26 August 2023 at 14:30

03
Full Time
P1: 2025P2: 1825P3: 1825

Match Summary

Japan defeated Iran 3:0. The match was played in Asian Championship 2023. League standings: Iran #1, Japan #1.

Iran vs Japan Head to Head Results

Iran and Japan have met 26 times — Iran won 16, Japan won 10, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2009. Iran leads the head-to-head with 16 victories from 26 meetings. A combined 93 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.58 per match (54 for the home side, 39 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 3 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2021.

16

Iran

0

Drawn

10

Japan

Goals: 54Goals: 39

Recent Meetings (26)

4 Jun 2024Iran0 – 3Japan
6 Jun 2023Japan3 – 0Iran
12 Jun 2022Iran0 – 3Japan
19 Sept 2021Japan0 – 3Iran
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

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

Group A

#GPWonLostPts
2206
2IIraq
2112
3HKHong Kong
2021

Group B

#GPWonLostPts
2206
2113
3UUzbekistan
2020

Group C

#GPWonLostPts
2204
2114
3KKazakhstan
2021

Group D

#GPWonLostPts
1CTChinese Taipei
1102
2BBahrain
1011
3MMongolia
0000

Group E

#GPWonLostPts
1QQatar
2206
2IIndia
2113
3AAfghanistan
2020

Group F

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1SKSouth Korea
2206
2PPakistan
2113
3BBangladesh
2020
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 16 Apr 2026