Australia and South Korea are the two favorites to win the Asian Cup in the last 8 matches. Australia's defense has been superb this year, only conceding 1 goal in 4 matches, making it the biggest asset for them to win the tournament. South Korea's frantic style of playing in the group stage has almost caused an accident, and they have already switched to a more conservative style of play in the last match, so they won't dare to make any rash moves this time, so it's worthwhile to bet on a 2.5-goal goal. (Live on HOY TV 77 at 11:30pm on Friday)
Australia's striker power is not strong compared to Japan and South Korea, but team leader Ailette's strategy of playing with ball control and stabilizing the lineup has been quite successful, with 7 clean sheets in their last 8 matches, bringing the team an undefeated streak of 7 wins and 1 draw. Against South Korea, who are a strong team, the team will continue to win the battle of survival, with a total of 2 goals or less in 5 of their last 6 matches.
On the other hand, South Korea knocked out Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 with an exchange of 12-yard shots, scoring a goal before the end for the third consecutive time, but the overall performance was indeed unsatisfactory. South Korea scored eight goals and conceded six in the group stage, and have been criticized for their poor defense. German leader Kieran Swann switched to a three-pronged approach in the last match, which has stabilized the defense, but Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan's Premier League duo have not yet been tarted up, and it's not easy to break down the Aussies' defense.
