Son Heung-min and his star-studded South Korean team will start the 2023 Asian Cup with a group stage match against Bahrain on Monday.
The Tottenham forward suffered disappointment in his last appearance in the competition, seeing his Taegeuk Warriors bounced at the hands of eventual champions Qatar in the 2019 quarter-finals. In this year’s tournament on Qatar soil, South Korea boasts perhaps the most talented team in history.
Coach Son was joined by in-form Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan, Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae, and emerging young midfielder Lee Kang-in.
They will face 86th-ranked Bahrain, which has struggled against Asia’s top teams. In the pre-tournament friendly, they lost 0-2 to Australia, and in the latest World Cup qualifier, they lost to the UAE by the same score.
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South Korea vs Bahrain predictions, odds
- Lean Moneyline: South Korea (-600)
- Score prediction: Korea 4-1 Bahrain
South Korea will need to prove they can beat the best teams the continent and the world has to offer, but they should have no problems here against relatively weak opponents.
They continued to play tough friendlies throughout the first half of 2023, but their five-game winless streak was mainly due to strong South American and European opponents. They beat Singapore and China 8-0 on aggregate to begin November’s World Cup qualifiers and won a pre-tournament friendly against Iraq, but were without some of their biggest stars.
sports exchange (Canada) |
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Korean victory | -600 |
draw | +550 |
bahrain victory | +1150 |
both teams Score Y/N |
+155 / -225 |
over/under 2.5 goals |
-160 / +110 |
South Korea -1.5 goals |
-175 |
bahrain +1.5 goals |
+120 |
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Korea vs Bahrain match results
- date: Monday, January 15, 2024
- Kickoff time: 2:30 PM local time (6:30 AM ET / 3:30 AM PT)
- position: Al Sadd Stadium (Al Rayyan, Qatar)
- Last meeting: South Korea 2-1 Bahrain (January 22, 2019 | Asian Cup)
Best bet for South Korea vs. Bahrain
This South Korean team is loaded with attacking talent, and not only do they have players who belong to clubs in Europe’s top leagues, but they are all in great form. Son Heung-min is having a comeback season, and Hwang Hee-chan is making strides with the Wolves.
Even 22-year-old Kangin Lee was forced into the PSG squad thanks to his great chance-creation skills.
Bahrain conceded two goals just twice throughout 2023, but did not feature in a top-flight match. In 2022, they scored two goals in friendly matches against Cape Verde and Panama, but also lost 5-1 to Serbia. South Korea will have plenty of chances to improve on the scores it has enjoyed from time to time in recent years.
Korea vs Bahrain prop bet
South Korea’s most prolific goalscorer is not Tottenham star Son Heung-min, but fellow Premier League frontman Hwang Hee-chan, who has been a force on the front lines for both club and country in recent years.
Hwang has scored just 12 goals in 57 international games, but two of those have come in his last four international matches, making it his seventh since June 2021, when World Cup qualifiers began. ing. On the other hand, Son is also expected to be heavily involved and could potentially score a goal. , Spurs’ popular playmaker will also be tasked with important chance-making duties, from which fans will benefit greatly, so his -120 odds are worth far less than the fans’ odds.
With that in mind, we backed him to emerge as the tournament’s top scorer, as fans should benefit from a wealth of chances in front of goal.
South Korea vs Bahrain live stream, TV channels
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