Korea Republic U23 v Japan U23

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Korea Republic U23 v Japan U23 in Asian Games ended 1:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Korea Republic U23 v Japan U23

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Korea Republic U23 at 45.9% - the match finished 1:0, so the prediction was correct.

Model	1 · Korea Republic U23	X	2 · Japan U23	Prediction	Result
ELO + Poisson	50.9%	22.9%	26.2%	Home win · Korea Republic U23	✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost)	45.9%	20.8%	33.3%	Home win · Korea Republic U23	✔ Correct
Data Providers	35.0%	35.0%	30.0%	Home win · Korea Republic U23	✔ Correct
Final score	1:0			Home win · Korea Republic U23

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.29 on a Korea Republic U23 win, 3.11 on the draw and 2.94 on a Japan U23 win (closing odds).

Market	Avg odds	Best	Market %	Model %
Korea Republic U23 win	2.29	2.38 William Hill	43.7%	45.9%
Draw	3.11	3.42 1xBet	32.2%	20.8%
Japan U23 win	2.94	3.11 1xBet	34%	33.3%
Over 2.5 goals	2.21	2.28 Pinnacle	45.2%	58.3%
Under 2.5 goals	1.63	1.67 1xBet	61.3%	41.8%
Both teams to score - Yes	1.89	1.91 William Hill	52.9%	52.7%
Both teams to score - No	1.81	1.85 Betfair	55.2%	47.3%

Updated: 03.10.2026 07:50 · Average odds across 8 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Korea Republic U23 v Japan U23

28′Brian Nwadik · Substitution (off: Yuya Fukunaga)
29′Lee Gi-Hyuk · Yellow card
57′Lee Gi-Hyuk · Substitution (off: Hwang Do-yoon)
61′Eom Ji-Sung · Goal
66′Yang Min-hyeok · Substitution (off: Kang Sang-yun)
74′Yuya Fukunaga · Substitution (off: Sena Ishibashi)
74′Yotaro Nakajima · Substitution (off: Nelson Ishiwatari)
81′Nelson Ishiwatari · Yellow card
81′Yudai Shimamoto · Substitution (off: Yutaka Michiwaki)
81′Hisatsugu Ishii · Substitution (off: Kenshin Yasuda)
88′Bae Jun-ho · Yellow card

Match statistics: Korea Republic U23 v Japan U23

Statistic	Korea Republic U23	Japan U23
Possession	42%	58%
Shots on target	2	3
Total shots	3	9
Shots off target	1	6
Blocked shots	0	0
Corners	0	5
Yellow cards	3	1
Red cards	0	0

Line-ups: Korea Republic U23 v Japan U23

Korea Republic U23 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1 Kim Joon-Hong
5 Kim Ji-Soo
6 Lee Gi-Hyuk
7 Eom Ji-Sung
8 Lee Seung-Won
9 Lee Young-Jun
10 Bae Jun-Ho
16 Choi Seok-Hyun
17 Yang Min-Hyeok
22 Bae Hyun-Seo
23 Shin Min-Ha

Substitutes (12)

2 Kang Min-Jun
3 Choi Woo-Jin
4 Park Seong-Hun
11 Yang Hyun-Jun
12 Min-seung Kim
13 Kang Sang-Yoon
14 Lee Hyun-Ju
15 Hwang Do-Yoon
18 Kim Myeong-Jun
19 Park Seung-Soo
20 Park Kyung-Sub
21 Lee Seung-Hwan

Japan U23 4-3-3

Starting XI

2 R. Umeki
5 R. Ichihara
10 H. Ishii
11 Y. Yokoyama
14 Y. Ozeki
17 Y. Nakajima
18 Y. Shimamoto
19 Brian Nwadik
21 M. Sato
23 R. Araki

Substitutes (10)

1 A. Pisano
3 K. Kosugi
4 K. Tsuchiya
6 S. Nagano
7 N. Ishiwatari
8 K. Yasuda
9 Y. Michiwaki
12 M. Kobayashi
15 S. Mori
20 S. Ishibashi

Form and head-to-head: Korea Republic U23 v Japan U23

Korea Republic U23

DWWWW

6 Oct 2026AAustralia U232–2D
3 Oct 2026AAustralia U232–1W
30 Sep 2026HChina PR U232–1W
25 Sep 2026HVietnam U234–0W
22 Sep 2026HSaudi Arabia U232–0W

Japan U23

DWWWW

30 Sep 2026AUzbekistan U231–1D
26 Sep 2026HKorea DPR U231–0W
23 Sep 2026HThailand U233–0W
20 Sep 2026AKyrgyz Republic U237–0W
16 Sep 2026HHong Kong U232–0W

Asian Games standings

Standings are not available for this competition.

Managers: Korea Republic U23 v Japan U23

Korea Republic U23ManagerLee Min-Sung

Japan U23ManagerG. Oiwa

Match information: Korea Republic U23 v Japan U23

Kick-off: Sat 3 Oct · 10:30
Competition: Asian Games
Round: Final
Venue: Toyota Stadium
City: Toyota
Surface: grass
Capacity: 45,000