North Korea vs Saudi Arabia: result 1-4 and analysis
Asian CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on January 14, 2015 at 07:00 AM (UTC)Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong
Full time
What was the result of North Korea vs Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia won 1-4 on January 14, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 11′Ryang Yong-GiNorth Korea
- 37′Naif Ahmed Taib HazaziSaudi Arabia
- 52′Mohammad Al-SahlawiSaudi Arabia
- 54′Mohammad Al-SahlawiSaudi Arabia
- 77′Nawaf Al AbidSaudi Arabia
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 10 matches in all competitions, North Korea have 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Saudi Arabia have 0, 0 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2015 | Uzbekistan(away) | 0-1 | Asian Cup |
| Nov 19, 2014 | Chinese Taipei(away) | 0-0 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Nov 16, 2014 | Guam(away) | 5-1 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Nov 13, 2014 | Hong Kong(home) | 2-1 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Jan 19, 2011 | Iraq(away) | 0-1 | Asian Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2015 | China(home) | 0-1 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 17, 2011 | Japan(home) | 0-5 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 13, 2011 | Jordan(away) | 0-1 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 9, 2011 | Syria(home) | 1-2 | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
North Korea score 0.8 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 10; Saudi Arabia score 0.3 and concede 2.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2 | 3/10 | 5/10 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 1/4 | 2/4 |
Over the last 10 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy