| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan U23 | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12/15 | 9-3 |
| Iraq U23 | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9/15 | 7-9 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan U23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | WWL | 4 | -2 |
| Iraq U23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | LWW | 4 | -2 |
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 2024-04-29
Level on 6 points, Japan U23 (2nd) and Iraq U23 (2nd) met as equals in the table. Per game in the league, Japan U23 were scoring 1 and conceding 0.33, Iraq U23 2 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Iraq U23.
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, capacity 40,740, hosted the game. Japan U23 led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
