Saudi Arabia vs Japan, Asian Championship Handball – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
27:24
17/01/2026 at 12:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Asian Championship - Preliminary

Chances of winning


Saudi Arabia
34.5%
Draw
11.9%
Japan
53.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
18.5% 9.4% 72.1%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • Saudi Arabia has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+16%)
  • Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Saudi Arabia's performance.
  • Japan has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-18.5%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Japan might be facing challenges that affect their performance.
  • Saudi Arabia - Japan Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.64
    (4.89)
    7.63
    (9.62)
    1.7
    (1.25)
    9.8%
    (10.7%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 55.50
    • The most likely Handicap: 2 (-2)
    What is the prediction for Saudi Arabia - Japan?
  • Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:
    • AH +3.5 - Japan (1.74) (votes: 1 - 100%) .
  • Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Japan (votes: 1 - 100%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 27:29.
  • Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Saudi Arabia won 0.
    • In this match, Japan is the team to beat.
    • In the last 7 head-to-head matches, Saudi Arabia won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 6 matches, and goals 164:213. (average 23.4:30.4).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Saudi Arabia - Japan were as follows:
    11.01.2024 Japan - Saudi Arabia 29:25
    24.09.2023 Japan - Saudi Arabia 38:29
    Latest results of Saudi Arabia
    15.01.2026 Saudi Arabia - Iran 24:22
    15.12.2025 Qatar - Saudi Arabia 25:26
    23.01.2024 China - Saudi Arabia 21:25
    21.01.2024 Saudi Arabia - Hong Kong 39:19
    19.01.2024 Saudi Arabia - Chinese Taipei 33:28
    Latest results of Japan
    15.01.2026 Australia - Japan 23:45
    28.01.2025 Kuwait - Japan 37:32
    26.01.2025 Japan - Cuba 32:23
    24.01.2025 Japan - Bahrain 31:27
    22.01.2025 USA - Japan 27:25
    Draw
    Play Offs

    Semi-finals
    1JapanBahrain25 : 35
    2QatarKuwait27 : 26

    Final
    1BahrainQatar29 : 26

    3rd place
    2JapanKuwait32 : 33