The Philippines and Japan are traditional basketball rivals in the Asian basketball scene.

Unlike China and South Korea, Pinoys have had some success against the Japanese, including a two-game sweep in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championships.

Gilas 3.0 beat the Akatsuki Five in the second round of the Asian Championships two years ago and again in the semifinals.

Japan will be out for revenge this time around as the opening round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers kick off Friday in Tokyo.

With Gilas Pilipinas taking on Japan, see how both countries stack up against each other with this Tale of the Tape.

PHILIPPINES

World rank: 30th

Asian rank: 5th

Points per game (from 2017 FIBA Asia Cup): 84.7

Rebounds per game: 37.3

Assists per game: 18.5

Steals per game: 7.3

Blocks per game: 3.7

Total Field goal percentage: 41.5 percent

2-point field goal percentage: 42.9 percent

3-point field goal percentage: 39.5 percent

Free throw percentage: 79.7 percent

Key players: Andray Blatche, Jayson Castro, June Mar Fajardo

JAPAN

World rank: 50th

Asian rank: 8th

Points per game (from 2017 FIBA Asia Cup): 78.8

Rebounds per game: 34.3

Assists per game: 19.0

Steals per game: 9.5

Blocks per game: 3.5

Total Field goal percentage: 45.2 percent

2-point field goal percentage: 46.1 percent

3-point field goal percentage: 43.2 percent

Free throw percentage: 78.9 percent

Key players: Yudai Baba, Joji and Kosuke Takeuchi, Ira Brown

Gilas Pilipibas vs. Japan will be on Nov. 24, Friday, 6 pm (Philippine time) at the Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo.

This story was originally published on the ABS-CBN Sports website.