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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
100% 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
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. South Korea is hosting Mexico for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Giovani dos Santos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering South Korea that had 9 games and scored 12 goals.
  • 26' Mexico is taking the lead after the goal scored by Carlos Vela on 26.
  • 31' South Korea is showing some good football. However, South Korea are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' It’s high time Juan Carlos Osorio made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ki Sungyueng made 339 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' Kim Younggwon was booked on 58.
  • 63' Lee Yong is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 64' Lee Seungwoo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ju Sejong on 64 minute.
  • 66' GOAL! Javier Hernandez scores on 66. Assisted by Hirving Lozano
  • 68' Another change for Mexico made on 68 minute. Andres Guardado leaves to be changed by Rafael Marquez.
  • 71' Another substitution for Mexico to replace Hirving Lozano by Jesus Manuel Corona on 71 minute.
  • 72' Korea Republic player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 77' The whistle greets Carlos Vela as he departs to be replaced by Giovani dos Santos.
  • 80' Jung Wooyoung is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 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' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' Goal! Son Heungmin scores his 105 goal in 385 matches.
  • Another three points for Mexico.

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.