Match Info

World Cup - Qualification - First round - Round 6

Date: 6 July 2026, Monday

Location: Goyang Gymnasium (Goyang)


	South Korea		Japan

	1	2
	3.70	1.25	Watch
	4.10	1.21
	3.70	1.22	Watch
	3.84	1.20
	4.16	1.2	Watch
	3.80	1.19
	3.43	1.29
	3.60	1.21
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.79 ↑ (2.4)	1.22 ↓ (1.46)

The most likely Over/Under: 159.00

The most likely Handicap: 2 (-8)

The best margin for this event is 6.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

South Korea
24.4%

Japan
75.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

37.8%

62.2%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

South Korea has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-13.4%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that South Korea's form might have worsened.

Japan has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+13.4%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Japan's recent form is better than expected.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
50%	0%	50%

South Korea - Japan Predictions

Users Predictions: 3 users predict this event. South Korea will win (votes: 1 - 33.3%). Japan will win (votes: 2 - 66.7%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 76:84

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
5. Byeon Jun-Hyeong	18. Baba Y. Nagasaki
31. Jang Jae-Seok KCC Egis	24. Hawkinson J. Sun Rockers Shibuya
11. Lee Woo-Suk	19. Nishida Y. SeaHorses Mikawa
12. Moon Jeong-Hyeon Suwon KT	1. Saito T. Nagoya Dolphins
22. Yeo Jun-Seok	12. Watanabe Y. Chiba
Substitutes
2. Choi Jun-Yong KCC Egis	3. Ando S. Yokohama
36. Edi D. Seoul Knights	6. Hiejima M. Utsunomiya Brex
77. Kang Sung-Wook Suwon KT	4. Jacobs A.
33. Lee S. Mobis Phoebus	13. Kanechika R. Chiba
23. Lee Weon-Seok Seoul Thunders	99. Kawamata K. Nagasaki
24. Moon Yu-Hyeon Anyang JungKwanJang	33. Sasaki R. NeoPhoenix
7. Yu Ki-Sang LG Sakers	30. Tominaga K. Hokkaido
Coaches
. Mazurs N.	. Oketani D.

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, South Korea won 3.

In this match, Japan is seen as the favorite.

In the last 15 head-to-head matches, South Korea won 9 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 1194:1135. (average 79.6:75.7).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- South Korea basketball
World Championship Basketball
03.07.26	South Korea - Chinese Taipei	80:82 OT ✺
01.03.26	Japan - South Korea	78:72 ✺
26.02.26	Chinese Taipei - South Korea	77:65 ✺
01.12.25	South Korea - China	90:76 ✺
28.11.25	China - South Korea	76:80 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 17 LLLWW
- Japan basketball
World Championship Basketball
03.07.26	China - Japan	73:92 ✺
01.03.26	Japan - South Korea	78:72 ✺
26.02.26	Japan - China	80:87 ✺
01.12.25	Chinese Taipei - Japan	73:80 ✺
28.11.25	Japan - Chinese Taipei	90:64 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.4 WWLWW

Latest Head to Head

World Championship Basketball
01.03.26	Japan - South Korea	78:72
Friendly International Basketball
11.07.25	South Korea - Japan	91:77
05.07.24	Japan - South Korea	84:85
Asian Games Basketball
06.10.23	South Korea - Japan	74:55
29.09.23	Japan - South Korea	83:77
Friendly International Basketball
23.07.23	Japan - South Korea	85:80
22.07.23	Japan - South Korea	69:76

South Korea - Japan: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide