South Korea and Venezuela regularly play high-scoring matches: prediction for South Korea — Venezuela
The friendly between South Korea and Venezuela will take place on October 2 at Ulsan Munsu Stadium. The Koreans come into the game after two very different home results — a 3-0 win over Ecuador and a 1-4 defeat to Uruguay, while Venezuela lost 1-2 to Japan in their previous match.
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South Korea: seven goals in their last two matches
After an unsuccessful World Cup campaign, South Korea returned to friendly action and comfortably defeated Ecuador 3-0. However, the next match proved far more difficult, as Uruguay beat the Koreans 4-1.
In their last six games, the national team have recorded three wins and suffered three defeats. Half of those matches finished with over 2.5 total goals, while their recent results show that the team are capable of scoring freely but can also make serious defensive mistakes.
Venezuela: another three-goal match
Venezuela failed to qualify for the World Cup, finishing their qualifying campaign in eighth place. Their results have remained inconsistent since then: in their last eight matches, the team have recorded three wins, one draw and four defeats.
Venezuela lost 1-2 to Japan in their previous game and had earlier suffered an identical defeat to Turkey. Sandwiched between those two matches was a 2-0 victory over Iraq. Overall, the team score with enough regularity to make another open game a realistic scenario.
Match facts and head-to-head record
- Three of South Korea's last five matches finished with over 2.5 total goals.
- Two of Venezuela's last three matches ended 2-1.
- South Korea won the most recent head-to-head meeting, in 2014, by a score of 3-1.
Both teams are suited to open football: prediction for South Korea — Venezuela
In their recent home matches, South Korea have alternated between confident attacking displays and notable defensive problems. A 3-0 win over Ecuador was followed by a 1-4 defeat to Uruguay, making it difficult to expect an extremely cautious approach.
Venezuela also regularly find themselves involved in high-scoring matches and are capable of exploiting the space left by their opponents. Considering the recent results of both national teams, backing at least three goals looks like a logical continuation of their current trend.
