Korea Republic U23 vs Japan U23 — match summary
Asia · Asian Games · kick-off 3 Oct 2026 17:30
Full time · score 1-0
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Korea Republic U23 78 · Japan U23 65
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Korea Republic U23 29 · Japan U23 40
Shots on target 2-3 · corners 0-5 · possession 50-50
NextGOAL tip: Korea Republic U23 (level) · 2 stars
In this Asian Games edition, Korea Republic U23 meet Japan U23 - two teams who have faced each other so often they can't be counted, and who have traded wins and losses all along. This time both arrive at this match in very similar shape. Both sides were on a winning run in this competition until their latest match, where each could only manage a draw. Korea Republic U23 won 4 in a row before stalling with a draw, while Japan U23 have gone 5 matches unbeaten, also just halted by a draw in their latest outing. Both teams' attacks are equally sharp; Japan U23 created slightly more shots on target in their last 10 matches, while Korea Republic U23 had about two percent less possession. These numbers say both play on the front foot and won't sit back to defend. If either gets the opening goal, the game will open up into an exchange right away, because neither team is comfortable defending deep and both tend to score well late in matches. This one is therefore more likely to end tight than lopsided.