South Korea and Portugal will meet in the 2022 World Cup group stage match in Qatar. The starting whistle will sound on 02/12/2022 at 15:00 UK time at Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar.
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction One: Portugal to Win – 1.68
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Two: South Korea 0 Goals Handicap – 3.7
Bookmaker Ratings Prediction Three: Correct Score Group Bet 1-2 or 1-3 or 1-4 – 2.7
Portugal to Win
There is a 70% probability for Portugal to win this game as they won seven of their previous ten fixtures across all competitions. On the other side, the form stats are showing South Korea to have a 40% chance of winning.
South Korea 0 Goal Handicap
In their last eight fixtures including the World Cup, South Korea covered the 0 goal handicap in seven of them. Portugal meanwhile lost to the suggested handicap three times in their nine games prior to this one.
Correct Score Group Bet 1-2 or 1-3 or 1-4
This is the favorite group bet correct score with the bookmakers. To justify, South Korea need to win to have a chance of qualifying, thus, they will attack and may score as well since they have 1.40 goals scored per game on average.
South Korea
After losing to Ghana in the second round, South Korea’s points tally remained at one, and are now in the third position on goal average in group H. As a result, the Tigers of Asia need to beat Portugal in their last game and wait for the Ghana vs Uruguay match result.
South Korea did everything right in their game with Ghana except where it mattered the most, in defense. Paulo Bento’s men gave away two goals after careless defending by his team but fought their way back and drew 2-2. Another defensive mispositioning led Ghana to score their winner. South Korea had 63% of ball possession and 20 scoring chances.
Portugal
Portugal secured their place in the following round with their second win in a row by beating Uruguay 2-0 on Monday. The Selecao will finish top of the group unless Ghana beat Uruguay by four goals and Portugal lose by three. Surely, that is highly unlikely and we think coach Santos will rest some of his top players.
It was a tough battle with Uruguay especially in the first half as Portugal had to cope with their opponent’s aggressive game. The Selecao have now scored two or more goals in their two World Cup games and with the attacking power they have up front, we expect more goals from Santos’s men.
This will be an all-or-nothing match for the Koreans against a very strong Portugal side. South Korea beat Portugal when they co-hosted the WC in 2002. Paulo Bento will hope his current team can overcome his native national team but we think that is not bound to happen. We are backing Portugal for the win.
With South Korea taking the initiative and going forward in search of a win, we see Portugal scoring a couple in this game. With odds of 1.76 at 1XBet, we predict Portugal to score over 1.5 goals
Characteristics: | South Korea | Portugal |
Ranking: | 28 | 9 |
Confederation: | AFC (Asia) | UEFA (Europe) |
Best Result at WC: | 4th (2002) | 3rd (1966) |
H2H: | 1-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
Best Player: | Heung-min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) | Bernando Silva (Manchester City) |
Captain: | Heung-min Son (Tottenham Hotspur) | Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) |
Head Coach: | Paulo Bento | Fernando Santos |
Bets: | Odds for South Korea | Odds for Portugal |
To win WC 2022: | 15 | 7.9 |
To win Group G: | 12 | 1.68 |
Top Goalscorer: | Heung-min Son – 75 | Cristiano Ronaldo – 13 |
Top Assistman: | Heung-min Son – 150 | Bruno Fernandes – 12 |
To win the match: | 7.8 | 1.456 |
Double Chance: | 2.75 | 1.08 |
There are no reported injuries or suspensions for the South Korean team.
On Portugal’s side, Nuno Mendes, Otavio, and Danilo Pereira are all injured.
Goalkeeper: Seung-Gyu Kim;
Defenders: Moon-Hwan Kim, Min-Jae Kim, Young-Gwon Kim, Jin-Su Kim
Midfielders: Woo-Young Jung, In-Beom Hwang, Chang-Hoon Kwon, Woo-Yeong Jeong, Heung-Min Son;
Forward: Gue-Sung Cho
Goalkeeper: Patricio;
Defenders: Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Cancelo;
Midfielders: Vitinha, Carvalho, Silva;
Forwards: Ronaldo, Fernandes, Leao;
Who won the last meeting between these clubs?
South Korea beat Portugal 1-0 in the 2002 World Cup in Seoul.
Where will this match be played?
Friday’s game will be played at Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1XBet for South Korea vs Portugal.