1 August 2021 at 10:40

32
Full Time
P1: 2521P2: 2025P3: 2931OT: 2522OT: 1513

Match Summary

Japan defeated Iran 3:2. The match was played in Olympic Games 2020. League standings: Japan #3, Iran #5.

Japan vs Iran Head to Head Results

Japan and Iran have met 26 times — Japan won 10, Iran won 16, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2009. Iran leads the head-to-head with 16 victories from 26 meetings. A combined 91 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.50 per match (39 for the home side, 52 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 11 matches (42%). 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 4 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2016.

10

Japan

0

Drawn

16

Iran

Goals: 39Goals: 52

Recent Meetings (26)

4 Jun 2024Iran0 – 3Japan
26 Aug 2023Iran0 – 3Japan
6 Jun 2023Japan3 – 0Iran
12 Jun 2022Iran0 – 3Japan
19 Sept 2021Japan0 – 3Iran
28 May 2021Japan3 – 0Iran
13 Oct 2019Japan3 – 1Iran
27 May 2018Iran1 – 3Japan
16 Sept 2017Japan1 – 3Iran
27 Sept 2016Iran3 – 2Japan

Standings

Japan sit #3 and Iran are #5 in the Olympic Games table heading into this match.

Group A

#GPWonLostPts
54113
54111
5328
5237
5236
5050

Group B

#GPWonLostPts
1RCRussian Olympic Committee
54112
54110
5328
5238
5UUSA
5236
5051
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 16 Apr 2026