Saudi Arabia v South Korea: the preview
Saudi Arabia meet South Korea at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Saturday 1:30am (International Friendly). Key match-up: Cho Gue-Sung (South Korea) averages 0.7 goals a game to Sultan Mandash's 0.5 (Saudi Arabia).
The big picture
Saudi Arabia are 1–3–1 in International Friendly 2026, averaging 1 goals for and 1.6 against.
South Korea are 4–3–1 in International Friendly 2026, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.1 against.
Form
Saudi Arabia have won one of their last five and most recently drew with Cape Verde 0–0.
South Korea have won two of their last five and most recently beat Uzbekistan 2–0.
Head to head
These sides have met 2 times on our records since 2023: Saudi Arabia 0, South Korea 2.
Last time out (2024, South Korea advance 4-2 on penalties), South Korea won 1–1 at Education City Stadium.
Players to watch
For Saudi Arabia, watch Abdullah Al-Hamdan (0.4 goals a game in 2026) and Sultan Mandash (0.5 goals a game in 2026).
For South Korea, watch Son Heung-Min (0.6 goals a game in 2026) and Lee Dong-Gyeong (0.4 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026).
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
