Thailand – South Korea

Thailand will meet South Korea in an International Friendly scheduled to be played in Bangkok, with the visitors, priced at around 1.50, being the obvious favorites to win.

The hosts will come into this match with great morale after claiming a 2-2 draw in Iraq on Thursday. The result was brilliant for Thailand, as it meant both qualification to the 2019 Asian Cup and to the final stage of the Asian World Cup 2018 qualifiers – they needed at least a draw and that was exactly what they got. Thailand actually deserved to win that match, but were equalized in the 95th minute.

Thai football is definitely on the rise, the hosts have a very good team despite the fact that all players are based in the domestic league. Thailand is undefeated in the last 9 matches (6 wins, 3 draws), but they didn`t meet opponents of South Korea’s caliber.

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The visitors are on the back of a hard fought, unimpressive 1-0 home win over Lebanon in the WC 2018 qualifiers – with the victory coming in the last minute of play. South Korea did not try too hard, as they were already qualified, absolutely cruising in this group – 7 wins out of 7 games and a 24-0 goal difference. There are a few important players that have not been called up for this double against Thailand and South Korea.

Team news: Thailand will use the best lineup here, making maybe 1 or 2 chances to the team that got a draw in Iraq. South Korea will probably also field a competitive first 11, but they will definitely use a bit of rotation and also miss some of their best players. Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Ji Dong-won (Augsburg) are probably the most important absentees.

Both teams are in fine form, but obviously South Korea is the better team, playing at a different level than Thailand. Nevertheless, with great morale and home court advantage, I believe the hosts will make a good impression in this clash.

Adding the fact that it’s just a friendly game, I don`t believe South Korea, without at least 2-3 key players (probably more), will win by a big margin. Expect Thailand to fight their hearts out and I can see them earning a good result here. Enthusiasm and motivation are on their side – factors which, along with home court advantage, should make the difference.

My tip is Thailand to cover the 0,75 goal handicap, with small – medium stakes. It`s a bit of a risk, of course, but the odds have plenty of value. Hopefully South Korea decides to field a more experimental side (a real possibility), which would go a long way into making this bet a winner. Prediction: Thailand – South Korea 1-1.

Pick: Thailand (+0,75 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 2.25 @ Sbobet
Stake: 5
Possible profit: 6.25
Event date: 27 March