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Korea Republic Costa Rica betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The '' Over 1.5 Goals '' is the market that we suggest for this match. It’s true that a match controlled by the South Koreans is expectable, but because it’s a friendly match it’s foreseeable that Costa Rica will also be able to carry danger to the goal of South Korea, as the defensive concerns from part to part will be minimal.
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Preview
South Korea and Costa Rica face at Goyang Stadium, in a friendly match. This is the 10th friendly match of the year for South Korea, after friendly matches against Senegal, Bolivia, Bosnia‑Herzegovina, Honduras, Poland, Northern Ireland, Latvia, Jamaica and Moldova. As for Costa Rica, this is the 6th friendly match of the year, after previous friendly matches against Belgium, England, Northern Ireland, Tunisia and Scotland. The only recent head‑to‑head between these two teams was played on 14‑10‑2014, and ended in a (1‑3) win by Costa Rica. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Korea Rep

The home team plays its 10th friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Senegal (2‑0) South Korea, South Korea (0‑0) Bolivia, South Korea (1‑3) Bosnia‑Herzegovina, South Korea (2‑0) Honduras, Poland (3‑2) South Korea, Northern Ireland (2‑1) South Korea, South Korea (1‑0) Latvia, South Korea (2‑2) Jamaica and South Korea (1‑0) Moldova. This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. They come to this match after a home win against Germany by (2‑0). South Korea registers 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 home matches for the Friendlies. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 9 matches for this competition. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 2 of the last 9 matches for the Friendlies, and have never reached half‑time in front. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 6 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

South Korea comes for this match after a great victory against the powerful Germany, by 2-0, however, was insufficient to continue in the 2018 World Cup. It should be noted that the South Koreans add only 3 wins in the last 10 played matches in several competitions. In this preparation match against Costa Rica, the new coach Paulo Bento must play in 4-4-2 privileging the ball possession and organized attacks, particularly through the flanks: Heung-Min Son is one of the most dangerous players in the front of attack, being this very fast and strong player in the offensive transition. Even so, it’s expectable that the coach will choose to put in the field less usual players.

Confirmed Lineup: Kim Seung-Gyu, Jang Hyun-Soo, Hong Chul, Kim Young-Gwon, Lee Yong, Nam Tae-Hee, Ki Sung-Yeung, Jung Woo-Young, Jae-Sung Lee, Heung-Min Son, Ji Dong-Won.

Analysis Costa Rica

The away team plays its 6th friendly match of the year. In the previous friendly matches they registered the following final scores: Belgium (4‑1) Costa Rica, England (2‑0) Costa Rica, Costa Rica (3‑0) Northern Ireland, Tunisia (1‑0) Costa Rica and Scotland (0‑1) Costa Rica. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 8 conceded. In their last match, for the World Cup, they got an away tie against Switzerland by (2‑2). In the last 4 Friendlies away matches Costa Rica has a record of 1 win and 3 losses. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 10 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

The Costa Rican national team comes for this match after a 2-2 draw against Switzerland, putting an end to their participation in the 2018 World Cup. Compared to the opponents of this match, the Costa Ricans aren’t going through a good time, as they added just 2 wins in the last 10 matches. In this match against South Korea, coach Rónald González should play in 4-3-3, with Mayron George being the forward player on the team. It should be noted that Costa Rica national team has several gaps in maintenance of the ball possession and in the defensive organization. The visiting team’s coach decided not to call several players that usually integrate calls from Costa Rica.

Confirmed Lineup: Óscar Duarte, Cristian Gamboa, Bryan Oviedo, Francisco Calvo, Allan Cruz, David Guzmán, Elías Aguilar Vargas, Jimmy Marin, Daniel Colindres, Mayron George.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Korea Rep vs Costa Rica match, on 7 September 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy UK, goes to: Over 1,5 goals ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Korea Rep vs Costa Rica on 7 September 2018 will be played at Goyang, Goyang Stadium.

 

Friendlies - 2018

  • 94% 390 / 414 Games

  • Home team wins 44.87%
  • Draws 28.72%
  • Away team wins 26.41%
  • Over 1.5 65.64%
  • Over 2.5 41.28%
  • Over 3.5 23.85%
  • Goals 918
  • Goals /match 2.35
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 0.96
  • Both teams score 39.23%
  • Goals after 80' 11.98%
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