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South Korea vs Portugal, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
South Korea
2 – 1
Full Time
Portugal
Fri 2 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Education City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lee Kangin 36' Y
Hwang Heechan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

South Korea vs Portugal — Worldcup at Education City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Gabriel Chade
  • Referee Facundo Tello
  • Referee Ezequiel Brailovsky
  • Referee Juan Soto (Peru)
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)
  • Referee Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

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 Curaçao 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

1
South Korea 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-02 South Korea 2–1 Portugal

Recent Form

South Korea
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Portugal H 2–1 W
28 Nov Ghana H 2–3 L
24 Nov Uruguay A 0–0 D
27 Jun Germany H 2–0 W
23 Jun Mexico H 1–2 L
18 Jun Sweden A 0–1 L
Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec South Korea A 1–2 L
28 Nov Uruguay H 2–0 W
24 Nov Ghana H 3–2 W
27 Jun Belgium A 0–1 L
23 Jun France H 2–2 D
19 Jun Germany H 2–4 L

Season Stats

South Korea Portugal
#3 Position #42
3 Points 5
3 Played 3
1 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
2 Scored 6
3 Conceded 1
-1 GD +5
1.00 PPG 1.67
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
South Korea this season
40% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

South Korea are 3rd (3 pts). Portugal are 42nd (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Portugal get us underway at Education City Stadium.
  • 5' Goal! Ricardo Horta scores his 118 goal in 428 matches.
  • 6' A goal from the Portugal international Ricardo Horta! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-2!
  • 11' 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.
  • 16' Portugal come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 21' South Korea currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 26' With 1 assists to his name this season, Bernardo Silva is clearly more than just a goal scorer for South Korea.
  • 27' What composure from Kim Younggwon! The Korea Republic international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kim Younggwon makes it 2-2.
  • 33' It looks surprising Portugal does not make any changes. Andre Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' Lee Kangin is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' Joao Cancelo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' South Korea are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portugal's shape.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His South Korea side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pepe, as he is very good at scoring at Education City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' Lee Kangin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Portugal. Matheus Nunes is replaced by Joao Palhinha.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Portugal! Andre Silva comes on to replace Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. South Korea needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 76' South Korea are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portugal backline.
  • 81' Joon-Ho Son is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lee Kangin at the 81 minute mark.
  • 82' The Portugal bench stirs into life. Vitor Ferreira is withdrawn and William Carvalho gets his opportunity.
  • 87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Hwang Heechan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for South Korea. Gue-Sung Cho is replaced by Yu-min Cho.
  • Another three points for South Korea.

Lineups

South Korea Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fernando Santos

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03 South Korea xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Portugal xG
I would bet for: South Korea or Portugal 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
South Korea37% Draw29% Portugal34%
Actual: South Korea win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

South Korea or Draw
67%
Draw or Portugal
63%
South Korea or Portugal
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
South Korea22% Draw52% Portugal26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — South Korea

Handicap South Korea covers Push Portugal covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

South Korea keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Portugal keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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