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Iran vs Japan Result & Analysis

Date: Mon 27 Aug 2018
Tip-off: 05:30
Final 93-67
25-14 17-21 25-19 26-13
Position#3
Record1-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game68.0
Allowed / game55.0
Iran 🏆
vs
Position#6
Record2-1
FormWWLWW
Points / game78.3
Allowed / game74.7
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Iran winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Japan winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

IranLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lebanon
#6
W
80-70
80
70
+10
H16/08
Asia Cup
South Korea
#3
W
87-81
87
81
+6
H19/08
Asia Cup
Australia
#1
L
56-79
56
79
-23
H20/08
Asia Cup
Iraq
#55
L
66-74
66
74
-8
A24/11
World Cup
Qatar
#77
W
65-39
65
39
+26
H27/11
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#57
W
75-54
75
54
+21
A22/02
World Cup
Iraq
#55
W
83-53
83
53
+30
H25/02
World Cup
Qatar
#77
W
77-75
77
75
+2
A29/06
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#57
W
88-56
88
56
+32
H02/07
World Cup
Syria
#10
W
68-55
68
55
+13
A25/08
Asian Games
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
18-12
19-19
19-13
24-26
30-13
9-20
18-28
30-20
14-18
12-25
17-13
13-23
22-20
17-21
15-14
12-19
20-12
13-7
16-12
16-8
16-15
16-10
15-11
28-18
21-22
19-13
24-10
19-8
11-14
18-24
27-18
21-19
31-6
14-25
20-9
23-16
16-9
14-15
22-14
16-17
138.1Avg total
74.5Scored
63.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (1)68.055.0123.0+13.0100%
Season at homeno games
Season away (1)68.055.0123.0+13.0100%
Last 10 (10)74.563.6138.1+10.980%
Last 5 (5)78.258.6136.8+19.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)54.578.5133.0-24.00%
vs Similar (3)78.078.3156.3-0.333%
vs Weaker ◀ (25)82.461.7144.0+20.788%
This opponent (Japan) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
JapanLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Australia
#5
L
58-82
58
82
-24
A27/11
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#76
L
69-70
69
70
-1
H22/02
World Cup
Philippines
#46
L
84-89
84
89
-5
A25/02
World Cup
South Korea
#29
W
88-80
88
80
+8
H15/06
Friendly International
South Korea
#29
L
87-99
87
99
-12
H17/06
Friendly International
Australia
#5
W
79-78
79
78
+1
H29/06
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#76
W
108-68
108
68
+40
A02/07
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#4
L
65-71
65
71
-6
A14/08
Asian Games
Qatar
#7
W
82-71
82
71
+11
H16/08
Asian Games
Hong Kong
#12
W
88-82
88
82
+6
H22/08
Asian Games
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
22-23
9-20
19-17
8-22
11-17
24-12
14-22
20-19
22-21
19-25
20-26
23-17
27-20
22-18
18-24
21-18
23-20
21-23
23-26
20-30
23-16
19-17
22-25
15-20
27-15
20-13
30-29
31-11
17-11
20-19
16-29
12-12
17-23
22-14
22-18
21-16
22-19
20-22
28-20
18-21
159.8Avg total
80.8Scored
79.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (3)78.374.7153.0+3.767%
Season at home (2)85.076.5161.5+8.5100%
Season away (1)65.071.0136.0-6.00%
Last 10 (10)80.879.0159.8+1.850%
Last 5 (5)84.474.0158.4+10.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)65.178.6143.7-13.515%
vs Similar (4)83.280.5163.8+2.875%
vs Weaker (13)87.867.2154.9+20.677%
This opponent (Iran) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-7-4+0+4+7Q1Q1: +5.8+5.8Q1: +2.6+2.6Q2Q2: -2.8-2.8Q2: +1.3+1.3Q3Q3: +5.1+5.1Q3: -2.4-2.4Q4Q4: +2.8+2.8Q4: +0.3+0.3
IranJapan
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by quarter and half · pick a period
IranLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Lebanon
#6
W
37-31
37
31
+6
H16/08
Asia Cup
South Korea
#3
W
39-33
39
33
+6
H19/08
Asia Cup
Australia
#1
L
26-43
26
43
-17
H20/08
Asia Cup
Iraq
#55
L
39-41
39
41
-2
A24/11
World Cup
Qatar
#77
W
33-19
33
19
+14
H27/11
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#57
W
32-25
32
25
+7
A22/02
World Cup
Iraq
#55
W
40-35
40
35
+5
H25/02
World Cup
Qatar
#77
L
29-38
29
38
-9
A29/06
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#57
W
45-31
45
31
+14
H02/07
World Cup
Syria
#10
W
30-24
30
24
+6
A25/08
Asian Games
67.0Avg total
35.0Scored
32.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)39.031.170.1+7.977%-
Last 30 at home (18)38.430.168.5+8.489%-
Last 30 away (12)39.832.672.4+7.258%-
Last 10 (10)35.032.067.0+3.070%-
Last 5 (5)35.230.665.8+4.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)28.545.574.0-17.00%-
vs Similar (3)33.737.070.7-3.333%-
vs Weaker ◀ (25)40.529.269.7+11.388%-
This opponent (Japan) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
JapanLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Australia
#5
L
31-43
31
43
-12
A27/11
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#76
W
35-29
35
29
+6
H22/02
World Cup
Philippines
#46
L
41-46
41
46
-5
A25/02
World Cup
South Korea
#29
W
49-38
49
38
+11
H15/06
Friendly International
South Korea
#29
W
44-43
44
43
+1
H17/06
Friendly International
Australia
#5
W
42-33
42
33
+9
H29/06
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#76
W
47-28
47
28
+19
A02/07
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#4
W
37-30
37
30
+7
A14/08
Asian Games
Qatar
#7
W
39-37
39
37
+2
H16/08
Asian Games
Hong Kong
#12
W
42-41
42
41
+1
H22/08
Asian Games
77.5Avg total
40.7Scored
36.8Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.435.874.2+2.657%-
Last 30 at home (18)39.636.175.6+3.567%-
Last 30 away (12)36.735.372.0+1.342%-
Last 10 (10)40.736.877.5+3.980%-
Last 5 (5)41.433.875.2+7.6100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (13)33.138.471.5-5.323%-
vs Similar (4)43.538.882.2+4.8100%-
vs Weaker (13)42.232.274.4+9.977%-
This opponent (Iran) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
1st half bets · Pythia's probability, the best price and the edge
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⭐ 6. Specials 🔒 Pro

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🔥 7. Top picks for this game

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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

No box scores for these teams yet: the shooting profile appears once the data provider has them.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
7
Iran wins
1
Japan wins
DateGameScore
03/10/15Iran v Japan68-63
23/09/15Iran v Japan86-48
26/09/14Iran v Japan82-59
11/07/14Japan v Iran56-66
22/09/12Iran v Japan53-51
18/09/12Iran v Japan71-65
26/11/10Iran v Japan74-66
17/11/10Japan v Iran57-56
Iranlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
25/08/18ASyria68-55
02/07/18HKazakhstan88-56
29/06/18AQatar77-75
25/02/18HIraq83-53
22/02/18AKazakhstan75-54
27/11/17HQatar65-39
24/11/17AIraq66-74
20/08/17HAustralia56-79
19/08/17HSouth Korea87-81
16/08/17HLebanon80-70
Japanlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/08/18HHong Kong88-82
16/08/18HQatar82-71
14/08/18AChinese Taipei65-71
02/07/18AChinese Taipei108-68
29/06/18HAustralia79-78
17/06/18HSouth Korea87-99
15/06/18HSouth Korea88-80
25/02/18APhilippines84-89
22/02/18HChinese Taipei69-70
27/11/17AAustralia58-82

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iran
Asian Games 2018
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallW100%
Home--
AwayW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1-1
Win %100%-100%
Points / game68.0-68.0
Allowed / game55.0-55.0
Point differential+13.0-+13.0
Avg total123.0-123.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+100%-100%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%-0%
Japan
Asian Games 2018
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWW67%
HomeWW100%
AwayL0%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games321
Win %67%100%0%
Points / game78.385.065.0
Allowed / game74.776.571.0
Point differential+3.7+8.5-6.0
Avg total153.0161.5136.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+33%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 South Korea440100%105.074.2+30.8
2 Chinese Taipei330100%84.067.3+16.7
3 Iran110100%68.055.0+13.0
4 China220100%82.573.0+9.5
5 Japan32167%78.374.7+3.7
6 Philippines31233%86.077.3+8.7
7 Qatar31233%77.081.7-4.7
8 Mongolia31233%77.788.0-10.3
9 Indonesia31233%77.388.0-10.7
10 Thailand31233%83.3100.3-17.0
11 Syria1010%55.068.0-13.0
12 Hong Kong3030%76.392.0-15.7
13 Kazakhstan2020%62.589.5-27.0
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Iran2517252693
Japan1421191367
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