Japan U23 vs Syria U23 – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
5:0
07/01/2026 at 06:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • AFC Asian Cup U23 - Round 1
  • Where to Watch on TV:
asiaAsiabeIN Connect MENA, beIN Sports MENA 6, TOD
bulgariaBulgariaNova Sport
chinaChinaMigu
germanyGermanyMagenta Sport, Sportdigital1+
hong-kongHong-kongHOY TV, M Plus Live
indiaIndiaFanCode, FanCode, Vision+
indonesiaIndonesiaK-Vision, MNC Soccer Channel, RCTI+
japanJapanAbemaTV, DAZN Japan
macaoMacaoMacau Cable TV 35 Sports
north-macedoniaNorth-macedoniaTDM Desporto
pakistanPakistanTapmad
south-koreaSouth-koreaCoupang Play
worldWorldOnefootball

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
2.340.08
Ball possession
51%49%
Total shots
194
Shots on target
91
Big chances
60
Corner kicks
43
Passes
86% (379/442)83% (356/429)
Yellow cards
01
Expected goals (xG)
2.340.08
xG on target (xGOT)
4.530.04
Total shots
194
Shots on target
91
Shots off target
62
Blocked shots
41
Shots inside the box
141
Shots outside the box
52
Hit the woodwork
10
Big chances
60
Corner kicks
43
Touches in opposition box
337
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
00
Free kicks
715
Passes
86% (379/442)83% (356/429)
Long passes
50% (23/46)51% (41/80)
Passes in final third
71% (106/149)65% (59/91)
Crosses
25% (3/12)13% (1/8)
Expected assists (xA)
0.960.23
Throw ins
1619
Fouls
157
Tackles
87% (13/15)62% (8/13)
Duels won
3839
Clearances
1718
Interceptions
312
Errors leading to shot
00
Errors leading to goal
00
Goalkeeper saves
15
xGOT faced
0.044.53
Goals prevented
0.04-0.47

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 0)
  • 10', 1 - 0, Ozeki Y. , Sato R. (A),
  • 2nd Half (4 - 0)
  • 46', Kume H. , Furuya S. ,
  • 62', Osman H. , Al Mustafa S. ,
  • 62', Abdi A. , Zakreet A. ,
  • 66', 2 - 0, Sato R. ,
  • 70', Fadel M. , Al Sarakbi M. ,
  • 71', Nwadike Uchebrian S. , Michiwaki Y. ,
  • 71', Yokoyama Y. , Ishibashi S. ,
  • 75', 3 - 0, Sato R. , Okabe H. (A),
  • 77', Ozeki Y. , Shimamoto Y. ,
  • 77', Umeki R. , Sekitomi K. ,
  • 87', 4 - 0, Ishibashi S. , Sato R. (A),
  • 87', Dahhan A. , Hamo M. ,
  • 88', Nayef M. , Abdullatif M. ,
  • 90+2', Sarraf M. 🟨,
  • 90+3', 5 - 0, Michiwaki Y. (Penalty Awarded),

Chances of winning


Japan U23
73.5%
Draw
17%
Syria U23
9.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
71.3% 19.8% 8.9%

Japan U23 - Syria U23 Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.26
(1.25)
5.46
(4.5)
9.73
(10)
8%
(12.2%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.75
What is the prediction for Japan U23 - Syria U23?
  • Users Predictions: 6 users predict this event. Japan U23 will win (votes: 4 - 66.7%). Syria U23 will win (votes: 1 - 16.7%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 16.7%).
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • O/U 1, 2nd Half - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:0.
  • Preview Facts
    • Syria U23 may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • In this match, Japan U23 is the obvious favorite.
    • In the last 1 head-to-head match, Japan U23 won 0 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 1:2.
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    Draw
    Final tournament

    Quarter-finals
    1Vietnam U23United Arab Emirates U233 : 2
    2Uzbekistan U23China U230 : 1
    3Japan U23Jordan U232 : 1
    4Australia U23South Korea U231 : 2

    Semi-finals
    1Vietnam U23China U230 : 3
    2Japan U23South Korea U231 : 0

    Final
    1China U23Japan U23

    3rd place
    2Vietnam U23South Korea U23