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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' The wait is over. Sweden get us underway at .
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 12' Kim Shinwook is having his name booked by the referee on 12.
  • 17' It’s high time Shin Taeyong made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sweden side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 28' The whistle greets Park Jooho as he departs to be replaced by Kim Minwoo.
  • 33' South Korea started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Markus Berg, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 48' The 39-year-old Lee Yong has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Hwang Heechan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' The referee shows Sweden player a Yellow card on 61.
  • 65' What composure from Andreas Granqvist! The Sweden international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 67' Another substitution for Korea Republic to replace Kim Shinwook by Jung Wooyoung on 67 minute.
  • 71' Sweden make a change. Albin Ekdal trudges off to be replaced by Oscar Hiljemark on 71 minutes.
  • 72' Korea Republic manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lee Seungwoo is hanging Koo Jacheol on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Isaac Thelin. He replaces Ola Toivonen on 77 minute.
  • 81' Another change for Sweden made on 81 minute. Sebastian Larsson leaves to be changed by Gustav Svensson.
  • 86' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 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.