19 September 2021 at 10:00

03
Full Time
P1: 2527P2: 2225P3: 2931

Match Summary

Iran defeated Japan 3:0. The match was played in Asian Championship 2021. League standings: Japan #1, Iran #1.

Japan vs Iran Head to Head Results

Japan and Iran have met 26 times — Japan won 11, Iran won 15, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2009. Iran leads the head-to-head with 15 victories from 26 meetings. A combined 93 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.58 per match (42 for the home side, 51 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 12 matches (46%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 26 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Japan are currently unbeaten in the last 8 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2021.

11

Japan

0

Drawn

15

Iran

Goals: 42Goals: 51

Recent Meetings (26)

4 Jun 2024Iran0 – 3Japan
26 Aug 2023Iran0 – 3Japan
6 Jun 2023Japan3 – 0Iran
12 Jun 2022Iran0 – 3Japan
1 Aug 2021Japan3 – 2Iran
28 May 2021Japan3 – 0Iran
13 Oct 2019Japan3 – 1Iran
27 May 2018Iran1 – 3Japan
16 Sept 2017Japan1 – 3Iran
27 Sept 2016Iran3 – 2Japan

Standings

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

Group A

#GPWonLostPts
3309
2Qatar
3216
3Bahrain
3123
4India
3030

Group B

#GPWonLostPts
3309
2Pakistan
3215
3124
4Hong Kong
3030

Group C

#GPWonLostPts
1Australia
3308
3217
3Kuwait
3123
4Uzbekistan
3030

Group D

#GPWonLostPts
1Chinese Taipei
3309
2South Korea
3216
3Saudi Arabia
3123
4Kazakhstan
3030
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 3 May 2026