| Team | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China U23 | W1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9/15 | 4-0 |
| Japan U23 | W1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13/15 | 12-1 |
Computed over each team's last 15 finished games before kickoff.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China U23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | DWD | 6 | -4 |
| Japan U23 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | WWW | 1 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-01-24
The table read 2nd (China U23, 5 pts) against 1st (Japan U23, 9 pts), 4 points apart. China U23 had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table.
China U23 were unbeaten in 7. Japan U23 carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Japan U23: Ryunosuke Sato (60'), Kosei Ogura (76'), Kosei Ogura (20'), Yuto Ozeki (12')
