| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 15 | W3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 10/15 | 16-5 |
| Turkey | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10/15 | 8-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2023-09-12
Japan entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The match was played at Luminus Arena in Genk (capacity 24,956). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Japan led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-2.
