World Cup: South Korea vs Czech Republic – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup game between South Korea and Czech Republic who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

South Korea head into an encouter against Czech Republic on Friday. Played out at Guadalajara Stadium, this is the first of the three outings of the World Cup group stage.

This is the opening match of the World Cup group stage for both South Korea and Czech Republic, with both of them still upbeat. They’ll fight hard to come out the other end with a good result before facing the other two teams in the group. South Korea head to their upcoming match as number 25 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents Czech Republic. They enter the game ranked number 41 in the world.

Form: South Korea vs Czech Republic

South Korea Form

In the previous three matches, South Korea lost 1-0 against Austria, beat Trinidad and Tobago by 5-0 and won 1-0 against El Salvador. South Korea won six of the their past 10 international matches, while drawing one of those games. Unfortunately, they experienced defeat in three matches.

Czech Republic Form

Czech Republic look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Gibraltar by 6-0, before drawing 1-1 with Denmark. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Kosovo by a 2-1 scoreline. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, Czech Republic recorded five wins victories, four draws, and suffered one defeats.

Betting stats and facts for South Korea and Czech Republic

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between South Korea and Czech Republic. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: South Korea vs Czech Republic

Heung-Min Son is the most prolific scorer for his national team, with three goals in six international matches. South Korea will undoubtedly rely on him to shine once again in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Czech Republic will be looking up to Tomas Chory, hoping he can add to his current total of two national team goals in his last six games.

Betting markets: South Korea vs Czech Republic

Full-time result

South Korea claimed all three points six times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Czech Republic have won five of their last 10 games, while drawing four and losing one in this series of matches. Czech Republic won their last 6 matches on the trot.

Both teams to score

South Korea scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Czech Republic got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Czech Republic games. Czech Republic managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

South Korea saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Czech Republic, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of two times goals per game themselves.

Betting prediction: South Korea vs Czech Republic

In conclusion, the upcoming game between South Korea and Czech Republic seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this World Cup match.