Over the last meetings Japan holds wins - 4, losses - 1 and draws - 0. Philippines on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: wins - 3, losses - 2 and draws - 0. Based on the games played a conclusion can be made that Japan at the moment is in better form, unlike Philippines.
Japan: Vietnam (W) – (Win 4:0), India (W) – (Loss 0:11), Chinese Taipei (W) – (Win 2:0), Canada (W) – (Win 1:0), Canada (W) – (Win 3:0).
Philippines: Iran (W) – (Win 0:2), South Korea (W) – (Loss 0:3), Australia (W) – (Loss 1:0), Vietnam (W) – (Win 0:0), Thailand (W) – (Win 1:1).