South Korea vs Mexico FIFA World Cup 2018 – Lineups, Predictions & Stats Preview 23 June 2018
Mexico, surprisingly for most football fans except maybe their own, emerged victorious in their Matchday clash with the reigning World champions Germany. Now on their way to securing a Round of 16 spot is the brave team of South Korea led by Tottenham's Son Heung-min. If the South Koreans manage to stop the winning streak of Mexico, the situation in Group F will become very very intriguing.
South Korea Probable Lineups and Stats
Nicknamed the “Taegeuk Warriors”, South Korea made their 10th appearance at World Cup Finals. Led by Shin Tae-Yong as the head coach who has been in the management since 2014 but became the head coach in 2017 after Ulrich Stielike’s exit. The probable 11-man South Korea team vs Mexico will include forwards Kim Shin-Wook , Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan, midfielders Koo Ja-Cheol, Ki Sung Yueng, Lee Jae Sung, defenders Lee Yong, Jang Hyun-soo, Kim Young-gwon, Park Joo Hoo and goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo. South Korea suffered a 1-0 loss in their opening match against Sweden. Taegeuk Warriors had a total of 5 shots with none on target, they had a ball possession of 48% and committed 23 fouls which turned to be really costly after the referee punished one of that with a penalty.Mexico Probable Lineups and Stats
Mexico’s national team led by Juan Carlos Osorio made their 16th appearance at World Cup finals. Osorio’s team provided the shock result of the tournament so far by beating the reigning world champions – Germany. Mexicos’s best finish in the World Cup are the quarterfinals in the year 1970 and 1986 – the two times Mexico hosted the World Cup. The starting eleven will most likely consist of forwards Javier Hernandez, midfielders Hirving Lozano, Carlos Vela, Miguel Layun, Andres Guardado, and Hector Herrera, defenders Jesus Gallardo, Hector Moreno, Hugo Ayala and Carlos Salcedo and goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa. Mexico gave a brilliant performance against Germany that saw them win 1-0 their opening match, with ball possession of 33% and having total shots of 13 with only 4 on target. Mexico poses a powerful attack that find it easy to penetrate through opponents’ defence line.
South Korea v Mexico – Head to Head
South Korea and Mexico have so far played 6 times against each other, South Korea and Mexico winning twice and 2 draws. South Korea need to get a win so as to increase their chances at the tournament but Mexico team is brilliant and prepared for every match. A win against reigning world champions, Germany is a true motivation. Mexico has a strong forward duo in the likes of Lozano and Hernandez who are fast in counter-attacks. On the other hand, South Korea has a key player, Son who has proven to be a true asset to the team in the past matches despite the fact that they are not at their best.Expert Tip
The Mexicans are undefeated in 16 of their previous 17 encounters in FIFA World Cup, while South Korea has failed to score in their last 3 games in the same competition. There have been under 2.5 goals scored in 5 of South Korea’s previous six clashes in FIFA World Cup. South Korea was defeated with a tiny margin 0:1 by Sweden in matchday 1. The Mexican team is more efficient than their opponents. We think that Mexico will record another win against South Korea as they are now the favourites for the top position in group F. We expect the Mexicans to take a victory undoubtedly. Furthermore, we want to present you another interesting market for this event. Under 3.5 Cards and Under 9.5 Corners.Interesting Facts and Information
- The Republic of Korea haven’t won in their last 4 games.
- The Republic of Korea have not managed to score in their last 3 games.
- The Republic of Korea wins 1st half in 21% of their games, Mexico in 47% of their games.
- Mexico’s recent performance is better than Republic of Korea’s.
- In World Cup, Mexico has better performance than the Republic of Korea.
- The winner of their last meeting was Mexico.
- The Republic of Korea scores 1.1 goals when playing at home and Mexico scores 1.33 goals when playing away (on average).
- When the Republic of Korea leads 1-0 at home, they win in 100% of their games.
- When Mexico leads 0-1 away, they win in 50% of their games.
- When the Republic of Korea is down 0-1 home, they win 0% of their games.
- When Mexico is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their games.
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