Korea DPR vs Uzbekistan Prediction and Betting Tips | November 19th 2024
Korea DPR will take on Uzbekistan at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos on Tuesday in the sixth round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers. The Samba of East Asia will be desperate to pick up at least a point to keep their hopes of qualification for the next group phase alive.
Korea DPR's 3-2 loss against Iran in their last game took their winless streak to seven games, leaving them at the bottom of Group A with only two points out of an obtainable 15. They will, however, hope to turn things around going into the return leg of the qualifiers as they make an effort to qualify for their first World Cup since 2010.
Uzbekistan will hope to bounce back from a 3-2 loss to Qatar in their last match and continue their remarkable qualifying campaign. The loss to the Maroons marked the end of an eight-game unbeaten run for the White Wolves of Uzbekistan who currently sit in second place in Group A, eight points clear of Tuesday's opponents.
Korea DPR vs Uzbekistan Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have met on 11 previous occasions. Korea DPR have won only one of those meetings with two ending in draws and Uzbekistan winning the remaining eight.
- Korea DPR have only managed to score in three of the previous 11 editions of this fixture.
- Uzbekistan have a stellar goal-scoring record in this fixture, finding the back of the net 21 times in just 11 meetings.
- Chollima are without a clean sheet in their last six games across all competitions.
- Uzbekistan are currently ranked 58th in the FIFA World Rankings, some way above Korea DPR in 111th place.
Korea DPR vs Uzbekistan Prediction
The Samba of East Asia will be satisfied to pick up a point in Tuesday's match, considering they have been in much poorer form than their opponents. They will, however, have to be at their best if they are to get anything from this game.
Uzbekistan will be confident of picking up a positive result when they travel to Laos on Tuesday as they attempt to close down the three-point gap between themselves and group leaders Iran. They have found joy in this fixture historically and should win here as well.
Prediction: Korea DPR 0-1 Uzbekistan
Korea DPR vs Uzbekistan Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Uzbekistan to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Six of the last eight 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 two of their last eight matchups)