Saudi Arabia vs North Korea: result 4-0 and analysis
Asian CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on January 8, 2019 at 04:00 PM (UTC)King Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh
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What was the result of Saudi Arabia vs North Korea?
Saudi Arabia won 4-0 on January 8, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 28′Hattan BahbriSaudi Arabia
- 37′Mohammed Al FatilSaudi Arabia
- 70′Salem Al DawsariSaudi Arabia
- 87′Fahad Al MuwalladSaudi Arabia
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Saudi Arabia have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; North Korea have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2018 | South Korea(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Jordan(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Yemen(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Oct 15, 2018 | Iraq(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Brazil(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2018 | Bahrain(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies |
| Dec 25, 2018 | Vietnam(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Chinese Taipei(away) | 2-0 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Hong Kong(away) | 0-0 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Mongolia(home) | 4-1 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Saudi Arabia win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 North Korea win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2015 | North Korea 1-4 Saudi Arabia | Asian Cup |
Last archived meeting: North Korea vs Saudi Arabia on Jan 14, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Saudi Arabia score 0.9 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; North Korea score 1.5 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| North Korea | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 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