Saudi Arabia vs South Korea Prediction: Korea's Heung Min Son Faces A Big Dilemma

The Falcons of Saudi Arabia seek three points ahead of the clash against the Tigers of Asia in Round 16. With Australia thrashing Indonesia, Tajikistan beating the UAE to penalties, and Jordan winning 3-2 with the magnitude of a hair’s breadth over the Iraqi side, the Arabian Falcons hover around the Korean Tigers, who have dominated the last five meetings between the sides with three wins and two stalemates.

Saudi Arabia

FIFA Ranking: 56th

Recent Form: D-W-W-W-W

The Green Falcons showed spirit in the opening game against Oman, beating them to a 2-1 scoreline at fulltime, before victoriously topping Krygystan in the subsequent game, where the scoreboard read a 2-0 victory at fulltime. They rounded off the group stage pairing with a 0-0 stalemate against Thailand War Elephants, who refuse to budge till the end of full-time. Against the next game, the odds indicate the end of the road for this side, which has not tasted victory against the Koreans in recent times.

South Korea

FIFA Ranking: 26th

Recent Form: D-D-W-W-W

The Tigers of South Korea, like their current counterparts, have an excellent record in recent times, honing two stalemates against Jordan (2-2), one of the most resilient sides of the competition, and Malaysia (3-3). Captain to the side, Heung Min Son, saddled with the burden of his team’s progress, will be expected to see his team to the quarter-final stage of the competition. South Korea has a healthy history against the Falcons of Saudi Arabia, beating them to a narrow 1-0 scoreline in September when the sides last met. The odds favor victory for the side, with a few goals to back up their quarter-final claim.

H2H ANALYSIS

In five recent games between the sides, the total goal tally has been less than three, with South Korea winning on three occasions, and two stalemates.

Expert Betting Tips

Although the previous games between the sides are relatively low-scoring, the dynamics of this game indicate a possible change in the team’s scoring trend.

• Our first prediction for this game is from Betway, and we envisage a few goals in this contest. Bet On Under three goals at odds of 1.72.
• Our next wager would be for South Korea to win this game and progress to the next round. Bet365 offers this option at odds of 1.80.
• Our last prediction would be against both sides scoring. Bet On BTTS -NO at odds of 1.63 from 1xbet

Good luck!