – 4JapanFriendly International

23 Apr 2016Japan1 – 7SloveniaWCH IA

16 Apr 2016Slovenia4 – 0JapanFriendly International

15 Apr 2015Slovenia4 – 1JapanFriendly International

10 Apr 2015Slovenia4 – 0JapanFriendly International

6 Nov 2014Slovenia3 – 1JapanInternational Tournament (Slovenia)

20 Apr 2014Japan2 – 1SloveniaWCH IA

16 Apr 2012Slovenia4 – 2JapanWCH IA

More results

Standings

Slovenia sit — and Japan are — in the Olympic Games table heading into this match.

Group A

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1USA	3	3	0	9
2Canada	3	2	1	6
3Germany	3	1	2	3
4China	3	0	3	0

Group B

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1ROC	3	2	0	7
2Denmark	3	2	1	6
3Czech Republic	3	0	1	4
4Switzerland	3	0	2	1

Group C

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Finland	3	2	0	8
2Sweden	3	2	0	7
3Slovakia	3	1	2	3
4Latvia	3	0	3	0

Ranking of second-placed teams

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Sweden	3	2	0	7
2Canada	3	2	1	6
3Denmark	3	2	1	6

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

API data: 20 Apr 2026