Northern Ireland – South Korea Prediction & Picks (24.03.2018)

Northern Ireland and Republic of Korea meet at Windsor Park, in a friendly match. This is the first friendly of the year in Northern Ireland. In the case of the Republic of Korea, this is their 4th friendly of the year, after previous friendlies against Latvia, Jamaica and Moldova. This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Attention to the house factor, since Northern Ireland usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Northern Ireland:

This will be the first friendly match of the year for the home team, which played 1 friendly last year, which ended with the final score: Northern Ireland (1-0) New Zealand. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 11 conceded; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 10 suffered. The team comes to this match after a draw away with the Switzerland by (0-0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Northern Ireland won 6 and lost 4. In 15 matches, they never made the comeback in the 6 games in which they suffered the first goal.

Northern Ireland enters this game after a foreign draw, to zero, in the visit to Switzerland. Contrary to the rival of this performance, the Northern Ireland usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Dallas, Washington and Ward. The local team, when it invests in the offensive process, usually does so through the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the left-back Brunt. One of the best players in Northern Ireland is the Southampton midfielder, Davis.

South Korea:

The visiting team disputes their 4th friendly of the year. In the previous friendlies it registered the following scorecards: Republic of Korea (1-0) Latvia, Republic of Korea (2-2) Jamaica and Republic of Korea (1-0) Moldova. This is a team that shows similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, as in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, the Republic of Korea won 3, tied 3 and lost 4. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, as he scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 12 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 7 games in which they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 away matches for all competitions: they have suffered 6 of their 17 goals between minutes (46′-60 ‘).

South Korea enter this friendly motivated, after a 1-0 win in a friendly against Latvia, with a goal by Kim Shin-Wook. Contrary to the rival of this performance, Korea usually acts in a 4-4-2, in which the two most advanced players are Kim and Lee. The visiting team, when investing in the offensive process, usually do so through the right flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by midfielder Yo-han Ko. One of the best players in South Korea is the Tottenham winger, Heung-Min They are.