18 June 2017 at 11:00

32
Full Time
P1: 2025P2: 2826P3: 1725OT: 2522OT: 1715

Match Summary

China defeated Japan 3:2. The match was played in World League 2017. League standings: China #5, Japan #4.

China vs Japan Head to Head Results

China and Japan have met 18 times — China won 12, Japan won 6, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. China leads the head-to-head with 12 victories from 18 meetings. A combined 65 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.61 per match (40 for the home side, 25 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.

12

China

0

Drawn

6

Japan

Goals: 40Goals: 25

Recent Meetings (18)

11 Jun 2025China0 – 3Japan
25 Sept 2023China3 – 0Japan
4 Jul 2023Japan3 – 2China
14 Aug 2022Japan0 – 3China
9 Jun 2022Japan3 – 1China
16 Sept 2021Japan1 – 3China
19 Sept 2019Japan3 – 1China
22 Jun 2018China3 – 1Japan
3 Jul 2016China3 – 0Japan
29 May 2016Japan0 – 3China

Standings

China sit #5 and Japan are #4 in the World League table heading into this match.

Group 1

#GPWonLostPts
98125
96319
96318
95414
95412
6UUSA
94514
94514
94512
94510
93611
11IIran
9367
9276

Group 2

#GPWonLostPts
98124
97221
3AAustralia
96316
95416
95415
6SKSouth Korea
95412
94513
94512
93610
93610
9369
12EEgypt
9184

Group 3

#GPWonLostPts
65115
65114
65113
4AAustria
64211
64211
6MMontenegro
6339
7QQatar
6339
8CTChinese Taipei
6248
6248
6246
11KKazakhstan
6153
6061
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 16 Apr 2026