South Korea head into an encounter against Germany in the World Cup on Thursday. Their final group stage match will be played out at Brisbane Stadium.
After the second round of Group H, South Korea are currently number four with zero points, while Germany have three points as number two.
South Korea are left with two defeats from their first two outings at the World Cup. It is make or break when they enter the third round, another defeat, and it’s game over, while a win might come too late. Germany are looking at three points after the first two rounds of World Cup fixtures, meaning they are still in with a good chance of qualifying for the next stage.
Form: South Korea vs Germany
South Korea Form
South Korea managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-1 victory against Haiti. They went on to lose 2-0 against Colombia, before getting dumped in a 0-1 defeat against Morocco. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, South Korea secured a modest four wins win, while drawing one and losing five of these.
Germany Form
Germany lost twice in their last three matches as Zambia defeated them by 2-3, before they beat Morocco 6-0. Colombia proved too strong, though, and a 1-2 defeat followed. Germany were able to win five of their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments, drawing one of the games. They suffered four defeats as well.
South Korea and Germany are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match this coming Thursday.
South Korea vs Germany Stats
- In 6 of the last 7 South Korea matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- South Korea have scored in 10 of the last 12 matches
- South Korea have conceded in 7 of the last 8 matches
- South Korea have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- South Korea have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Germany have scored in 27 of the last 29 matches
- In 11 of the last 13 Germany matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Germany matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 matches Germany played, both teams scored
Current position in the World Cup standings: South Korea vs Germany
South Korea vs Germany H2H
Topscorer
Germany hope Alexandra Popp can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to her tally of three goals in two games during the 2023 World Cup.
WIN – DRAW – WIN
OVER – UNDER
South Korea saw an average of 1.0 goals a game in their previous two World Cup games. Under 2.5 goals was the right pick in each match. Over 2.5 goals came out in both of Germany’s first two World Cup matches, leading to an average of 4.5 goals per game.
BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE
South Korea lost both of their opening games in the World Cup to nil and failed to score the first goal. In contrast, Germany broke the deadlock once in their two matches. BBTS was the right pick in the last game the Germans played, in which they lost 1-2 to Colombia.