16 September 2021 at 09:00

13
Full Time
P1: 1925P2: 2927P3: 2125OT: 1925

Match Summary

China defeated Japan 3:1. The match was played in Asian Championship 2021. League standings: Japan #1, China #2.

Japan vs China Head to Head Results

Japan and China have met 18 times — Japan won 6, China won 12, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. China leads the head-to-head with 12 victories from 18 meetings. A combined 66 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.67 per match (26 for the home side, 40 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (56%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 18 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2023.

6

Japan

0

Drawn

12

China

Goals: 26Goals: 40

Recent Meetings (18)

11 Jun 2025China0 – 3Japan
25 Sept 2023China3 – 0Japan
4 Jul 2023Japan3 – 2China
14 Aug 2022Japan0 – 3China
9 Jun 2022Japan3 – 1China
19 Sept 2019Japan3 – 1China
22 Jun 2018China3 – 1Japan
18 Jun 2017China3 – 2Japan
3 Jul 2016China3 – 0Japan
29 May 2016Japan0 – 3China

Standings

Japan sit #1 and China are #2 in the Asian Championship table heading into this match.

Group A

#GPWonLostPts
3309
2QQatar
3216
3BBahrain
3123
4IIndia
3030

Group B

#GPWonLostPts
3309
2PPakistan
3215
3124
4HKHong Kong
3030

Group C

#GPWonLostPts
1AAustralia
3308
3217
3KKuwait
3123
4UUzbekistan
3030

Group D

#GPWonLostPts
1CTChinese Taipei
3309
2SKSouth Korea
3216
3SASaudi Arabia
3123
4KKazakhstan
3030
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 3 May 2026