South Korea national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round
Jun 11, 2024 at 12pm UK
Seoul World Cup Stadium
China national football team

South Korea
1 - 0
China

Kang-in (61')
Woo-young (31')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Wenneng (45+2'), Xu (54'), Hao (80'), Yang (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between South Korea and China, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Singapore 0-7 South Korea
Thursday, June 6 at 1pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia
All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: China 1-1 Thailand
Thursday, June 6 at 1pm in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

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 South Korea win with a probability of 66.96%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for China had a probability of 13.44%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 2-0 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.49%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.32%), while for a China win it was 0-1 (4.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that South Korea would win this match.

Result
South KoreaDrawChina
66.96% (-0.169 -0.17)19.6% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)13.44% (0.173 0.17)
Both teams to score 48.67% (0.49299999999999 0.49)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.4% (0.407 0.41)44.6% (-0.40600000000001 -0.41)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.03% (0.392 0.39)66.97% (-0.39099999999999 -0.39)
South Korea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.62% (0.072999999999993 0.07)12.38% (-0.071999999999999 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.75% (0.152 0.15)38.25% (-0.151 -0.15)
China Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.55% (0.518 0.52)44.45% (-0.517 -0.52)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.51% (0.417 0.42)80.49% (-0.417 -0.42)
Score Analysis
    South Korea 66.94%
    China 13.44%
    Draw 19.6%
South KoreaDrawChina
2-0 @ 12% (-0.15 -0.15)
1-0 @ 11.49% (-0.17 -0.17)
2-1 @ 9.74% (0.025 0.03)
3-0 @ 8.36% (-0.075000000000001 -0.08)
3-1 @ 6.78% (0.037 0.04)
4-0 @ 4.37% (-0.027 -0.03)
4-1 @ 3.54% (0.029 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.75% (0.053 0.05)
5-0 @ 1.83% (-0.006 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.48% (0.016 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.44% (0.032 0.03)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 66.94%
1-1 @ 9.32% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
0-0 @ 5.5% (-0.097 -0.1)
2-2 @ 3.95% (0.067 0.07)
Other @ 0.83%
Total : 19.6%
0-1 @ 4.46% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-2 @ 3.78% (0.052 0.05)
0-2 @ 1.81% (0.021 0.02)
2-3 @ 1.07% (0.033 0.03)
1-3 @ 1.02% (0.029 0.03)
Other @ 1.3%
Total : 13.44%

How you voted: South Korea vs China

South Korea
82.1%
Draw
3.6%
China
14.3%
56
Head to Head
Nov 21, 2023 12pm
Second Round
China
0-3
South Korea

Jiang (45+2'), Lei (67'), Yennaris (85'), Zhu (86')
Heung-min (11' pen., 45'), Jung (87')
Yong-woo (74')