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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 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

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' That's the starting whistle at Education City Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between South Korea and Portugal.
  • 5' GOAL! Ricardo Horta scores on 5. Assisted by Diogo Dalot
  • 6' Brilliant from the forward! Ricardo Horta makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 6.
  • 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
  • 16' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 21' South Korea is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 27' A stunning finish from Kim Younggwon — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 28' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kim Younggwon makes it 2-2.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' The referee has no hesitation. Lee Kangin is booked for South Korea — Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jin-su Kim, as he is very good at scoring at Education City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' Another change for Portugal made on 65 minute. Matheus Nunes leaves to be changed by Joao Palhinha.
  • 66' Portugal ring the changes. Cristiano Ronaldo has done his job and it is now time for Andre Silva to step up.
  • 71' South Korea have won 12 goals from 11 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both South Korea and Portugal are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 81' Joon-Ho Son is replacing Lee Kangin for the South Korea side.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for William Carvalho. He replaces Vitor Ferreira on 82 minute.
  • 87' South Korea 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.
  • 90' Hwang Heechan is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for South Korea. Gue-Sung Cho is replaced by Yu-min Cho.
  • South Korea celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.