Match Australia - South Korea

02/02/2024 in the quarter finals of the Asian Cup we will see a very interesting confrontation between two strong teams - the national teams of Australia and South Korea are meeting. Of course, I would like to see this couple, if not in the finals, then in the semifinals, but the lot was drawn already in the quarterfinals. Many will agree that this is almost the first pair that will be of interest even to those who have not followed the Asian Cup at all. The fact that there is no clear favorite in this pair is confirmed by the bookmakers' odds - 3.25 for Australia to win and 2.25 for South Korea to win.

The Australian team won their group, where the team of Uzbekistan, plus or minus strong opponents, with whom they just tied 1-1. There were also victories over Syria and India, in which Australia scored only 3 goals but did not concede a single one. Although here, most likely, everyone would be surprised by a missed goal from such weak teams. The Australian national team generally likes to play with Total Under 2.5 - this bet took place in 5 of the last 6 matches. Only in the 1/8 finals with Indonesia they managed to score 4 goals and not miss a single one, but the Indonesian team is not even comparable to South Korea. What is more interesting is that Australia has scored first in the last 8 matches, the team’s style is precisely set up to press from the first minutes and take advantage of any chances for counterattacks. Australia has not lost in its region for a very long time; the last defeat was in a friendly match with the England team with a score of 1-0.

South Korea surprised with its match in the 1/8 finals of the Asian Cup against Saudi Arabia. It is not clear what the team did for the first 70 minutes, and until time began to run out, the Koreans did not put much pressure on the Saudis. But the last 20 minutes of regular time were a real hell for Saudi Arabia, if not for the excellent game of the goalkeeper, the score from 1-0 could have turned into 1-5, but the Koreans only had enough luck for 1 goal in regular time in the last minute. Then there was a confident victory in the penalty shootout; the goalkeeper of the South Korean national team showed himself well, parrying 2 shots.

The South Korean national team is unbeaten in 12 matches, just as Australia often scores first - in 9 of the last 10 matches. But they concede an indecent amount of goals - in 4 matches they managed to concede 3 from Malaysia, 2 from Jordan and 1 goal each from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. I don’t think that if such weak teams were able to score against the Koreans, then Australia won’t be able to do the same.

Sportwars.net forecast for the match Australia - South Korea, Asian Cup: Both Will Score - Yes, odds 2.14