Italy U20s
2 - 1
South Korea U20s

FT(HT: 1-1)

Lee (23' pen.)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Under-20 World Cup clash between Italy Under-20s and South Korea Under-20s, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Italy Under-20s

Last Game: Colombia U20s 1-3 Italy U20s
Saturday, June 3 at 10pm in Under-20 World Cup

South Korea Under-20s

Last Game: South Korea U20s 1-0 Nigeria U20s
Sunday, June 4 at 6.30pm in Under-20 World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Italy Under-20s win with a probability of 52.11%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for South Korea Under-20s had a probability of 23.55%.

The most likely scoreline for a Italy Under-20s win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.65%) and 2-0 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.57%), while for a South Korea Under-20s win it was 0-1 (6.94%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Italy Under-20s in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Italy Under-20s.

Result
Italy Under-20s	Draw	South Korea Under-20s
52.11%	24.34%	23.55%

Both teams to score 52.35%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.72%

49.27%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.67%

71.33%

Italy Under-20s Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.11%

18.88%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.64%

50.36%

South Korea Under-20s Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.54%

35.46%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.77%

72.23%

Score Analysis

Italy Under-20s 52.1%

South Korea Under-20s 23.55%

Draw 24.34%

Italy Under-20s	Draw	South Korea Under-20s
1-0 @ 11.16% 2-1 @ 9.65% 2-0 @ 9.3% 3-1 @ 5.36% 3-0 @ 5.17% 3-2 @ 2.78% 4-1 @ 2.23% 4-0 @ 2.15% 4-2 @ 1.16% Other @ 3.15% Total : 52.1%	1-1 @ 11.57% 0-0 @ 6.7% 2-2 @ 5% 3-3 @ 0.96% Other @ 0.11% Total : 24.34%	0-1 @ 6.94% 1-2 @ 6% 0-2 @ 3.6% 1-3 @ 2.07% 2-3 @ 1.73% 0-3 @ 1.24% Other @ 1.97% Total : 23.55%