South Korea vs Portugal: result 2-1 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 2, 2022 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin
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What was the result of South Korea vs Portugal?
South Korea won 2-1 on December 2, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 5′Ricardo HortaPortugal
- 27′Kim Young-GwonSouth Korea
- 90′Hwang Hee-ChanSouth Korea
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, South Korea have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Portugal have 10, 2 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2022 | Ghana(home) | 2-3 | World Cup |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Uruguay(away) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Iceland(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Cameroon(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 23, 2022 | Costa Rica(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2022 | Uruguay(home) | 2-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 24, 2022 | Ghana(home) | 3-2 | World Cup |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Nigeria(home) | 4-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Spain(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Czechia(away) | 4-0 | UEFA Nations League |
How many goals should we expect?
South Korea score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Portugal score 2.3 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1.7 | 1.1 | 8 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
| Portugal | 2.3 | 0.5 | 9 | 4/15 | 8/15 |
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 Portugal sit 3rd (1 points from 1 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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