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South Korea vs Iraq — World Cup - Qualification Asia

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South Korea
South Korea
Days Since Last Match: 4d 21h
3 – 2
HT 1–0
Finished
Iraq
Iraq
2º · 2.00 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 4d 17h

South Korea and Iraq meet in the World Cup - Qualification Asia 2026 season, in a match played on 15 October 2024. South Korea have recorded 14 wins from 23 matches this season (61% win rate), averaging 2.09 goals scored and 0.70 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 35% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 48%; and clean sheets in 48% of games. Iraq have won 48% of their 27 matches, with 1.26 goals scored and 1.11 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 37%, Over 2.5 at 41%, and clean sheets at 44%.

The final score was South Korea 3–2 Iraq. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.

Season Statistics

South Korea
—
Iraq
35%
BTTS %
37%
48%
Clean sheet %
44%
48%
Over 2.5 %
41%
6.2
Avg corners
3.9
13.9
Avg shots
8.1
5.2
Avg shots on target
2.4
1.2
Avg yellow cards
1.6
10.5
Avg fouls
10.8
68.5%
Avg possession
43.8%

Goals Scored

South KoreaHomeAwayIraqHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored78%83%73%70%77%64%
Over 1.5 Scored52%42%64%30%38%21%
Over 2.5 Scored39%33%45%11%15%7%
Failed To Score22%17%27%30%23%36%

Goals Conceded

South KoreaHomeAwayIraqHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded52%50%55%56%62%50%
Over 1.5 Conceded9%17%0%30%31%29%
Over 2.5 Conceded4%8%0%15%8%21%
Clean Sheets48%50%45%44%38%50%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

South KoreaIraq
Over 0.596%89%
Over 1.574%59%
Over 2.548%41%
Over 3.535%26%
Over 4.517%19%
BTTS35%37%
BTTS & Win17%15%
BTTS & Draw17%11%
BTTS & Over 2.517%30%
BTTS No & Over 2.530%11%

1st Half / 2nd Half

South KoreaIraq
Win 1st Half48%26%
Draw 1st Half48%48%
Loss 1st Half4%26%
Scored 1st Half61%41%
Conceded 1st Half17%41%
Win 2nd Half52%41%
Draw 2nd Half22%37%
Loss 2nd Half26%22%
Scored 2nd Half61%44%
Conceded 2nd Half39%37%
Over 0.5 HT65%63%
Over 1.5 HT35%22%

Recent Venue Form

South Korea (H)
WCzechia2–1
WEl Salvador1–0
WTrinidad and Tobago5–0
LIvory Coast0–4
WGhana1–0
WBolivia2–0
Iraq (A)
LSenegal0–5
LFrance0–3
DSpain1–1
LAndorra0–1
LJordan0–1
LAlgeria0–2

Number of Corners

8.7
Corners / Match
21 games
League Avg
8.8
156 games
8.9
Corners / Match
19 games
Match CornersSouth KoreaIraqLeague Avg
Over 671%74%74%
Over 757%53%60%
Over 852%42%51%
Over 948%32%40%
Over 1029%32%29%
Over 1124%21%19%
Over 1219%16%14%
Over 1310%16%10%

Team Corners

Team CornersSouth KoreaIraq
Corners Earned / Match6.24.0
Corners Against / Match2.55.0
Over 2.5 Corners For81%68%
Over 3.5 Corners For76%37%
Over 4.5 Corners For57%21%
Over 2.5 Corners Against48%74%
Over 3.5 Corners Against38%68%
Over 4.5 Corners Against14%47%

Head to Head · 7 matches

5
South Korea
71%
2
Draws
29%
0
Iraq
0%
57%
Over 1.5
4/7
29%
Over 2.5
2/7
14%
Over 3.5
1/7
14%
BTTS
1/7
05/06/25
Iraq
0–2
South Korea
15/10/24
South Korea
3–2
Iraq
06/01/24
Iraq
0–1
South Korea
16/11/21
Iraq
0–3
South Korea
02/09/21
South Korea
0–0
Iraq
07/06/17
Iraq
0–0
South Korea
26/01/15
South Korea
2–0
Iraq

Events

35'🟨Yong Woo Park
41'⚽Oh Se-Hun(J. Bae)
46'🔄L. Shlimon(A. Jasim)
50'⚽A. Hussein(A. Attwan)
59'🔄J. Bae(Moon Seon-Min)
59'🔄Oh Se-Hun(Oh Hyeon-Gyu)
65'🔄A. Attwan(M. Al Taay)
71'🟨Mustafa Saadon
74'⚽Oh Hyeon-Gyu
79'🔄M. Saadoon(Meme)
79'🔄A. Hussein(H. Ali)
81'🟨Jae-sung Lee
83'⚽Lee Jae-Sung(Lee Myung-Jae)
85'🔄Lee Kang-In(Hong Hyun-Seok)
85'🔄A. Al Ammari(A. Yasin)
85'🔄Park Yong-Woo(Paik Seung-Ho)
87'🔄Lee Jae-Sung(Lee Seung-Woo)
90'⚽I. Bayesh(A. Jasim)
90'🟨Seon-min Moon
90'🟨Ali Faez Atiyah

Match Statistics

South KoreaIraq
3Shots on target2
7Total shots8
76Possession %24
1Corners4
7Fouls8
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
World Cup - Qualification Asia
#TeamMPWDLGDPts
1Saudi Arabia2110+14
1Qatar2110+14
2Iraq2110+14
2United Arab Emirates210103
3Oman2011-11
3Indonesia2002-20

Team Insights

South Korea
  • ●South Korea have won their last 2 matches.
  • ●South Korea have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 2 matches.
  • ●South Korea have scored in each of their last 9 matches.
  • ●South Korea have been undefeated in their last 8 home matches.
  • ●South Korea have scored in each of their last 4 home matches.
  • ●South Korea have been undefeated in their last 8 away matches.
  • ●South Korea have scored in each of their last 8 away matches.
  • ●South Korea have kept a clean sheet in 4 of their 8 home matches.
  • ●South Korea have scored in 7 of their 8 home matches.
  • ●South Korea have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their 8 away matches.
  • ●South Korea have won 7 of their 8 away matches.
  • ●South Korea have scored in 8 of their 8 away matches.
Iraq
  • ●Iraq have been undefeated in their last 5 matches.
  • ●Iraq have won their last 2 home matches.
  • ●Iraq have been undefeated in their last 3 away matches.
  • ●Iraq have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their 10 home matches.
  • ●Iraq have kept a clean sheet in 7 of their 10 away matches.
  • ●Iraq have won 5 of their 10 away matches.
  • ●Iraq have scored in 8 of their 10 away matches.
South KoreaSouth Korea
LASouth Africa2º0–1
LASouth Africa4º0–1
LASouth Africa7º0–1
LAMexico1º0–1
LAMexico1º0–1
WHCzechia3º2–1
WHCzechia4º2–1
WHCzechia9º2–1
WHEl Salvador1–0
WHTrinidad and Tobago5–0
IraqIraq
LASenegal5º0–5
LASenegal3º0–5
LASenegal8º0–5
LASenegal2º0–5
LAFrance1º0–3
LAFrance1º0–3
LHNorway4º1–4
LHNorway2º1–4
LHVenezuela0–2
DASpain1–1

Season Schedule

South Korea
WHKuwait4–0
WAIraq2–0
DHJordan1–1
DHOman1–1
DAPalestine1–1
WAKuwait3–1
Iraq
WHUnited Arab Emirates2–1
DAUnited Arab Emirates1–1
DASaudi Arabia0–0
WHIndonesia1–0
WAJordan1–0
LHSouth Korea0–2

Top Scorers

South Korea
Son Heung-Min12 ⚽
Lee Jae-Sung5 ⚽
Hwang Hee-Chan5 ⚽
Lee Kang-In5 ⚽
Oh Hyeon-Gyu5 ⚽
Cho Gue-Sung3 ⚽
Iraq
A. Hussein10 ⚽
A. Al Hamadi3 ⚽
Meme2 ⚽
A. Jasim2 ⚽
I. Bayesh2 ⚽
Y. Amyn2 ⚽

Cards Given

South Korea
Lee Tae-seok2 🟨
Seon-min Moon2 🟨
Gue-sung Cho2 🟨
Kang-in Lee2 🟨
Gi-Hyuk Lee2 🟨
Seung Ho Paik2 🟨
Iraq
Zaid Tahseen4 🟨
Merchas Doski4 🟨
Rebin Sulaka4 🟨
Amir Al-Ammari4 🟨
Aymen Hussein2 🟨
Aimar Sher2 🟨