Australia vs South Korea prediction and betting tips on February 2, 2024

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One of the most intriguing matches of the quarterfinal stage of the 2023 Asian Cup will be played at the "Al JanoubStadium". Competing for a spot in the semifinals will be the national teams of Australia and South Korea. The experts at Dailysports have prepared a prediction for this match.

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Australia

The Australian national team is considered one of the favorites in the 2023 Asian Cup and, so far, has generally lived up to the expectations. The team faced minor issues only in the third match, when they had to share points with Uzbekistan (1-1). In the two matches preceding that, the "Socceroos" comfortably defeated Syria-India (2-0) and Syria (1-0). Despite dropping points, the Australians finished first and secured a favorable opponent in the playoffs – Indonesia. After the first 45 minutes, Graham Arnold's wards were leading by a two-goal margin, but only managed to make the score decisive towards the end of the match.

South Korea

Jürgen Klinsmann's team is also considered among the favorites of the tournament. However, unlike their opponent, the group stage for the "Asian Tigers" was nerve-wracking. After convincingly defeating Bahrain (3-1), the Koreans managed to draw twice with Jordan (2-2) and Malaysia (3-3). Interestingly, it was the draw in the third match that helped them avoid facing Japan in the first round of the playoffs and supposedly get an easier opponent. As it turned out, this "easier" opponent was only on paper. Conceding first, the Koreans managed to level the score only in the 90+9th minute. The ticket to the quarterfinals had to be secured in a penalty shootout (4-2).

Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history

• For Australia, facing the "Asian Tigers" is a challenging task. In the last 10 head-to-head meetings, the "Socceroos" recorded only one victory with four defeats.
• Only in one out of the last 5 matches did the bet on "Total over 2.5" win.
• The "Both Teams to Score" bet played out in only two out of the last five matches.

Australia vs South Korea prediction

It's challenging to give preference to either team in this encounter, although bookmakers lean towards South Korea advancing. Klinsmann's team appears unfocused, creating problems for themselves by constantly conceding and having to come from behind. We believe that the most likely outcome here is a bet on "Total over 2.0" with odds of 1.95.

Prediction on game Total over 2

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