South Korea vs Japan, Asian Championship Handball – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
22:23
22/01/2026 at 04:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Asian Championship

Chances of winning


South Korea
44.7%
Draw
12.2%
Japan
43.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
49.1% 11.5% 39.4%

South Korea - Japan Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.04
(1.83)
7.43
(7.83)
2.11
(2.28)
9.9%
(11.2%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 55.25
  • The most likely Handicap: 1 (-2)
What is the prediction for South Korea - Japan?
  • Users Predictions: Japan will win (6 of 7 users predict this - 85.71%).
    Confidence interval (95%): 59.78%100%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Japan will win (6 of 6 users predict this - 100%) 🥈 Silver Tip.
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 29:27.
  • Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, South Korea won 3.
    • South Korea may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.
    • In the last 8 head-to-head matches, South Korea won 5 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 217:212. (average 27.1:26.5).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between South Korea - Japan were as follows:
    26.10.2023 Japan - South Korea 34:23
    Latest results of South Korea
    20.01.2026 Qatar - South Korea 31:32
    18.01.2026 South Korea - Oman 29:24
    22.01.2024 Iran - South Korea 26:27
    21.01.2024 Bahrain - South Korea 33:29
    19.01.2024 Kuwait - South Korea 27:27
    Latest results of Japan
    19.01.2026 Iran - Japan 29:30
    17.01.2026 Saudi Arabia - Japan 27:24
    15.01.2026 Australia - Japan 23:45
    28.01.2025 Kuwait - Japan 37:32
    26.01.2025 Japan - Cuba 32:23
    Draw
    Play Offs

    Semi-finals
    1JapanBahrain25 : 35
    2QatarKuwait27 : 26

    Final
    1BahrainQatar29 : 26

    3rd place
    2JapanKuwait32 : 33