Match Info

Asian Championship - Preliminary

Date: 17 January 2026, Saturday


	Saudi Arabia		Japan

	1	X	2
	2.55	7.2	1.76
	2.53	7.23	1.77	Watch
	2.63	7.5	1.67
	2.59	8.7	1.72
	2.9	7.5	1.58
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.64 ↓ (4.89)	7.63 ↓ (9.62)	1.7 ↑ (1.25)

The most likely Over/Under: 55.50

The most likely Handicap: 2 (-2)

The best margin for this event is 8.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Saudi Arabia
34.5%

Draw
11.9%

Japan
53.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

18.5%

9.4%

72.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Saudi Arabia has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+16%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Saudi Arabia's performance.

Japan has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-18.5%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Japan might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

Saudi Arabia - Japan Predictions

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

AH -3.5 - Japan (1.74) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Japan (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 27:29

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Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Saudi Arabia won 0.

In this match, Japan is the team to beat.

In the last 7 head-to-head matches, Saudi Arabia won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 6 matches, and goals 164:213. (average 23.4:30.4).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Saudi Arabia handball
Asian Championship Handball
15.01.26	Saudi Arabia - Iran	24:22 ✺
Friendly International Handball
15.12.25	Qatar - Saudi Arabia	25:26 ✺
Asian Championship Handball
23.01.24	China - Saudi Arabia	21:25 ✺
21.01.24	Saudi Arabia - Hong Kong	39:19 ✺
19.01.24	Saudi Arabia - Chinese Taipei	33:28 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 22.7 WWWWW
- Japan handball
Asian Championship Handball
15.01.26	Australia - Japan	23:45 ✺
Handball World Championship
28.01.25	Kuwait - Japan	37:32 ✺
26.01.25	Japan - Cuba	32:23 ✺
24.01.25	Japan - Bahrain	31:27 ✺
22.01.25	USA - Japan	27:25 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 11.2 WLWWL

Latest Head to Head

Asian Championship Handball
11.01.24	Japan - Saudi Arabia	29:25
Asian Games Handball
24.09.23	Japan - Saudi Arabia	38:29
Asian Championship Handball
20.01.20	Saudi Arabia - Japan	22:30
Asian Games Handball
20.08.18	Saudi Arabia - Japan	26:26
Asian Championship Handball
28.01.16	Saudi Arabia - Japan	16:25
Olympic Games - Handball
26.11.15	Saudi Arabia - Japan	27:38
14.11.15	Japan - Saudi Arabia	27:19

Saudi Arabia - Japan: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide