South Korea vs Uzbekistan Prediction & Betting Tips

Form since the World Cup

South Korea's record over the last 20 matches reads 12 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, with 39 goals scored against just 15 conceded - a healthy overall return. But the shape of that form has zigzagged: losses to Ivory Coast (4-0) and Austria were followed by wins over Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador, then World Cup defeats to Mexico and South Africa either side of a win over Czechia. They rounded it all off with a comfortable 3-0 win over Ecuador just before this fixture.

South Korea: 20 completed matches; Uzbekistan: 20 completed matches.

South Korea

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

39

Conceded

15

Difference

+24

Uzbekistan

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

28

Difference

+1

Uzbekistan's numbers are more modest: 9 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from 20 games, with 29 goals for and 28 against. Their World Cup ended badly, with three straight defeats including a 5-0 hammering by Portugal and a 1-3 loss to Colombia. It took them almost three months to shake that off, but they did it in style, beating Iran 3-1 in their last outing.

Both sides go into this off the back of a win, but South Korea's underlying numbers over the last 20 games look sturdier than Uzbekistan's.

Comparative Team Statistics: South Korea vs Uzbekistan

A history that doesn't say much about now

These two have met five times in the data available, though the most recent meeting was back in 2018, when South Korea won 4-0 in a friendly. Before that it was fairly even: a scoreless draw in 2017, a Uzbekistan win in 2016, and one win apiece in Asian Cup meetings from 2011 and 2015.

With eight years since they last played each other, this head-to-head record carries little weight for the current squads.

What to expect from a post-World Cup friendly

This friendly sits in the October international window, not long after both nations' World Cup campaigns, and both sides had already played once earlier in the same window. That kind of scheduling often brings squad rotation and changed shapes, which makes results harder to read.

Both teams showed they can bounce back quickly - South Korea with a three-goal win over Ecuador, Uzbekistan with a win over Iran - so neither looks short of confidence going in. But friendlies like this rarely reflect the full intent of either camp.

Key player statistics: South Korea vs Uzbekistan

South Korea:

Best scorers:

Son Heung-Min - 3

Lee Dong-Gyeong - 2