Kuwait vs South Korea Prediction and Betting Tips | November 14th 2024

Kuwait will face South Korea at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium on Thursday in another third-round 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Although the home side are winless in their qualifying campaign so far, they have picked up important points along the way and remain in contention to advance to the fourth round.

They played out a 2-2 draw against Palestine in their last match and had looked set to be headed toward a memorable victory following a late strike from Yousef Nasser before their opponents leveled things up in stoppage time.

Meanwhile, South Korea have performed strongly in their World Cup qualifying campaign and are closing in on an impressive 11th consecutive appearance at the global showpiece. They picked up a narrow but largely deserved 3-2 win over Iraq last time out, with three different players getting on the scoresheet to secure the points for the Taegeuk Warriors including Oh Se-hun, who netted his maiden international goal.

After missing out on the last international break due to injury, team captain Son Heung-Min will return to the side this week and will be looking to lead his side to victory on the road.

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Kuwait vs South Korea Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• Thursday's game will mark the 25th competitive meeting between Kuwait and South Korea. The home side have won 10 of those games while the visitors have won two more, with their other two matchups ending in draws.
• The two teams last faced off in a World Cup qualifying clash back in October 2015 which the Taegeuk Warriors won 1-0 to register a sixth consecutive unbeaten outing in this fixture.
• The hosts are without a goal in their last three games in this fixture and a clean sheet in their last six.
• South Korea were ranked 22nd in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit 113 places above their midweek opponents.

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Kuwait vs South Korea Prediction

Kuwait are on a four-game winless streak and have won just once since the start of the year. They have won just one of their last four home games and will head into the midweek clash as massive underdogs.

South Korea are on a three-game winning streak and are undefeated in their last eight games across all competitions. The sheer gulf in class and quality between the sides coupled with their contrasting form should see the visitors win this one.

Prediction: Kuwait 0-2 South Korea

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Kuwait vs South Korea Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: South Korea to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the last six matches between the two teams have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last 10 matchups)