South Korea vs Czech Republic prediction & analysis

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South Korea

2-1

Jun 12, 2:00 AM UTC

Czech Republic

Estadio Akron, Zapopan

Going into the match, South Korea had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Czech Republic had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.7. South Korea are 3rd in the World Cup on 3 points; Czech Republic are 4th on 1.

Match report

Home form going in: South Korea

Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (L W L D W). 1.0 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.

L 4-1 at Brazil · 5 Dec 2022
W 2-1 vs Portugal · 2 Dec 2022
L 2-3 vs Ghana · 28 Nov 2022
D 0-0 at Uruguay · 24 Nov 2022
W 2-0 vs Germany · 27 Jun 2018
L 1-2 vs Mexico · 23 Jun 2018

Away form going in: Czech Republic

Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (W W L L D). 1.7 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.

W 5-0 vs San Marino · 9 Oct 2017
W 1-2 at Azerbaijan · 5 Oct 2017
L 2-0 at Northern Ireland · 5 Sept 2017
L 1-2 vs Germany · 2 Sept 2017
D 1-1 at Norway · 11 Jun 2017
W 0-6 at San Marino · 26 Mar 2017

How it unfolded

59' Normal Goal — L. Krejci (Czechia)
67' Normal Goal — Hwang In-Beom (South Korea)
80' Normal Goal — Oh Hyeon-Gyu (South Korea)

Match statistics

South Korea	Metric	Czech Republic
2	Goals	0
62	Ball possession	38
2.3	Expected goals (xG)	0.83
15	Total shots	7
6	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	1
10	Attempts inside box	5
5	Attempts outside box	2
4	Corner kicks	5
2	Offsides	2
541	Total passes	327
469	Accurate passes	230
87	Pass accuracy	70
15	Key passes	3
94	Duels	94

World Cup table — 2026

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	6	9
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	-1	3
4	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	-4	1

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