Not long now until WC Qualifiers - Asia action happening on Thursday when Korea DPR will play Kyrgyzstan.
Our Korea DPR v Kyrgyzstan tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest match odds.
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Korea DPR
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Korea DPR will be hoping to return to winning ways here following the 1-2 WC Qualifiers - Asia defeat in their last game at the hands of UAE.
In that game, Korea DPR had 31% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 on target. On the other side, UAE got 20 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target.
It has been seldom in recent times where Korea DPR have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Korea DPR have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 12 goals in the process. Having said that, we’ll just have to find out if that trend will be sustained in this next match.
Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan will go into this encounter following a 3-1 WC Qualifiers - Asia win vs Qatar in their previous game.
In that game, Kyrgyzstan had 46% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Kyrgyzstan was Valeriy Kichin (45'). At the other end, Qatar got 9 shots at goal with 4 on target.
The stats don’t lie, and Kyrgyzstan have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 11 goals overall. At the back, Kyrgyzstan have not been doing too well.
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Head to head
The last league fixture featuring the two was WC Qualifiers - Asia match day 4 on 15/10/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Kyrgyzstan 1-0 Korea DPR.
In that match, Kyrgyzstan had 39% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target.
At the other end, Korea DPR got 14 shots at goal with 2 on target.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Kyrgyzstan will have to play well to get anything against this Korea DPR outfit who we reckon will be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
We’re going for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 advantage for Korea DPR when the full-time whistle blows.
Hopefully it’s a good one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the full-time result market, victory for Korea DPR is available for 2.45, a bet on a draw is 3.2 and betting on a victory for Kyrgyzstan gets you 2.9. They’re the best bets being offered at the current time.
Peter Guest,
12:01 02/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Korea DPR
Formed: 1945
Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium (50,000)
Captain: Myong-Guk Ri
Chairman: Ryong-Nam Ri
Manager: Sin Yong-Nam
Competitions: International Friendlies (Friendlies), WC Qualifiers - Asia (Round 3 - Group A)