World Cup: South Africa vs South Korea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round 3 match between South Africa and South Korea and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

South Africa head into an encounter against South Korea in the World Cup on Thursday. Their final group stage match will be played out at Monterrey Stadium.

After the second round of the group stage, South Africa are currently number four on one point, while South Korea have three points as number two. South Africa head to their upcoming match as number 60 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents South Korea. They enter the game ranked number 25 in the world.

Team form: South Africa vs South Korea

South Africa Form

South Africa have been too mediocre in their last three matches, where a win has failed to come their way. Against Nicaragua, they recorded a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Mexico, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lately, they recorded another draw in a 1-1 match with Czech Republic. South Africa claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments. They drew three of the games, whilst losing four.

South Korea Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for South Korea. They first took out El Salvador by 1-0 before downing Czech Republic by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Mexico, who ran out 1-0 winners. South Korea won six of their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also losing four times. Curiously, they didn’t draw a single match.

Betting stats for South Africa and South Korea

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

In-form players: South Africa vs South Korea

Having scored just once lately for his country, Oswin Appollis will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. South Korea hope Heung-Min Son can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two goals in his last six international matches.

Popular markets: South Africa vs South Korea

Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

South Africa scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. South Korea scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. South Korea have kept their opponents from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches. Meanwhile, South Africa have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of South Africa’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for South Korea, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.

Recommended tip: South Africa vs South Korea

To sum up, the upcoming match between South Africa and South Korea seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.