Over the last games China U23 holds wins - 1, losses - 2 and draws - 2. Japan U23 on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: wins - 3, losses - 2 and draws - 0. Based on the games played we can assume that Japan U23 currently is in better form, in comparison to China U23.
China U23: Vietnam U23 – (Loss 0:3), Uzbekistan U23 – (Loss 0:0), Thailand U23 – (Draw 0:0), Australia U23 – (Win 1:0), Iraq U23 – (Draw 0:0).
Japan U23: South Korea U23 – (Loss 1:0), Jordan U23 – (Loss 1:1), Qatar U23 – (Win 2:0), United Arab Emirates U23 – (Win 0:3), Syria U23 – (Win 5:0).