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Korea DPR U17 vs Japan U17: result 1-1 and analysis

World Cup - U17Round of 16Kick-off on November 18, 2025 at 03:15 PM (UTC)Prince Mohammed Stadium, Az Zarqāʼ (Zarqa)

Korea DPR U17
1-1
Japan U17

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What was the result of Korea DPR U17 vs Japan U17?

Korea DPR U17 and Japan U17 drew 1-1 on November 18, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 4′J. McGheeJapan U17
  • 67′Ri Hyok-GwangKorea DPR U17

Official lineup for Korea DPR U17 vs Japan U17

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Korea DPR U17

  1. 10Kim Yu-Jin
  2. 11Ri Kang-Rim
  3. 17Ri Kyong-Bong
  1. 6An Jin-Sok
  2. 7Ri Hyok-Gwang
  3. 9Pak Kwang-Song
  4. 16So Jin-Song
  1. 3Choe Chung-Hyok
  2. 12Pak Ryong-U
  3. 15Kim Se-Ung
  1. 18Kim Jong-Hun

Japan U17

  1. 10M. Yoshida
  2. 18J. McGhee
  1. 8S. Kobayashi
  2. 19T. Wada
  3. 20T. Seguchi
  4. 2A. Fujita
  5. 14D. Kawamoto
  6. 16S. Yu Mendy
  7. 17F. Takeno
  1. 5A. Motosuna
  1. 1E. Scally
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 13 matches in all competitions, Korea DPR U17 have 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Japan U17 have 8, 4 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Korea DPR U17
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 15, 2025Venezuela U17(away)2-1World Cup - U17
Nov 10, 2025Colombia U17(away)0-2World Cup - U17
Nov 7, 2025Germany U17(away)1-1World Cup - U17
Nov 4, 2025El Salvador U17(home)5-0World Cup - U17
Apr 17, 2025Uzbekistan U17(away)0-3AFC U17 Asian Cup
Japan U17
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 15, 2025South Africa U17(home)3-0World Cup - U17
Nov 9, 2025Portugal U17(away)2-1World Cup - U17
Nov 6, 2025New Caledonia U17(home)0-0World Cup - U17
Nov 3, 2025Morocco U17(home)2-0World Cup - U17
Sep 15, 2025Australia U17(home)4-0Friendlies

How many goals should we expect?

Korea DPR U17 score 2.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 13; Japan U17 score 2.4 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Korea DPR U172.81.147/1310/13
Japan U172.40.776/159/15

Over the last 13 matches in all competitions.

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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