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South Korea vs Germany: result 2-0 and analysis

World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on June 27, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin

South Korea
2-0
Germany

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What was the result of South Korea vs Germany?

South Korea won 2-0 on June 27, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 90′Kim Young-GwonSouth Korea
  • 90′Son Heung-MinSouth Korea

Official lineup for South Korea vs Germany

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

South Korea

4-4-2
  1. 7Son Heung-Min
  2. 17Lee Jae-Sung
  1. 18Moon Seon-Min
  2. 15Jung Woo-Young
  3. 13Koo Ja-Cheol
  4. 20Jang Hyun-Soo
  1. 2Lee Yong
  2. 14Hong Chul
  3. 5Yun Young-Sun
  4. 19Kim Young-Gwon
  1. 23Jo Hyeon-Woo

Germany

4-2-3-1
  1. 9T. Werner
  1. 11M. Reus
  2. 18J. Kimmich
  3. 14L. Goretzka
  1. 3J. Hector
  2. 8T. Kroos
  1. 6S. Khedira
  2. 10M. Özil
  3. 15N. Süle
  4. 5M. Hummels
  1. 1M. Neuer
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Korea have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Germany have 9, 3 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

South Korea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 23, 2018Mexico(home)1-2World Cup
Jun 18, 2018Sweden(away)0-1World Cup
Jun 11, 2018Senegal(away)0-2Friendlies
Jun 7, 2018Bolivia(home)0-0Friendlies
Jun 1, 2018Bosnia & Herzegovina(home)1-3Friendlies
Germany
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 23, 2018Sweden(home)2-1World Cup
Jun 17, 2018Mexico(home)0-1World Cup
Jun 8, 2018Saudi Arabia(home)2-1Friendlies
Jun 2, 2018Austria(away)1-2Friendlies
Mar 27, 2018Brazil(home)0-1Friendlies

How many goals should we expect?

South Korea score 1.3 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Germany score 2.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
South Korea1.31.358/157/15
Germany2.10.9310/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

South Korea sit 2nd in World Cup (3 points from 2 matches) and Germany sit 1st (3 points from 1 match).

2026 standings
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1GermanyGroup E1100713
2South KoreaGroup A2101223

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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