Asian Cup 2023 Prediction and Discussion

[AprilioMP]

what an unexpected thing, cho gue sung managed to score a goal in the 99th minute and forced south korea and saudi arabia to have a penalty shootout. south korea played very carefully from the first half so it is not surprising that they succeeded in winning this match.

Before Saudi Arabia's goal was created at the start of the second half, the opportunity that should have been a goal for Saudi Arabia in the first half was during the second corner. The first header hit the crossbar and the ball went back to another Saudi Arabian player. Again the second header was saved by the goalpost so further anticipation resulted in a third corner for Saudi Arabia.

The match between Saudi Arabia and South Korea was indeed very tight. The score was a draw and required that it be determined through a penalty shootout which was a fair process because both teams played with their respective best qualities.

but initially i sided with saudi arabia in the match against south korea, they have a good track record, moreover they have already managed to beat argentina, congratulations to south korea, they are a lucky team.

Korea conceded before one minute of the game, I predict Saudi Arabia will qualify for the last 8. It turns out their fate was not what I expected. Korea deserves it because Son has a winning mentality.

[JariKriting]

Korea conceded before one minute of the game, I predict Saudi Arabia will qualify for the last 8. It turns out their fate was not what I expected. Korea deserves it because Son has a winning mentality.

actually the actual is not 1 minute. because 1 minute in the second half means the game has been 46 minutes. champion mentality because the new reply goal was created in injury time. and this champion mentality is what causes when the Korean penalty shootout is able to win this match.

[joniboini]

but initially i sided with saudi arabia in the match against south korea, they have a good track record, moreover they have already managed to beat argentina, congratulations to south korea, they are a lucky team.

I would not call them lucky, you could even argue that they got a bit unlucky since some of their chances hit the post or get blocked by the keeper when you least expect it. I'd argue that their playstyle is quite easy to predict though, with some of their good chances coming from making a cross to the far post. Looks like that's the tactic that their coach tells them to do, which can be debatable if your opponent has tall players/strong defenders on the back. I'm honestly surprised it needs to go to the penalty shootout, to be honest. I assume South Korea to win just because they probably have better players overall, surprised to see Saudi managed to force them to dig deep.

[bering]

Bahrain vs Japan

During group stages both teams had opposite results because Japan who predicted will be easily to qualified but surprisingly they have to hard struggling on group stages and Japan only can able to finish at second place because they suffering 1 loses from Iraq and for Bahrain they were starting group stages with unsatisfied result because Bahrain have to lost from South Korea in the first match but they are fantastic because Bahrain can able to bounce back and gets 2 consecutive wins from Malaysia and Jordan and this result too makes them can finish at first place above to South Korea

Both teams have been met before on 2010 but that meeting statistic cannot be used anymore as the reference because the condition between Japan and Bahrain is clearly different now and as the favourite Japan performance is not so impressive indeed but i still considers them as the most favourite team in this tournament especially Japan is the finalist from Asian Cup 2019 because at that time they have to lost from Qatar 3-1 in the final match so i am sure Japan will targetting the trophy now however about the outcomes of this match i am still sure Japan will be able to beat Bahrain today but the bookmakers provide low odds for Japan @1.20

[Ahli38]

Korea conceded before one minute of the game, I predict Saudi Arabia will qualify for the last 8. It turns out their fate was not what I expected. Korea deserves it because Son has a winning mentality.

actually the actual is not 1 minute. because 1 minute in the second half means the game has been 46 minutes. champion mentality because the new reply goal was created in injury time. and this champion mentality is what causes when the Korean penalty shootout is able to win this match.

In terms of mental quality and penalty shots, the Korean players are indeed superior. And in this match both teams played an extraordinary match and I feel that Saudi Arabia's level of play has grown rapidly. Maybe this has an influence on the development of the Arab League since last season after SPL clubs brought in many European players which also brought development to the Arab players themselves.

It is predicted that South Korea will qualify from the round of 16. But I didn't expect South Korea to have difficulty until they had to win on penalties. This also makes me amazed by the development of Saudi Arabian Football. Which even has an increase in the FIFA rankings.

[rendravolt]

I didn't watch much of the match between Saudi Arabia vs South Korea and the two teams were at almost the same level. When it comes to squad depth, South Korea is better but Saudi Arabia doesn't want to give up just because of that. There were several opportunities where Saudi Arabia almost threatened the opponent's goal and there was one opportunity where it hit the goal post twice, after the third ribbon opportunity the ball went wide out of the field.

In the end, after a series of fierce attacks, Saudi Arabia scored the first goal at the start of the second half and took a 1-0 lead. South Korea were very frustrated towards the end of the match and the opportunities they created were endless to threaten the opponent's goal. Luckily, in the 90+1 minute, South Korea managed to equalize the score at 1-1, which sent the match into extra time.

But it seems that the additional 15 x 2 minutes of time did not result in another goal from either team so the match continued to a penalty shootout. As we know, the result is that South Korea managed to escape with a 3-5 win from the penalty shootout. The South Korean goalkeeper performed very well by saving two penalty kicks from Saudi Arabian players.

[rahmad2nd]

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what an unexpected thing, cho gue sung managed to score a goal in the 99th minute and forced south korea and saudi arabia to have a penalty shootout. south korea played very carefully from the first half so it is not surprising that they succeeded in winning this match.

but initially i sided with saudi arabia in the match against south korea, they have a good track record, moreover they have already managed to beat argentina, congratulations to south korea, they are a lucky team.

At least Saudi Arabian football is currently starting to improve, but most of the players from the Saudi Arabian national team squad are dominated by players from the Al Hilal team. there are at least 9 other players from Al Hilal, but the player who stands out from Al Hilal is Salem Al Dawsari. this winger performed well even though he was unable to score a goal, but he always provided space for his teammates and an assist in the match against South Korea. what I didn't expect was South Korea, usually they play agile and nimble. in last night's match, only in the second half did South Korea play more aggressively. there are no other words other than, congratulations to South Korea and will meet Australia. as for Saudi, they have to improve the quality of their young players.

Today's match is between Bahrain vs Japan, Japan is currently leading 0-2. Based on the statistics of the first half match, Japan dominated this match.
Another match that will be held is Iran vs Syria, of course Iran is much more favored by the betting bookies. Iran with @1.30, while Syria with odds @11.00. It seems clear, isn't it, there is a gap between these two teams. My estimate is that if Iran is able to score goals in the first half, there will be at least 3 goals in this match. because Syria will certainly play in defensive mode. they will only aim for a counterattack and if they don't succeed, survive until the penalty round. but I am sure, Iran will score 2 goals in this match. so the handicap option -1.5 @1.95 is the ideal option for me personally. Well, let's wait for this match while waiting for the ongoing Bahrain vs Japan match.

[Arenga pinnata]

Japan is likely to be the favourite to win the title at this AFC Asian Cup. Because I'm always amazed at how effortlessly they play when they face their opponents.

Currently the ongoing Bahrain vs Japan match also has a score of 0-2 in favour of Japan. And Japan could increase the advantage in this match. Because Bahrain looks very difficult to return goals against Japan. And on the contrary Japan played very comfortably and so disciplined. I think Japan can score 1 more goal in this second half.

[koang]

Japan is likely to be the favourite to win the title at this AFC Asian Cup. Because I'm always amazed at how effortlessly they play when they face their opponents.

Currently the ongoing Bahrain vs Japan match also has a score of 0-2 in favour of Japan. And Japan could increase the advantage in this match. Because Bahrain looks very difficult to return goals against Japan. And on the contrary Japan played very comfortably and so disciplined. I think Japan can score 1 more goal in this second half.

1 - 3 now, the match entered injury time
Japan looks set to win this game, but if a miracle happens and Japan is knocked out in the last 16 of the Asian Cup today, it will be one of the biggest disappointments in recent football.
The goalkeeper continues to fail and is not taken off the team, I wonder about other goalkeepers.
Cannot watch football with Moriyasu's current first-choice goalkeeper. it is now time to make the second-choice goalkeeper the first one.

FYI. Reo Hatate was off due to a calf injury in 34'. It didn't look like a serious injury, but we need to wait for an announcement about the state of his injury by the medical team in Japan.

[Arenga pinnata]

Japan is likely to be the favourite to win the title at this AFC Asian Cup. Because I'm always amazed at how effortlessly they play when they face their opponents.

Currently the ongoing Bahrain vs Japan match also has a score of 0-2 in favour of Japan. And Japan could increase the advantage in this match. Because Bahrain looks very difficult to return goals against Japan. And on the contrary Japan played very comfortably and so disciplined. I think Japan can score 1 more goal in this second half.

1 - 3 now, the match entered injury time
Japan looks set to win this game, but if a miracle happens and Japan is knocked out in the last 16 of the Asian Cup today, it will be one of the biggest disappointments in recent football.
The goalkeeper continues to fail and is not taken off the team, I wonder about other goalkeepers.
Cannot watch football with Moriyasu's current first-choice goalkeeper. it is now time to make the second-choice goalkeeper the first one.

FYI. Reo Hatate was off due to a calf injury in 34'. It didn't look like a serious injury, but we need to wait for an announcement about the state of his injury by the medical team in Japan.

The match has now ended with a score of 1-3 and Japan won as predicted. Because indeed from the beginning statistically and the performance of the two teams clearly has a striking difference.

Even in the second half we can see that the Japanese attacking line continues to get good opportunities to score more goals. But unfortunately they failed to take advantage of it. Bahrain in the second half had more possession of the ball but they were quite difficult to penetrate the Japanese defence which was very strong in this match. So Bahrain even struggled just to shoot the ball towards the Japanese goal.

Now only Iran vs Syria match remains.

[rahmad2nd]

Japan is likely to be the favourite to win the title at this AFC Asian Cup. Because I'm always amazed at how effortlessly they play when they face their opponents.

Currently the ongoing Bahrain vs Japan match also has a score of 0-2 in favour of Japan. And Japan could increase the advantage in this match. Because Bahrain looks very difficult to return goals against Japan. And on the contrary Japan played very comfortably and so disciplined. I think Japan can score 1 more goal in this second half.

It is very natural that Japan is the favorite team in the Asian Cup, because they are the ones who have won the most trophies in this championship. As for the match between Bahrain vs Japan, these two teams actually have quite a big difference based on the FIFA rankings. So, it is not surprising that Japan was able to overthrow Bahrain. By the way, almost the entire Japanese squad that competed against Bahrain played in the European league. only one player plays in the Japanese league, namely Seiya Maikuma.

Meanwhile, for Bahrain, it seems that the national team squad is dominated by local players and competes in the Middle East League. So in terms of player depth, Japan is more competitive than the other teams competing in this championship.
Talking about the course of the match, Japan should be able to create more than 3 goal opportunities. Unfortunately, they couldn't convert several opportunities into additional goals. technically and in terms of playing ability, Japan is above the level of the Bahrain national team. well, Japan has the right to advance to the next round.

As for the other match between Iran vs Syria, currently Iran has a temporary position with a score of 1-0. Based on statistics, Iran dominated the match by far. Let's wait for the results of this match, whether they match my predictions. at least, Iran was ahead 1-0. Only 1 goal left, this match is as I predicted. but with the condition, Iran must win this match with a clean sheet. or at least, for a safe position Iran must score 3 goals. even then, if Syria is able to score 1 goal in this match. the first half is over, we wait for the second half.

[un_rank]

As for the other match between Iran vs Syria, currently Iran has a temporary position with a score of 1-0. Based on statistics, Iran dominated the match by far. Let's wait for the results of this match, whether they match my predictions.

Iran were able to come out ahead on penalties, but I do not see a way they come out on top against Japan in the quarter finals.

The Asian cup has been very entertaining so far, far beyond my expectations and I look forward to seeing which nation wins this edition.

- Jay -

[doomloop]

The match has now ended with a score of 1-3 and Japan won as predicted. Because indeed from the beginning statistically and the performance of the two teams clearly has a striking difference.

Even in the second half we can see that the Japanese attacking line continues to get good opportunities to score more goals. But unfortunately they failed to take advantage of it. Bahrain in the second half had more possession of the ball but they were quite difficult to penetrate the Japanese defence which was very strong in this match. So Bahrain even struggled just to shoot the ball towards the Japanese goal.

Now only Iran vs Syria match remains.

Now lineup is completed for the last eight with Iran won on penalties this was excellent epic fight from the Syria for the spot into last eight because I was not expecting game like this from them but still they have done good job and give tough challenge to Iran which is much better in quality and performance now all eyes are set on two big games which are going to create good interest for the fans with their quality first match is Australia vs South Korea and second-biggest match of this round is Iran vs Japan because we have these four teams at the same level and things can take any change.

Other games are having also good entertainment but due to unpredictable nature of teams things are interested as we have for these two big games.

[dansus021]

It will hard game for our National team to beat Australia but there is always a chance although it is just small chance. We are lucky enough to qualify because Oman failed to win against Kyrgiztan so we get the last spot as the best 3rd rank team. Otherwise, if Oman won the last match then we will not go in the play-off match. STY needs to get the best lineups and strategy for today match against Australia. At least not to let Australia win the match easily. However what will be the result today, I still proud of what they did in the group stage.

Yea we lose against japan and Australia and we lose 

Indonesia's journey is over being the first team eliminated, it doesn't matter because we know who the opponents are, Australia really played optimally and didn't give Indonesian players a chance to attack of the 5 shot attempts, only one was on target. Even though Australia won today, their position is not yet safe because Saudi Arabia or Japan will be their next opponents and if Australia can beat one of them then Australia has a big chance of becoming champion. Tajikistan is playing and leads by one goal, less than 10 minutes this game will be over and Tajikistan looks to take their place in the next round.

yeah, my country's journey is over at least for now but I just hope our national team wins someday, even tho we are loss today this is still an achievement in my opinion.

Now I support japan 

[Ahli38]

yeah, my country's journey is over at least for now but I just hope our national team wins someday, even tho we are loss today this is still an achievement in my opinion.

Now I support japan 

It is indeed quite sad to see our national team must end in the round of 16. But there is also a sense of pride because Indonesia can appear in the AFC Asian Cup and can even play in the round of 16. Although they couldn't go any further than that. But I also hope that Indonesia can qualify for the Asian Cup again and can go further in the next AFC Asian Cup.

I have the same choice as you for the quarter-finals which is that I'm also going to favour Japan because that's the team I'm hoping to win the AFC Asian Cup. We can see the performance of the Japanese national team is completely different from the others. They have a very high level of play. I feel Japan deserves to be the champion.

[Docnaster]

I've been following the proceedings at the ongoing Asian Cup and seeing the teams that'll be playing in the quarter finals, I'm very much interested in the fixture between Australia vs South Korea which is will be played tomorrow. Australia and South Korea have been the two strongest teams in the tournament and to think that one of them will be leaving at this time of the competition is giving mixed feelings. South Korea I think will win the match but I expect it to be a very difficult game for the two countries

[aylabadia05]

The Asian Cup has entered the quarter-finals.
The excitement of the round of 16 has already passed. Many moments have become valuable experiences that are difficult for each team fan to forget.

The Iraq vs Jordan match and the Saudi Arabia vs South Korea match had moments that became memories for every spectator who watched them.
The second yellow card received by Iraqi player Ayman Hussein after celebrating as if he was demonstrating eating. In this incident, perhaps not many people know why the referee had to issue a yellow card.
In the match between Saudi Arabia and South Korea, the Saudi Arabian player, Ali Al-Bulaihi, was seen carrying out the same action as was done to Messi at the World Cup and to Cristiano Ronaldo during his club's match.
In that match, Al Hilal's defender did this to Son.

[dansus021]

yeah, my country's journey is over at least for now but I just hope our national team wins someday, even tho we are loss today this is still an achievement in my opinion.

Now I support japan 

It is indeed quite sad to see our national team must end in the round of 16. But there is also a sense of pride because Indonesia can appear in the AFC Asian Cup and can even play in the round of 16. Although they couldn't go any further than that. But I also hope that Indonesia can qualify for the Asian Cup again and can go further in the next AFC Asian Cup.

I have the same choice as you for the quarter-finals which is that I'm also going to favour Japan because that's the team I'm hoping to win the AFC Asian Cup. We can see the performance of the Japanese national team is completely different from the others. They have a very high level of play. I feel Japan deserves to be the champion.

Yes, Japan is strong bro  , I think the pre-final match is Qatar Vs Japan and Australia VS Jordan and the final is Japan vs Australia just opinion hehehhe

This is still quite worthy of praise from the performance shown by Indonesia in this title because indeed they have developed enough in terms of the game carried out but indeed in the match against Australia yesterday we seemed to learn a lot that finishing is a condition that must be owned as a support to get a victory. Indonesia has a pretty good chance to develop when looking at the quality of their players especially they have a young average squad in defense and midfield is also actually quite well developed but the quality of their attacks is poor and of course this is finishing that must be improved.
Australia are not that scary in this round of 16 match but they have good finishing and that is proven when 7 shots fired by Australia 4 of them are on target and 4 on target are all turned into goals.

This is quite right and yeah I agree with you it is worth of praise and still an achievement for Indonesia after a long journey in Asian Cup    and Indeed Australia is strong enemy

[bering]

Finally quarterfinal matches will be started today and we can see there was a big match between Australia vs South Korea and Australia opponent since group stages was relatively easy because they only facing Uzbekistan, India and Suriah on group stages even at round of 16 Australia gets easy opponent Indonesia and at that time Australia can able to beat Indonesia with big scores 4-0 but South Korea journey in this tournament a bit hard compared to Australia even at round of 16 South Korea have to hard struggling to beat Saudi Arabia because they have to play until penalty kick stage

Both teams is the favourite in this tournament but this match is the real tested for Australia because finally they can met strong team and for South Korea some of their players probably will be fatigue because they have to fight against Saudi Arabia for 120 minutes but according to their recent conditions all of their key players will available to play and for head to head statistics both teams several times to met at friendly matches and the latest meeting is South Korea can win with narrow score and about the outcomes of this match i think this is hard to predicted because the strength between them looks equal and not impossible if the match ended with draw result again at the normal time and continues with penalty kick again

[Strongkored]

I've been following the proceedings at the ongoing Asian Cup and seeing the teams that'll be playing in the quarter finals, I'm very much interested in the fixture between Australia vs South Korea which is will be played tomorrow. Australia and South Korea have been the two strongest teams in the tournament and to think that one of them will be leaving at this time of the competition is giving mixed feelings. South Korea I think will win the match but I expect it to be a very difficult game for the two countries

If you look at the eight teams that advanced to the quarter-finals, they were dominated by teams that were strong enough so that the quarter-finals would be a match with a high level of difficulty. Jordan was lucky enough to face Tajikistan, which could be said to have the same strength if judged from the FIFA rankings.
In the Australia vs South Korea match, I support South Korea to advance to the semifinals but this will not be easy, in fact it is very possible that the match will have to be decided by a penalty shootout because the score is the same until extra time.

Tajikistan vs Jordan, the match is still 0-0 and no one dominates this match because as I mentioned earlier both of them are almost the same strength but Jordan will have a better chance of getting to the semifinals and winning with a narrow score