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Iran vs Japan Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 25 Aug 2022
Tip-off: 16:00
Final 79-68
25-27 19-5 21-15 14-21
Position#51
Record4-2
FormWWWWL
Points / game80.3
Allowed / game65.8
Iran 🏆
vs
Position#28
Record2-4
FormWWLWL
Points / game69.5
Allowed / game80.5
EuropeWorld CupRound 7
Other2023
Meetings · Iran v Japan
08 Aug 2025
IRAN78
JAPA70
25 Aug 2022
IRAN79
JAPA68
17 Jul 2022
IRAN88
JAPA76
21 Feb 2019
IRAN89
JAPA97
27 Aug 2018
IRAN93
JAPA67
03 Oct 2015
IRAN68
JAPA63
23 Sep 2015
IRAN86
JAPA48
26 Sep 2014
IRAN82
JAPA59
22 Sep 2012
IRAN53
JAPA51
18 Sep 2012
IRAN71
JAPA65
26 Nov 2010
IRAN74
JAPA66
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
Bahrain
#73
W
82-66
82
66
+16
H26/11
World Cup
Bahrain
#73
W
100-64
100
64
+36
A29/11
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#47
L
69-73
69
73
-4
H24/02
World Cup
Syria
#69
W
80-68
80
68
+12
H27/02
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#47
L
60-68
60
68
-8
A01/07
World Cup
Syria
#69
W
91-56
91
56
+35
A04/07
World Cup
Syria
#14
W
80-67
80
67
+13
H13/07
Asia Cup
Kazakhstan
#12
W
96-60
96
60
+36
A15/07
Asia Cup
Japan
#10
W
88-76
88
76
+12
H17/07
Asia Cup
Jordan
#5
L
76-91
76
91
-15
H20/07
Asia Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
24-17
12-12
28-14
18-23
24-17
25-18
23-15
28-14
15-18
23-18
20-12
11-25
15-18
24-18
20-19
21-13
23-22
12-19
14-11
11-16
22-8
17-20
25-15
27-13
22-18
22-20
21-12
15-17
27-24
15-9
28-9
26-18
27-24
21-10
20-12
20-30
18-24
20-20
29-20
9-27
151.1Avg total
82.2Scored
68.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)80.365.8146.2+14.567%
Season at home (3)77.069.0146.0+8.067%
Season away (3)83.762.7146.3+21.067%
Last 10 (10)82.268.9151.1+13.370%
Last 5 (5)86.270.0156.2+16.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)68.078.4146.4-10.414%
vs Similar (5)72.476.8149.2-4.420%
vs Weaker (18)83.165.9148.9+17.283%
This opponent (Japan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
JapanLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
China
#20
L
73-106
73
106
-33
H28/11
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#81
W
76-71
76
71
+5
A26/02
World Cup
Australia
#5
L
64-80
64
80
-16
A27/02
World Cup
Australia
#5
L
52-98
52
98
-46
H01/07
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#81
W
89-49
89
49
+40
H03/07
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#12
W
100-68
100
68
+32
H13/07
Asia Cup
Syria
#14
W
117-56
117
56
+61
A15/07
Asia Cup
Iran
#3
L
76-88
76
88
-12
A17/07
Asia Cup
Philippines
#7
W
102-81
102
81
+21
H19/07
Asia Cup
Australia
#2
L
85-99
85
99
-14
A21/07
Asia Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
10-29
19-24
21-31
23-22
15-21
18-18
16-14
27-18
14-22
26-20
9-22
15-16
13-22
4-25
10-21
25-30
25-14
17-13
18-9
29-13
23-22
22-26
29-11
26-9
29-9
39-18
28-15
21-14
24-27
10-21
12-20
30-20
32-16
18-18
27-29
25-18
22-33
12-16
20-26
31-24
163.0Avg total
83.4Scored
79.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (6)69.580.5150.0-11.033%
Season at home (3)71.384.3155.7-13.033%
Season away (3)67.776.7144.3-9.033%
Last 10 (10)83.479.6163.0+3.850%
Last 5 (5)96.078.4174.4+17.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)73.1100.4173.6-27.30%
vs Similar (10)74.884.8159.6-10.020%
vs Weaker ◀ (13)90.763.4154.1+27.392%
This opponent (Iran) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-11-6+0+6+11Q1Q1: +2.7+2.7Q1: -0.8-0.8Q2Q2: +2.7+2.7Q2: -1.4-1.4Q3Q3: +8.9+8.9Q3: -0.8-0.8Q4Q4: -1.0-1.0Q4: +6.8+6.8
-11-6+0+6+11Q1Q1: +2.7+2.7Q1: -0.8-0.8Q2Q2: +2.7+2.7Q2: -1.4-1.4Q3Q3: +8.9+8.9Q3: -0.8-0.8Q4Q4: -1.0-1.0Q4: +6.8+6.8
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.
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IranLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Bahrain
#73
W
36-29
36
29
+7
H26/11
World Cup
Bahrain
#73
W
49-35
49
35
+14
A29/11
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#47
W
38-36
38
36
+2
H24/02
World Cup
Syria
#69
W
39-36
39
36
+3
H27/02
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#47
L
35-41
35
41
-6
A01/07
World Cup
Syria
#69
W
39-28
39
28
+11
A04/07
World Cup
Syria
#14
W
44-38
44
38
+6
H13/07
Asia Cup
Kazakhstan
#12
W
42-33
42
33
+9
A15/07
Asia Cup
Japan
#10
W
48-34
48
34
+14
H17/07
Asia Cup
Jordan
#5
L
38-44
38
44
-6
H20/07
Asia Cup
76.2Avg total
40.8Scored
35.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.935.974.9+3.067%-
Last 30 at home (17)41.136.877.9+4.276%-
Last 30 away (13)36.234.870.9+1.454%-
Last 10 (10)40.835.476.2+5.480%-
Last 5 (5)42.235.477.6+6.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (7)33.640.474.0-6.929%-
vs Similar (5)40.239.479.6+0.860%-
vs Weaker (18)40.733.273.9+7.483%-
This opponent (Japan) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
JapanLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
China
#20
L
29-53
29
53
-24
H28/11
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#81
L
33-39
33
39
-6
A26/02
World Cup
Australia
#5
L
40-42
40
42
-2
A27/02
World Cup
Australia
#5
L
17-47
17
47
-30
H01/07
World Cup
Chinese Taipei
#81
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H03/07
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#12
L
45-48
45
48
-3
H13/07
Asia Cup
Syria
#14
W
68-27
68
27
+41
A15/07
Asia Cup
Iran
#3
L
34-48
34
48
-14
A17/07
Asia Cup
Philippines
#7
W
50-34
50
34
+16
H19/07
Asia Cup
Australia
#2
L
34-49
34
49
-15
A21/07
Asia Cup
80.6Avg total
39.2Scored
41.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.640.979.5-2.337%-
Last 30 at home (14)35.138.973.9-3.836%-
Last 30 away (16)41.742.684.3-0.938%-
Last 10 (10)39.241.480.6-2.230%-
Last 5 (5)46.241.287.4+5.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (7)35.749.785.4-14.00%-
vs Similar (10)35.244.079.2-8.820%-
vs Weaker ◀ (13)42.833.776.5+9.169%-
This opponent (Iran) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
8
Iran wins
2
Japan wins
DateGameScore
17/07/22Iran v Japan88-76
21/02/19Iran v Japan89-97
17/09/18Japan v Iran70-56
27/08/18Iran v Japan93-67
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
Iranlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/07/22HJordan76-91
17/07/22HJapan88-76
15/07/22AKazakhstan96-60
13/07/22HSyria80-67
04/07/22ASyria91-56
01/07/22AKazakhstan60-68
27/02/22HSyria80-68
24/02/22HKazakhstan69-73
29/11/21ABahrain100-64
26/11/21HBahrain82-66
Japanlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/07/22AAustralia85-99
19/07/22HPhilippines102-81
17/07/22AIran76-88
15/07/22ASyria117-56
13/07/22HKazakhstan100-68
03/07/22HChinese Taipei89-49
01/07/22HAustralia52-98
27/02/22AAustralia64-80
26/02/22AChinese Taipei76-71
28/11/21HChina73-106

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Iran
World Cup 2023
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLWLW67%
HomeWLW67%
AwayWLW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633
Win %67%67%67%
Points / game80.377.083.7
Allowed / game65.869.062.7
Point differential+14.5+8.0+21.0
Avg total146.2146.0146.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+67%67%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won0% (1)0% (1)-
Overtime %0%0%0%
Japan
World Cup 2023
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLW33%
HomeLLW33%
AwayLWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games633
Win %33%33%33%
Points / game69.571.367.7
Allowed / game80.584.376.7
Point differential-11.0-13.0-9.0
Avg total150.0155.7144.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (1)-100% (1)
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 New Zealand440100%97.557.2+40.2
2 Canada660100%102.569.5+33.0
3 Australia660100%85.560.8+24.7
4 Russia330100%87.070.7+16.3
5 Ivory Coast660100%73.763.5+10.2
6 South Sudan660100%71.561.3+10.2
7 Latvia109190%83.770.6+13.1
8 France76186%79.957.6+22.3
9 Spain76186%84.465.6+18.9
10 Lithuania76186%78.671.3+7.3
11 Finland76186%79.074.1+4.9
12 Lebanon65183%88.262.3+25.8
13 Egypt65183%75.351.8+23.5
14 Venezuela65183%78.257.2+21.0
15 Brazil65183%88.868.5+20.3
16 Argentina65183%75.863.7+12.2
17 Germany65183%79.070.8+8.2
18 Montenegro119282%79.571.0+8.5
19 Greece54180%77.470.8+6.6
20 Puerto Rico43175%79.274.8+4.5
21 Mexico43175%83.580.2+3.2
22 China75271%80.164.7+15.4
23 Kazakhstan75271%72.664.6+8.0
24 Georgia75271%77.775.4+2.3
25 Iran64267%80.365.8+14.5
26 Angola64267%73.860.7+13.2
27 Belarus128467%80.267.2+13.0
28 Dominican Republic64267%86.574.3+12.2
29 Belgium64267%76.765.3+11.3
30 Nigeria64267%69.861.5+8.3
31 Jordan64267%74.566.8+7.7
32 Slovenia64267%84.380.3+4.0
33 Tunisia64267%64.361.5+2.8
34 Italy64267%90.388.2+2.2
35 Uruguay64267%74.072.3+1.7
36 D.R. Congo64267%53.852.5+1.3
37 Iceland1610662%81.880.1+1.6
38 Cape Verde53260%75.472.0+3.4
39 Sweden105550%85.876.7+9.1
40 Senegal63350%70.262.7+7.5
41 Serbia63350%74.773.2+1.5
42 Portugal168850%70.971.6-0.7
43 Switzerland42250%62.263.2-1.0
44 Saudi Arabia63350%70.872.7-1.8
45 Philippines42250%72.580.2-7.8
46 Israel73443%78.475.9+2.6
47 Ukraine73443%78.977.9+1.0
48 Bosnia & Herzegovina73443%77.382.0-4.7
49 Czech Republic73443%77.982.6-4.7
50 Hungary73443%68.179.6-11.4
51 Turkey52340%75.474.0+1.4
52 Mali52340%42.047.2-5.2
53 Panama62433%67.769.0-1.3
54 Poland62433%74.077.0-3.0
55 Uganda62433%63.770.5-6.8
56 Estonia62433%69.278.3-9.2
57 Kosovo62433%75.885.2-9.3
58 Japan62433%69.580.5-11.0
59 Colombia62433%77.389.7-12.3
60 Bahamas62433%79.793.3-13.7
61 Bahrain62433%63.379.2-15.8
62 Slovakia1651131%68.976.7-7.8
63 Great Britain41325%71.882.8-11.0
64 North Macedonia102820%64.375.8-11.5
65 Luxembourg102820%76.388.1-11.8
66 Cameroon61517%56.360.8-4.5
67 Bulgaria61517%74.379.2-4.8
68 Croatia61517%77.083.2-6.2
69 Rwanda61517%56.765.2-8.5
70 Guinea61517%63.572.8-9.3
71 Chile61517%66.075.7-9.7
72 Syria61517%69.379.3-10.0
73 Central African Republic61517%61.275.2-14.0
74 Albania61517%65.282.2-17.0
75 Cyprus61517%59.080.2-21.2
76 Netherlands6060%72.078.3-6.3
77 Cuba4040%65.072.8-7.8
78 Denmark4040%69.584.5-15.0
79 Romania4040%69.889.5-19.8
80 Chinese Taipei6060%61.090.7-29.7
81 United States Virgin Islands6060%64.796.2-31.5
82 Indonesia6060%58.590.2-31.7
83 Paraguay6060%55.086.8-31.8
84 Kenya6060%42.574.8-32.3
85 India4040%58.290.8-32.5
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 -). 85 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Iran2519211479
Japan275152168
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