Sweden vs South Korea, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Sweden vs South Korea — Worldcup .
- Sweden 2 games · 3 pts (2026/26)
- South Korea 2 games · 3 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Mauro Vigliano
- Referee Daniele Orsato
- Referee Joel Aguilar
- Referee Juan Zumba
- Referee Juan Carlos Mora
- Referee Norbert Hauata
- Referee Bertrand Brial
- Referee Abdelrahman Al Jassim
- Referee Taleb Salem Al Marri
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Mexico 2 6 2 South Korea 2 3 3 Czechia 2 1 4 South Africa 2 1 5 Canada 2 4 6 Switzerland 2 4 7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 1 8 Qatar 2 1 9 Brazil 2 4 10 Morocco 2 4 11 Scotland 2 3 12 Haiti 2 0 13 United States 2 6 14 Australia 2 3 15 Paraguay 2 3 16 Turkey 2 0 17 Germany 2 6 18 Ivory Coast 2 3 19 Ecuador 2 1 20 Curacao 2 1 21 Netherlands 2 4 22 Japan 2 4 23 Sweden 2 3 24 Tunisia 2 0 25 New Zealand 1 1 26 Iran 1 1 27 Belgium 1 1 28 Egypt 1 1 29 Uruguay 1 1 30 Saudi Arabia 1 1 31 Spain 1 1 32 Cape Verde Islands 1 1 33 Norway 1 3 34 France 1 3 35 Senegal 1 0 36 Iraq 1 0 37 Argentina 1 3 38 Austria 1 3 39 Jordan 1 0 40 Algeria 1 0 41 Colombia 1 3 42 Congo DR 1 1 43 Portugal 1 1 44 Uzbekistan 1 0 45 England 1 3 46 Ghana 1 3 47 Panama 1 0 48 Croatia 1 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Season Stats
Sweden South Korea #23 Position #2 3 Points 3 2 Played 2 1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1 6 Scored 2 6 Conceded 2 +0 GD +0 1.50 PPG 1.50 50% Win % 50% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Sweden this season0% Clean Sheets
South Korea this seasonSweden are 23rd (3 pts). South Korea are 2nd (3 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sweden0-151/116-301/131-45–/146-602/261-75–/–76+2/1■ Scored ■ ConcededSouth Korea0-15–/–16-30–/–31-45–/–46-60–/261-751/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sweden and South Korea.
- 5' Sweden 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.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. South Korea is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 12' Kim Shinwook is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
- 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ludwig Augustinsson made 105 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sweden needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 28' Time for substitution for Korea Republic. Park Jooho is replaced by Kim Minwoo.
- 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 38' 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.
- 43' Sweden started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
- 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 53' Andreas Granqvist has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 55' Korea Republic receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
- 60' It’s high time Janne Andersson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' It’s a booking for Sweden player. Viktor Claesson gets a Yellow card.
- 65' Sweden is taking the lead after the goal scored by Andreas Granqvist on 65.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for Jung Wooyoung. He replaces Kim Shinwook on 67 minute.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Oscar Hiljemark. He replaces Albin Ekdal on 71 minute.
- 72' Lee Seungwoo is replacing Koo Jacheol for the Korea Republic side.
- 77' Sweden manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isaac Thelin is hanging Ola Toivonen on the field on 77 minute.
- 81' The whistle greets Sebastian Larsson as he departs to be replaced by Gustav Svensson.
- 86' Jung Wooyoung needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- Another three points for Sweden.
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Lineups
Sweden Lineups
Starting XI
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Albin Ekdal ↓ Oscar Hiljemark 71'
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Ola Toivonen ↓ Isaac Thelin 77'
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Bench
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Isaac Thelin ↑ 77'
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- 19
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Oscar Hiljemark ↑ 71'
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Gustav Svensson ↑ 81'
Coach Janne AnderssonSouth Korea Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
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Koo Jacheol ↓ Lee Seungwoo 72'
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- 19
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Kim Shinwook ↓ Jung Wooyoung 67'
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Park Jooho ↓ Kim Minwoo 28'
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Bench
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Lee Seungwoo ↑ 72'
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Jung Wooyoung ↑ 67'
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Kim Minwoo ↑ 28'
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H2H
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.73 Sweden xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.16 South Korea xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sweden winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.89Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Sweden or Draw 77%Draw or South Korea 48%Sweden or South Korea 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.1%2 – 1 9.3%1 – 0 Actual2 – 0 8.2%0 – 0 7.4%1 – 2 6.2%0 – 1 5.6%2 – 2 5.4%3 – 1 5.4%3 – 0 4.6%0 – 2 3.7%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Sweden
Handicap Sweden covers Push South Korea covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 15% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 22% 51% -0.5 49% — 51% +0.5 76% — 24% +1 76% 14% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Sweden keeps clean sheet 32% ✗South Korea keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.