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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' The game is set. Mexico kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His South Korea side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Jo Hyeonwoo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' South Korea is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Mexico looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Luis Romo scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' Mexico has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 26' Carlos Vela adds to his 0 season tally! Mexico lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 31' Jesus Gallardo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Juan Carlos Osorio will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both South Korea and Mexico are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' The referee shows Korea Republic player a Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' Lee Yong was booked on 63.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Korea Republic team. Ju Sejong is replaced by Lee Seungwoo on 64 minute.
  • 66' Javier Hernandez makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Mexico are in front.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Mexico. Andres Guardado is replaced by Rafael Marquez.
  • 71' The whistle greets Hirving Lozano as he departs to be replaced by Jesus Manuel Corona.
  • 72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lee Seungwoo on 72.
  • 77' Mexico manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Giovani dos Santos is hanging Carlos Vela on the field on 77 minute.
  • 80' Korea Republic receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 84' Hong Chul is replacing Kim Minwoo for the Korea Republic side.
  • 89' Mexico are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' The Korea Republic Son Heungmin breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 0-3!
  • The points are shared — South Korea 1-2 Mexico. Honours even.

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.