South Korea takes on the United Arab Emirates in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on the 11th of November.
Venue: Goyang stadium
Key Statistics
South Korea are unbeaten in their last four World Cup qualifiers.
South Korea have won five of their last six matches against UAE.
South Korea have kept 3 clean sheets in their last four matches against UAE.
UAE are winless in their last four World Cup qualifiers.
Head to head
The two sides have met previously 21 times and the South Koreans have picked up 14 wins in that time.
The United Arab Emirates have picked up three wins and the remaining four matches have ended in draws.
Latest performances in all competitions
South Korea: DWWDW
United Arab Emirates: DLDDW
South Korea
South Korea are second in their group just two points adrift of Iran and they will be hoping to clinch top spot with a win this week.
They were held to a draw against Iran last month and the hosts will look to get back to winning ways against the United Arab Emirates.
Possible South Korea starting line-up
Kim Seung-Gyu (GK); Kim Jin-su, Hong Chul, Kim Min-Jae, Lee Yong; Hwang Hee-Chan, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang In-Beom; Son Heung-Min, Cho Gue-sung, Song Min-Kyu
United Arab Emirates
UAE are fourth in the standings and they have picked up just three points from 4 outings.
The visitors are in desperate need of a win here and it will be interesting to see if they can pull off an upset.
They have a poor head to head record against South Korea and they will need a massive slice of luck to get something out of this contest.
UAE were held to a 2-2 draw against Iraq last time out and it remains to be seen whether they can bounce back with a win here.
Possible United Arab Emirates starting line-up
Ali Khasif (GK); Bandar Al-Ahbabi, Shahin Abdulrahman, Mohammed Al-Attas, Walid Abbas; Ali Salmeen, Yahia Nader, Fabio Lima, Abdullah Ramadan, Khalil Ibrahim; Ali Mabkhout
Prediction
South Korea are undoubtedly the better team here and they have an exceptional head to head record against UAE. The home side will be expected to pick up a comfortable win and they should be able to extend their fine run of form against tomorrow’s opposition.
The home side have a better squad and they will have the backing of the fans as well.
South Korea 2-0 UAE
