Japan U23 - South Korea head to head game preview and prediction

On the 20 January 2026 at 11:30 UTC meet Japan U23 vs South Korea in Asia in a game that we all expect to be very interesting. Both teams try to perform well in U23 AFC Asian Cup. This general info table below illustrates best the game details about the upcoming clash. Although everyone expects this to be a tight game it's predicted as in our football predictions section.

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General Info

KickOff: 2026-01-20 11:30

Competition:

Asia

League: U23 AFC Asian Cup

Japan U23 - South Korea

Japan U23 last games: D W W W D

South Korea last games: W L W D L

Team Standings

#	Team	MP	GD	P
...	...	...	...	...
1	Japan U23	3	10	9
...	...	...	...	...
2	South Korea	3	0	4
...	...	...	...	...

Japan U23 performance highlights

Japan U23 have over 1.5 goals in their last 10 games.

Japan U23 have over 0.5 first half goals in their last 4 games.

Japan U23 have over 0.5 second half goals in their last 5 games.

Japan U23 have over 6.5 shots on target in their last 4 games.

Japan U23 last games

See below the last game results of Japan U23 and determine their current form and scoring ability.

KickOff	Home team - Away team	Results
2026-01-16	Japan U23 - Jordan U23	1 - 1 (HT: 0 - 1) D
2026-01-13	Japan U23 - Qatar U23	2 - 0 (HT: 1 - 0) W
2026-01-10	United Arab Emirates U23 - Japan U23	0 - 3 (HT: 0 - 2) W
2026-01-07	Japan U23 - Syria U23	5 - 0 (HT: 1 - 0) W
2026-01-01	Jordan U23 - Japan U23	1 - 1 (HT: 0 - 0) D

South Korea last games

See below the last game results of South Korea and determine their current form and scoring ability.

KickOff	Home team - Away team	Results
2026-01-17	Australia - South Korea	1 - 2 (HT: 0 - 1) W
2026-01-13	Uzbekistan - South Korea	2 - 0 (HT: 0 - 0) L
2026-01-10	Lebanon U23 - South Korea	2 - 4 (HT: 1 - 1) W
2026-01-07	South Korea - Iran U23	0 - 0 (HT: 0 - 0) D
2025-10-14	Saudi Arabia U23 - South Korea	2 - 0 (HT: 0 - 0) L

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 0.5 goals

Team	Total Games	Over 0.5 goals	Over 0.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	5	100%
South Korea	4	3	75%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 1.5 goals

Team	Total Games	Over 1.5 goals	Over 1.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	5	100%
South Korea	4	3	75%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 2.5 goals

Team	Total Games	Over 2.5 goals	Over 2.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	2	40%
South Korea	4	2	50%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 3.5 goals

Team	Total Games	Over 3.5 goals	Over 3.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	1	20%
South Korea	4	1	25%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 0.5 First Half Goals

Team	Total Games	Over 0.5 goals	Over 0.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	4	80%
South Korea	4	2	50%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 1.5 First Half Goals

Team	Total Games	Over 1.5 goals	Over 1.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	1	20%
South Korea	4	1	25%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 0.5 Team Goals Scored

Team	Total Games	Over 0.5 goals	Over 0.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	5	100%
South Korea	4	2	50%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 1.5 Team Goals Scored

Team	Total Games	Over 1.5 goals	Over 1.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	3	60%
South Korea	4	2	50%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 2.5 Team Goals Scored

Team	Total Games	Over 2.5 goals	Over 2.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	2	40%
South Korea	4	1	25%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 0.5 Team Goals Conceded

Team	Total Games	Over 0.5 goals	Over 0.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	2	40%
South Korea	4	3	75%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 1.5 Team Goals Conceded

Team	Total Games	Over 1.5 goals	Over 1.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	0	0%
South Korea	4	2	50%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Over 2.5 Team Goals Conceded

Team	Total Games	Over 2.5 goals	Over 2.5 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	0	0%
South Korea	4	0	0%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Scored in First Half

Team	Total Games	Scored in First Half	Scored in First Half (%)
Japan U23	5	3	60%
South Korea	4	2	50%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Scored in Second Half

Team	Total Games	Scored in Second Half	Scored in Second Half (%)
Japan U23	5	5	100%
South Korea	4	2	50%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Both Teams To Score

Team	Total Games	Both Teams To Score	Both Teams To Score (%)
Japan U23	5	2	40%
South Korea	4	2	50%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Both Teams To Score Twice

Team	Total Games	Both Teams To Score Twice	Both Teams To Score Twice (%)
Japan U23	5	0	0%
South Korea	4	1	25%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Win with more than 1 goal

Team	Total Games	Win with more than 1 goal	Win with more than 1 goal (%)
Japan U23	5	3	60%
South Korea	4	1	25%

Japan U23 - South Korea: Win with more than 2 goals

Team	Total Games	Win with more than 2 goals	Win with more than 2 goals (%)
Japan U23	5	2	40%
South Korea	4	0	0%

Japan U23 - South Korea last 2 months Goals Statistics details

The table below shows the extended goals stats for Japan U23 and South Korea. The percentage numbers show the games with specific stats compared to the total games played by each team.

First four stats shown in the table illustrate the total number of goals scored in each football match when the team played.For example if team has 100% for over 0.5 goals, that means that at least 1 goal has been scored in their game.

The first half goals section specifies if there has been a goal or a number of goals scored in the first half of the match.

Team goals scored and team goals conceded show the percentage of games that Japan U23 or South Korea has managed to score or concede a goal in their last games in the last 2 months.

Stats	Japan U23	South Korea	Japan U23 (%)	South Korea (%)
Total Games	5	4
Over 0.5 goals	5	3	100%	75%
Over 1.5 goals	5	3	100%	75%
Over 2.5 goals	2	2	40%	50%
Over 3.5 goals	1	1	20%	25%
Over 0.5 First Half Goals	4	2	80%	50%
Over 1.5 First Half Goals	1	1	20%	25%
Over 0.5 Team Goals Scored	5	2	100%	50%
Over 1.5 Team Goals Scored	3	2	60%	50%
Over 2.5 Team Goals Scored	2	1	40%	25%
Over 0.5 Team Goals Conceded	2	3	40%	75%
Over 1.5 Team Goals Conceded	0	2	0%	50%
Over 2.5 Team Goals Conceded	0	0	0%	0%
Scored in First Half	3	2	60%	50%
Scored in Second Half	5	2	100%	50%
Both Teams To Score	2	2	40%	50%
Both Teams To Score Twice	0	1	0%	25%
Win with more than 1 goal	3	1	60%	25%
Win with more than 2 goals	2	0	40%	0%