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South Korea vs Mexico, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
South Korea
1 – 2
Full Time
Mexico
Sat 23 Jun 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Kim Younggwon 58' Y
Lee Yong 63' Y
Lee Seungwoo 72' Y
Jung Wooyoung 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

South Korea vs Mexico — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Milorad Mazic
  • Referee Milovan Ristic
  • Referee Dalibor Durdevic
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee John Pitti
  • Referee Gabriel Victoria

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
South Korea 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Mexico
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-23 South Korea 1–2 Mexico

Recent Form

South Korea
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun Mexico H 1–2 L
18 Jun Sweden A 0–1 L
22 Aug TuS Dassendorf H 0–1 L
Mexico
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jun South Korea A 2–1 W
17 Jun Germany A 1–0 W
21 Aug RB Leipzig H 0–7 L

Season Stats

South Korea Mexico
#3 Position #1
3 Points 9
3 Played 3
1 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 6
3 Conceded 0
-1 GD +6
1.00 PPG 3.00
33% Win % 100%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
South Korea this season
80% Clean Sheets
Mexico this season

South Korea are 3rd (3 pts). Mexico are 1st (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

South Korea
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Mexico
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Mexico
Julian Quinones 4 G 1 A
Raul Jimenez 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Mexico gets underway.
  • 5' has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 0 appearances.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Mexico seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Mexico winning 100% of all matches.
  • 26' Carlos Vela makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Mexico are in front.
  • 31' Mexico have won 18 goals from 13 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 36' Mexico looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Luis Romo scoring 1 goals.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Guillermo Ochoa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 51' Hector Herrera is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Mexico tonight.
  • 56' It’s high time Juan Carlos Osorio made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kim Younggwon on 58 minutes.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Lee Yong. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 64' The whistle greets Ju Sejong as he departs to be replaced by Lee Seungwoo.
  • 66' A goal from the Mexico international Javier Hernandez! He fires home on 66 to make it 0-2!
  • 68' A change in the Mexico ranks — Andres Guardado exits the field as Rafael Marquez enters on 68.
  • 71' The Mexico manager makes a substitution. Hirving Lozano departs to be replaced by Jesus Manuel Corona.
  • 72' Lee Seungwoo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' Giovani dos Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlos Vela on 77 minute.
  • 80' A moment of madness from Jung Wooyoung on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Korea Republic will be frustrated.
  • 84' Korea Republic manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hong Chul is hanging Kim Minwoo on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' South Korea are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' What a strike from Son Heungmin! The score is 0-3.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

South Korea Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shin Taeyong

Mexico Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Carlos Osorio

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.38 South Korea xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Mexico xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 74% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
South Korea15% Draw27% Mexico58%
Actual: Mexico win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

South Korea or Draw
42%
Draw or Mexico
85%
South Korea or Mexico
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
South Korea6% Draw52% Mexico42%
Actual: Mexico win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
21.9%
0 – 0
16.8%
0 – 2
16.8%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 3
8.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 4
3.3%
2 – 1
1.5%
1 – 4
1.5%
2 – 2
1.3%

Asian Handicap — South Korea

Handicap South Korea covers Push Mexico covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 6% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 35% — 65%
+1 35% 29% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 21% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

South Korea keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Mexico keeps clean sheet
69% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.