Saudi Arabia and South Korea Meet in Asian Cup Knockouts: What Does Forebet’s Algorithm Predict?
Saudi Arabia vs South Korea - 30/01/2024
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We have reached the knockout phase of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. On Tuesday, two of the tournament’s heavyweights will battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals.
Education City Stadium will stage the last-16 showdown between Saudi Arabia and South Korea, who both remain unbeaten in Qatar so far.
You will be pleased to learn that we have studied the stats and trends behind Tuesday’s clash. Keep reading to discover the findings of our predictive analytics model.
Saudi Arabia kicked off their Asian Cup campaign with a 2-1 victory over Oman, coming from behind to snatch the win in the 96th minute.
Following a 2-0 triumph over Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia maintained their unbeaten record with a goalless draw against Thailand.
Thanks to a couple of clean sheets, only two teams have conceded fewer goals than Saudi Arabia at this year’s Asian Cup, highlighting their defensive solidity.
When you look at the bigger picture, Saudi Arabia have kept seven clean sheets in their last eight matches across all competitions, including friendlies.
Meanwhile, South Korea started their Asian Cup journey with a 3-1 victory over Bahrain, with Lee Kang-in bagging a brace in the opener.
The South Koreans then came from behind to draw 2-2 with Jordan before throwing away their lead to draw 3-3 with Malaysia.
Although South Korea have yet to taste defeat in Qatar, they have only taken five points from a possible nine due to a couple of unconvincing draws.
That said, South Korea have avoided defeat in each of their last 11 matches across all competitions – including friendlies – keeping seven clean sheets along the way.
Head-to-head: Saudi Arabia have failed to win any of their previous five meetings with South Korea, recording three draws and two defeats in that time.
However, the overall H2H statistics are notably even, with South Korea winning seven times and Saudi Arabia triumphing on six occasions.
Team news: Saudi Arabia look set to continue with a 5-3-2 formation, meaning Abdullah Radif and Abdulrahman Ghareeb will likely start in attack.
As for South Korea, PSG star Lee Kang-in has bagged two goals and one assist so far, while Tottenham captain Son Heung-min has netted two goals.
Although the South Koreans have scored eight goals in three matches, the Saudi Arabians possess one of the best defensive records in the competition.
With that in mind, Forebet predicts that Saudi Arabia and South Korea will play out a goalless stalemate in normal time.
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As
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2.16
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3.80
4.33
3.80
1.75
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