24 April 2023 at 09:30

52
Full Time
P1: 12P2: 20P3: 20

Match Events

Key match events between Japan and China — 7 goals and 0 cards recorded during the match.

Japan
China
Period 1
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4′
Fu Jiang

Power-play

C. Hanzawa

M. Furuhashi

5′
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16′
C. Kane

R. Sproul

Period 2
S. Hitosato
15′
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T. Nakajima

S. Nakajima

17′
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Period 3
Y. Osawa

K. Otsu

3′
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T. Nakajima

T. Irikura

19′
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Match Summary

Japan defeated China 5:2. The match was played in WCH IB 2023. Goals were scored by Fu Jiang 4′, C. Hanzawa 5′, C. Kane 16′, S. Hitosato 15′, T. Nakajima 17′, Y. Osawa 3′, T. Nakajima 19′. League standings: Japan #1, China #3. Score by period: P1: 1–2, P2: 2–0, P3: 2–0.

Japan vs China Head to Head Results

Japan and China have met 3 times — Japan won 3, China won 0, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. Japan leads the head-to-head with 3 victories from 3 meetings. A combined 25 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 8.33 per match (23 for the home side, 2 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 2 matches (67%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Japan are currently unbeaten in the last 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 14–0 in 2017.

3

Japan

0

Drawn

0

China

Goals: 23Goals: 2

Recent Meetings (3)

10 Feb 2025Japan2 – 1China
22 Feb 2017Japan14 – 0China
31 Jan 2011China1 – 7Japan

Standings

Japan sit #1 and China are #3 in the WCH IB table heading into this match.

Regular Season

#GPWonLostPts
55015
53110
5228
5135
5134
5033
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 Apr 2026