World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round

Nov 16, 2023 at 11am UK

Seoul World Cup Stadium

South Korea
5 - 0
Singapore

Kyu-Sung (44'), Hee-chan (49'), Heung-min (63'), Ui-jo (68' pen.), Kang-in (85')
Soon-Min (75')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Sunny (32'), Baharudin (45+2'), Shahiran (82')

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The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

South Korea

All competitions

Last Game: South Korea 6-0 Vietnam
Tuesday, October 17 at 12pm in International Friendlies

Current Group H Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Portugal	3	2	6
2	South Korea	3	0	4
3	Uruguay	3	0	4
4	Ghana	3	-2	3

Singapore

Last Game: Guam 0-1 Singapore
Tuesday, October 17 at 5.45am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

We said: South Korea 3-0 Singapore

While South Korea may be thinking about the trip to China, they must first take care of business here. Regardless of the strength of team that they field, the home side should have more than enough quality in their ranks to cruise to victory. Read more.

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 70.74%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Singapore had a probability of 10.97%.

The most likely scoreline for a South Korea win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.11%) and 3-0 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.68%), while for a Singapore win it was 0-1 (4.01%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that South Korea would win this match.

Result
South Korea	Draw	Singapore
70.74% ( 0)	18.29% ( 0)	10.97%

Both teams to score 45.31% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.04% (

-0)

44.95% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.69% (

-0)

67.31% (

South Korea Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

88.55%

11.44% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

63.75%

36.25%

Singapore Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

51.16% (

-0)

48.83% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

16.16% (

-0)

83.83% (

Score Analysis

South Korea 70.74%

Singapore 10.97%

Draw 18.29%

South Korea	Draw	Singapore
2-0 @ 13.13% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 12.11% 3-0 @ 9.49% ( 0) 2-1 @ 9.41% 3-1 @ 6.8% ( -0) 4-0 @ 5.14% 4-1 @ 3.69% 3-2 @ 2.44% ( -0) 5-0 @ 2.23% 5-1 @ 1.6% 4-2 @ 1.32% Other @ 3.39% Total : 70.74%	1-1 @ 8.68% 0-0 @ 5.59% ( 0) 2-2 @ 3.37% Other @ 0.64% Total : 18.29%	0-1 @ 4.01% 1-2 @ 3.11% 0-2 @ 1.44% Other @ 2.41% Total : 10.97%