El Tri were regarded as outsiders to win the men’s tournament but impressive 4-1 and 3-0 victories against France and South Africa ensured they finished group runners-up behind hosts Japan and they are now 12/1 for Olympic glory.
It promises to be a goal-laden match in Yokohama on Saturday so let’s examine the markets and odds in our South Korea v Mexico betting tips.
Match Odds
South Korea started their campaign with a disappointing 1-0 defeat by New Zealand but 4-0 and 6-0 wins against Romania and Honduras meant they topped the group with six points and they are 14/1 in the men’s Olympics odds.
The Asian side scored three penalties in that win against Honduras, two of which were converted by Bordeaux striker Hwang Ui-jo (pictured below) who bagged a hat-trick, and the expectation is there will be goals in this quarter-final involving the two highest-scoring nations from the men’s competition.
In the individual goals market, Mexico and South Korea are 11/10 and 17/10 respectively to score at least twice.
That said, there has been one clean sheet in each of the two-time Asian champions’ three matches and at least one team not to score can be backed at 21/20 as one of Saturday’s South Korea v Mexico betting tips
Mexico have deployed a 4-3-3 throughout the tournament with goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who celebrated his 36th birthday in Tokyo, bringing invaluable experience to this essentially under-23 team.
The Mexicans have been spreading the goals throughout the team, although Chivas striker Alexis Vega tops the charts with two.
For South Korea, Hwang and Valencia midfielder Lee Kang-in both have three, two behind the tournament’s top scorer Richarlison, and they have twice played a 4-5-1 system although they went with a basic 4-4-2 in the 4-0 win against Romania.
