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Sweden vs South Korea, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Sweden
1 – 0
Full Time
South Korea
Mon 18 Jun 2018 · 12:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Kim Shinwook
Y 55' Hwang Heechan
Viktor Claesson 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sweden vs South Korea — Worldcup .

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 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
Sweden 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals South Korea
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-18 Sweden 1–0 South Korea

Recent Form

Sweden
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun South Korea H 1–0 W
05 May Poland H 0–3 L
28 Apr Italy A 1–3 L
21 Apr Croatia H 4–1 W
14 Apr Portugal A 1–0 W
07 Apr Belgium A 0–1 L
South Korea
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Sweden A 0–1 L
22 Aug TuS Dassendorf H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Sweden South Korea
#23 Position #3
4 Points 3
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 2
7 Scored 2
7 Conceded 3
+0 GD -1
1.33 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

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

Sweden are 23rd (4 pts). South Korea are 3rd (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sweden
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
South Korea
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sweden
Yasin Ayari 2 G
Anthony Elanga 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sweden and South Korea.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 12' It’s a booking for Korea Republic player. Kim Shinwook gets a Yellow card.
  • 17' It’s high time Shin Taeyong made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' Hwang Heechan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 27' 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.
  • 28' A tactical swap from Korea Republic — Kim Minwoo on, Park Jooho off on 28 minutes.
  • 33' 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 Mikael Lustig suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' South Korea started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' Pontus Jansson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 48' Sweden currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' The 32-year-old Ludwig Augustinsson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' It’s a booking for Korea Republic player. Hwang Heechan gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sweden must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' That is a Yellow card for Sweden. Viktor Claesson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 65' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andreas Granqvist makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 67' Korea Republic make a change. Kim Shinwook trudges off to be replaced by Jung Wooyoung on 67 minutes.
  • 71' Oscar Hiljemark has so much to prove this time. He replaces Albin Ekdal on 71 minute.
  • 72' A change in the Korea Republic ranks — Koo Jacheol exits the field as Lee Seungwoo enters on 72.
  • 77' The Sweden bench stirs into life. Ola Toivonen is withdrawn and Isaac Thelin gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Sweden. Sebastian Larsson is replaced by Gustav Svensson.
  • 86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ola Toivonen, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sweden players.

Lineups

Sweden Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Janne Andersson

South Korea Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shin Taeyong

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.49 Sweden xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 South Korea xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sweden55% Draw27% South Korea18%
Actual: Sweden win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sweden or Draw
82%
Draw or South Korea
45%
Sweden or South Korea
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sweden37% Draw51% South Korea12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.3%
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 0
11.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sweden

Handicap Sweden covers Push South Korea covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 26% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sweden keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
South Korea keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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