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Australia vs South Korea Prediction & Betting tips
Australia and South Korea play a friendly international match at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday-morning. Both countries are preparing for the Asian Cup early next year, where they both belong to the favorites for tournament win.
Australia:
Australia has found a new national coach in the person of Graham Arnold, after Bert van Marwijk made it to the Socceroos after the World Cup. The former striker of, among others, Standard Luik and NAC Breda started last month with a 0-4 victory over Qatar, although South Korea will undoubtedly offer more resistance. However, Arnold is not afraid and wants to implement a bold style of play: “If we can copy it, I would like to play a bit like Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain. With three fast number nines that have a passing action in house and upcoming backs that keep the field wide. ‘
That kind of statement will sound like Australian music fans, although we must not forget that Arnold’s playing material is rather limited. If players like Tom Rogic (Celtic), Robbie Kruse (Bochum), Mathew Leckie (Hertha BSC), Matthew Ryan (Brighton), Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town), Aziz Behich and Trent Sainsbury (both PSV) are your bearers, then You know what time it is. However, the Australians are hard workers and will do their utmost to entertain the public in their very first home game of 2018. In addition, debutant Martin Boyle (Hiberian) provides an impulse, as the wingspits scored four times in eight matches this season in the Scottish Premier League. Incidentally, Boyle, who grew up in Scotland, only set foot on Australian soil for the first time this week. He is eligible for The Socceroos because his father was born in Sydney.
South Korea:
For South Korea, the trip to Australia is all about experimenting. National coach Paulo Bento has left quite a few reputable names at home. Strong holders like Jang Hyun-soo (FC Tokyo), Ki Sung-yueng (Newcastle United) and star player Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) will not take action on Saturday morning. Other important players such as Jung Woo-young (Al Sadd), Hwang Hee-chan (HSV) and Lee Jae-sung (Holstein Kiel) also fail.
What remains is a selection that mainly consists of players from the own K-League, including five debutants. Players like Kim Young-gwon (Guangzhou Evergrande), Koo-Ja-cheol (Augsburg) and Lee Chung-yong (Bochum) together provide 209 much needed experience, although it will not be easy for the absence of Jang, Ki and Son to catch.
Australia vs South Korea head to head matches
31.01.15 CUP South Korea Australia 1 : 2 (1 : 1)
17.01.15 CUP Australia South Korea 0 : 1
20.07.13 EAC South Korea Australia 0 : 0
14.11.12 FI South Korea Australia 1 : 2
14.01.11 CUP Australia South Korea 1 : 1