Sweden has deservedly beaten South Korea 1-0 after a great battle at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium to join Mexico on the top of the Group F table, as we expectedly saw a tight game with less than two goals in the total at +137. Sweden satisfied the odds at +125 with a narrow victory, while South Korea is already in the difficult situation after a loss in the first game of the 2018 World Cup.
Game Recap
Sweden had more of the game, but they needed a help from a Video Assistant Referee to beat South Korea, as the captain Andreas Granqvist scored from the penalty kick in the 65th minute of the game. The bettors should definitely think about wagering on the penalty in further matches with a VAR technology, while those who bet on the under in this game are surely happy, as they’ve easily got some decent wages. The odds on the under 1.5 goals at +137 were for the brave, but plenty wagered on the under 2.5 goals at -217, as everyone expected a tight clash.
Sweden deserved the victory, creating some big chances in both halves, while South Korea had a couple of dangerous attacks, but the didn’t have a single shot on target in 90 minutes of soccer. South Korea took 5 shots toward Sweden’s keeper, having the ball on their feet for 48% of the time. On the other side, Sweden took 15 shots, five of them on target, and Blue-Yellow could only blame Korea’s keeper and poor finishing job. The striker Marcus Berg had a couple of excellent opportunities to score, but he embarrassed himself with a bit of help from South Korea’s goalie.
It was a real battle at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, as we saw far more fouls (43) than shots (20), so it’s no strange that the clash was finished with just one goal in the total. South Korea had the best chance to get an equalizer in the dying moments of the game, but Hwang Hee-Chan’s header went off target. Sweden couldn’t cover the spread at -1.5, as it was expected, with the odds at +350.
After this victory, Sweden joined Mexico on the top of the Group F, and in the next round, Blue-Yellow will face Germany as +800 underdogs, according to BetDSI Sportsbook, while the odds on Sweden to win the World Cup trophy are +10000. South Korea goes on Mexico in the Matchday 1 as a +600 out-of-towner with the odds at +75000 to beat the 2018 World Cup.
