Match Report
The table read 1st (Australia, 7 pts) against 2nd (Korea Republic, 5 pts), 2 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Korea Republic: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Australia were scoring 1.33 and conceding 0.33, Korea Republic 2.67 and 2, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Australia had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Korea Republic had drawn their last three, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Australia 1, draws 2, Korea Republic 2, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah staged the fixture, a ground that holds 300.




