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South Korea (1-1-0) / South Africa (0-1-1)
09:00 PM EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: South Africa +420 / South Korea -145 — Over/Under: 2.5
In this article, we will formulate a South Korea vs South Africa Prediction for this World Cup Matchday 3 matchup on Wednesday, June 24th at the Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, Mexico. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this World Cup matchup.
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South Africa has one point in the tournament, with one draw and one loss and are sitting on the 4th place of Group A. They are coming off a 1-1 draw with Czechia, where they had 62% possession of the ball and 17 total shots, 4 of them on target. They had 90% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 1.38 compared to Czechia’s 1.02.
South Africa is averaging 0.50 goals per game, while allowing 1.5 goals per game. They have a -1.0 goal differential, 0.73 average expected goals, 1.24 average expected goals conceded and -0.5 average expected goal differential. They have 51% possession of the ball and 57% save percentage, while having 0 clean sheets.
Teboho Mokoena is South Africa’s top scorer with one goal. South Africa has no players with assists. Check out today’s game between Haiti and Morocco.
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South Korea has 3 points in the tournament, with one win and one loss and are sitting on the 2nd place of Group A. They are coming off a 1-0 loss to Mexico, where they had 58% possession of the ball and 9 total shots, 2 of them on target. They had 84% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 0.91 compared to Mexico’s 0.52.
South Korea is averaging one goals per game, while allowing one goal per game. They have a +0.0 goal differential, 1.60 average expected goals, 0.68 average expected goals conceded and +0.9 average expected goal differential. They have 60% possession of the ball and 75% save percentage, while having 0 clean sheets.
Hwang In-Beom, Oh Hyeon-Gyu are South Korea’s top scorers with one goal each. Lee Kang-In, Hwang In-Beom are South Korea’s top passers, with one assist each.
South Korea vs South Africa Prediction
This is the first meeting between those two National Teams.
In this South Korea vs South Africa Prediction, South Korea is coming as -145 favorites. Both teams have chances to advanced to the next round, but South Africa will need only a win, while South Korea can settle with a draw as well, that is why I will focus on the total in this game. Both teams have just 2 average total goals in the tournament, with South Korea having 0.68 average expected goals conceded and South Africa 0.73 average expected goals, so I expect a low-scoring affair. Take the under 2.5 in this one.