Topic: Asian Cup 2023 Prediction and Discussion - page 20. (Read 5530 times)

It must be admitted that the two teams are at different levels but in a match there are no excuses every team must be able to win and here Iraq deserved to win, overall Indonesia is in the hell group we don't expect them to advance to the next stage winning 1 out of 3 matches is the best achievement while Japan and Iraq will dominate this group. Thailand played today and they had a 2 goal lead, however the situation is almost the same as Indonesia because they have to compete with Saudi Arabia and Oman, Thailand could possibly finish in 3rd place or Thailand gets a miracle.

Typical team supporters are different. Indonesian supporters are also very good in providing support to the Indonesian team in competing in the Asian Cup and even in other competitions.
Indonesia's success passed and could compete in the Asian Cup, for me personally was an extraordinary achievement in the midst of our team's efforts to provide the best.
I admit that Indonesia needs a long process to be able to carve history in the world of Asian football.



Typical team supporters are different. Indonesian supporters are also very good in providing support to the Indonesian team in competing in the Asian Cup and even in other competitions.
Indonesia's success passed and could compete in the Asian Cup, for me personally was an extraordinary achievement in the midst of our team's efforts to provide the best.
I admit that Indonesia needs a long process to be able to carve history in the world of Asian football.

In fact, Indonesia's achievements are good enough to be able to enter the Asian Cup, although perhaps in the end the results were not satisfactory enough, in my opinion there is no problem, it will be an experience for them to play in the Asian Cup, everything needs a process to get better, sometimes what is sad is Many of their supporters are still badmouthing the Indonesian game, but actually they still have time to improve their shortcomings. it can't be that instant to become a great team.

Many players don't dare to appear confident, almost most of the Indonesian players lose when winning the ball and are often easily conceded because the body posture of the Iraqi players is fuller than that of the Indonesian players, so in a battle of strength they will also lose on the field, even though if they play more calmly they control the ball with a few touches. maybe it will be better, Indonesia needs to learn a lot about passing to be better, I believe they still have time to become a great team in the future.

I'm still a little doubtful about IRAK's second goal, whether it was actually offside or not, many people say it was offside, but I think it's offside or not, Indonesia still has to acknowledge IRAK's greatness and it's good that Indonesia managed to score a goal to show that they have the quality to score goals. opponent's goal. Below is a picture of Iraq's second goal 

I also think that Indonesia will almost certainly not pass the group phase, especially since the group occupied by Indonesia is very tough. The result of the first match was that Indonesia lost against Iraq with a score of 1-3. And when I saw the Indonesia vs Iraq game last night, Indonesia really deserved to lose because their game was really bad. In fact, I predict that the final standings of Group D Indonesia will be ranked 4th by collecting 1 point obtained against Vietnam.

A result I didn't expect. I thought Indonesia could draw, but the goal in extra time put the Indonesian players under pressure.  But Iraq's second goal I think was a bit of a controversy. I think before the goal happened there was an offside player. Even the VAR analysis didn't show the details, even the replay clearly showed there was a second touch from the Iraq player the ball didn't hit the ground. It seems that a protest has also been lodged by Indonesia to the AFC. Although this will not change the final result, VAR must be transparent. Even in Europe it takes a long time to decide an incident from VAR. So the referees on duty are true professionals.

The match between South Korea vs Bahrain is as I previously predicted, there will be at least 3 goals in this match. and yeah, the final result was 3-1. technically, South Korea is much better than its opposing team. especially, in terms of long balls and accurate passes. South Korea's first goal was done very well with long balls. meanwhile, Bahrain, their defense gave a lot of space to the opposing team. in the end, South Korea won this match. for the prediction of the Indonesia vs Iraq match, the final result was slightly different from my predictions and estimates. Previously I suspected that this match would end with a close score. for example, 1-2 or even a draw if Indonesia plays full defense.

Today, the Asian Cup will feature a match between Thailand vs Kyrgyzstan. Based on the FiFA ranking, Kyrgyzstan is above Thailand. It's just that, there is something quite strange for me referring to betting options. Referring to the odds for the two teams, Thailand is slightly superior. for Thailand, I am quite familiar with their style and playing system. but for Kyrgyzstan, I don't know much information. and referring to data and statistics, it seems that choosing Thailand is the ideal choice for the community who wants to bet. based on odds, Thailand with @2.39 and while Kyrgyzstan with @2.95. This match also allegedly will not produce many goals, like other matches. which means, the match will be quite tough. well, for me there are two options in betting. first option bets on Thailand, second option bets on both teams to score @1.90. ideally, this match ends with 1-1 or 2-1. well, let's wait for the final result.

Indonesia was targetting to qualified to the next round and in the first match Indonesia at least have to get draw result but after the loses from Iraq seems it's near to impossible for them to qualified and yesterday i have been watching the match Indonesia vs Iraq and i have to says the quality for these teams is quite different that Iraq is performing more good than Indonesia that their players is hard to guarded and it makes Indonesia always playing under pressure until match ended and indeed this result is predictable because before this match people didn't considers Indonesia as strong contender in group D

Indonesia will fight against Vietnam for upcoming match and to keep their chances i think win result is mandatory for them but the most problem is Indonesia also has poor records from Vietnam that since 2019 Indonesia was never able to win from Vietnam they even suffering big lost several times so in my opinion it's hard for them to bounce back even my prediction on group D is the teams who will qualified is Japan and Iraq but Indonesia is more likely will finish at the bottom of group standing

There are big hopes for Indonesia to qualify from the group phase, and without a doubt Indonesia still doesn't think that will be achieved and there is no need to be disappointed because the Indonesian national team still has a lot to develop if it wants to become one to be reckoned with in Asia.
Indonesia lost to Iraq 1-3, and this is according to predictions and this defeat is quite acceptable. Next, facing Vietnam, who lost to Japan, will be very tight for both of them because Indonesia and Vietnam will try to win so that the opportunity to qualify for the group is still available for both teams even though In my opinion, it is quite difficult because winning the second match but in the third match, Indonesia and Vietnam will still face difficult matches. Against Japan, Indonesia has very little chance of winning, even a draw is quite difficult, as is Vietnam to against Iraq.
The Japan vs Iraq match will be very interesting to look forward to, Japan is better than Iraq but surprises might happen.

Malaysia 0 - 3 Jordan

finished 1 half

I sincerely doubt that Jordan will lose in this game, with this 3 goal advantage and probably in the 2nd half they will be able to score more goals, so it is already guaranteed that they will leave this game with victory and will take the first position in group E, in this group And South Korea is the big favorite, which in my opinion is the big favorite along with Japan to win the Asian Cup, surprisingly I'm seeing very weak national teams that haven't been able to qualify for the World Cup having good results, the truth is that with each passing year many teams are evolving, causing a great balance to begin to be seen between all teams

South Korea 3 - 1 Bahrain

I confess that it's been many years since I heard the name of this country, maybe I didn't pay much attention to them in the qualifying games for the last World Cup, but seeing them manage to score a goal against South Korea shows that you shouldn't underestimate any team in this tournament. The good thing is that South Korea won the game and as a fan of Sum Korea I was happy that they managed to achieve this victory, but it was a strange game that had 7 yellow cards, with South Korea having 5 yellow cards, I don't know what happened in this game to have so many yellow cards, but this is not good for South Korea, accumulating many yellow cards will not be good for the following games

Indonesia 1 - 3 Iraq

Iraq will probably be the biggest obstacle for Japan in this group, with the comfortable victory that Iraq obtained today, it shows that Japan needs to be very careful with Iraq, the other teams cannot be underestimated either, but I see Iraq as being the most difficult for Japan to face in this group. In any case, it will be interesting to see how Japan, who won yesterday, will fare in this group, as I see Japan as one of the big favorites to win the Asian Cup.

If Europe has the Euro, then Asia is the Asian Cup. It's quite a great match for me and I'm quite proud that Indonesia is included in the biggest tournament in Asia. There were no expectations, but I'm happy with this achievement. I trust the process, which means with the current conditions I don't have much hope with the young Indonesian players. But if they pass the group phase it's amazing. Their coach does have good progress, although in the last 3 matches before the Asian cup they always lost.

South Korea vs Bahrain match results: 3-1 for South Korea's win.

South Korea played very easily in finding full points. Ball possession reached 71% and total shots reached 14x.
Bahrain was able to score 1 goal as an achievement in the game dominated by South Korea.

The team that is the favorite to win the Asian Cup plays the first match in their respective group with a win. Australia wins, Japan wins, South Korea wins.
Now, Indonesia vs Iraq match.
Indonesia is reportedly ready to give a surprise even though on paper Iraq is stronger.

Honestly, I was surprised when Vietnam was able to make 2 goals. This means that Vietnam is quite good at playing and they even have the ball. But indeed the Japanese players who play abroad have not played together. Maybe Vietnam will have more trouble if this happens.
As for Indonesia, they are young players I hope they are able to surprise more. Indeed they are hereditary players, not naturalized they have Indonesian blood from their grandparents. I'm quite happy with Indonesia's development period. With many young players it seems that STY has a long term progress with these players. Hopefully Indonesia will win today and at least draw.

Today the Asian Cup will present the matches South Korea vs Bahrain and Indonesia vs Iraq. and it seems that this match will not feature an exciting battle between the teams that will compete. in the two matches that will be held soon, the betting market favors South Korea and Iraq. naturally, the teams that will compete today have gaps based on their respective rankings. Korea is ranked 23rd in FIFA, and Bahrain is ranked 86th. while Indonesia is ranked 146th, and Iraq is ranked 63rd. Well, at least we have a little idea of ​​these teams. plus, so are the betting odds for this match. unfortunately the information I get is very limited for the teams that will compete tonight, I have difficulty getting at least predictions regarding player lineups, systems and patterns. even though I'm not very familiar with the players, the information I need is very helpful in terms of analysis and research. what is certain is that South Korea is far superior to Bahrain. likewise, Iraq is the favorite in this match. South Korea with odds @1.16, and Bahrain with @15.00. while Iraq with @1.29, Indonesia @9.00.

Obviously, there appears to be a gap based on the odds, ranking and depth of players from each team. what is clear is that it is not ideal to bet on the superior team with the 1×2 option. because the odds offered are very, very low. the question is whether anyone will choose the Underdog team in this match, considering the odds are quite tempting. if I had to predict, the Over 3 goals option with odds @1.80 is the ideal choice for the South Korea vs Bahrain match. for Indonesia vs Iraq, honestly I hope the Indonesian national team is able to give their best game.  However, it is not an easy job for Shin Tae-yong to ensure that his team is able to match the opposing team's squad in this match. this is a difficult job for Indonesia, especially to overthrow Iraq in this match. however, football is unique and we cannot guarantee every result with certainty and accuracy. so, the +1.5 @1.88 hidicap option for Indonesia is the right choice for me. natural, because Indonesia is our country's national team. well, let's just wait for this match to take place.

I think Indonesia will play as hard as possible today, especially since most of them are playing with a lot of naturalized players, so maybe there will be a slight change in style to the previous game. STY may have tested the abilities of the current main squad, so a lot of things may have been improved, I admit that Iraq may indeed be a strong team and that is why Indonesia must be able to prove that they are able to compete at the Asian Cup level this year.

Indonesia is considered the weakest team in this group, of course getting out of this group will clearly be very difficult for them, but as long as they still have high confidence and self-confidence, anything can happen, sometimes in the biggest trophies including the world cup, whether people People think Morocco can get into the semifinals, I'm sure not, miracles always happen so I don't want to underestimate Indonesia's strength, they could give a surprise. At least Indonesia was able to hold Iraq to a draw, which is better than Vietnam, which lost to Japan yesterday.

I think it's very reasonable to putting Japan as the most favourite team to be the winner of this tournament because since last year Japan was displayed fantastic performance even in all competitions Japan was unbeatable since June and for friendly matches Japan has successfully to beat some of strong teams such as Turkey, Tunisia and the most impressive is when Japan was successfully to humiliated Germany with huge scores 4-1 which is this never done before and the loses from Japan also makes Germany have to sacked their previously manager Hansi Flick and replaced by Julian Nagelsmann

Talking about Japan they are in the group D along with Indonesia, Vietnam and Iraq so based on the squad quality i think this will being an easy group for Japan especially in the first match Japan has just got the winning result with huge scores from Vietnam 4-2 and i am sure Japan can able to win all of the match in this group and qualified as group champion and for Indonesia they will be tested against Iraq today and this is hard match for them especially Indonesia has through an 5 matches without the winning results moreover Iraq and Indonesia has been met on November last year and Iraq can win with scores 5-1 so this record is proven Iraq is too strong for Indonesia

After boring first day of this event today we have enough entertainment with first game which played between Japan vs Vietnam we have 6 goals and Vietnam was really impressive in first 30 minutes of the game but at the end Japan were able to bring back themselves at the better level and won this match by score of 4–2.

In second game, we have UAE vs Hong Kong which also ended on high not for the Gulf side as they won with the score of 3–1, and now we are having third and last game of the day which is playing between Iran vs Palestine and after 75 minutes Iran is leading by 4–1 which is impressive from them hopefully things will be more entertaining as these Asian teams are fighting for the mega Asian event and also need to increase their quality.

Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Australia and also Iran are the top teams in the AFC ranking and what is quite great is Japan because it has the top FIFA ranking for the Asian zone and Japan has already occupied the FIFA ranking at number 17.
This year, Japan is really strong team and it is difficult for other teams to surpass it, of course this is proof that Japan is indeed candidate to win the Asian Cup.
It looks like the final between Japan vs South Korea will be very interesting and of course this is good prediction for the Asian Cup competition.
Japan has quite good quality players and South Korea also has several great players who have had successful careers in European football.
It will be really fierce match for the title if the top two teams can reach the final.
When Japan and South Korea make it to the final, it will be increasingly difficult for us to predict who will win the Asian Cup and of course the game of both teams will tend to be more careful.

Japan is still the most successful team in this competition because they have won 4 titles and Qatar is the defending champion because in the 2019 competition they won the AFC Asian Cup.

Opta's analysis of the favorite team to win the Asian Cup makes perfect sense because the other teams appearing in the Asian Cup are less promising. Only that team has a good chance of betting even though there will be an underdog team that could ruin this strong analysis.

Indonesia, for me, getting through the group stage was very difficult. There are many factors behind them being favored to qualify from the group stage.
Group D, Indonesia joins Iraq, Japan and Vietnam. Obviously this is not an easy opponent. Never mind beating Iraq, Japan and Vietnam, even a draw is very difficult.
As an Indonesian, I will continue to provide full support to the national team. Who knows, Indonesia, with our full support, could qualify from the group stage.

According to Opta's analysis, Japan is the favorite to win this year's edition of the Asian Cup. Then there are South Korea, Qatar, Australia and Iran, indeed statistically the strength of these players is reasonable. They are also ranked at the top for Asian rankings. I'm also pretty sure the Final will probably be Japan vs South Korea although they could also meet in the knockout phase.

For the others at this time my country also qualified. I hope they can qualify for the knockout phase. Because they are in the same group as Japan. This is the first time my country has qualified for the group stage since 2007 (if I'm not mistaken) I hope they don't fail mentally. Because I see this tournament is very extraordinary the stadium looks like the World Cup. In addition, there are many young players in our country and our average age is the youngest country in all Asian cup participants.


Source: https://theanalyst.com/eu/2024/01/asia-cup-2023-stats-centre/

Winning friendly games aren't a yardstick to measure a team's performance and despite beating Germany with a 4:1 scoreline, I still do not fancy Japan as a better contender for the Asian Cup than South Korea. There's no doubt to the fact that both Japan and South Korea are the favorites to win the tournament but should for any reason, Japan and South Korea makes it to the final, I'll be banking my money on South Korea to win Japan and lift the trophy.
South Korea are boasts of two incredible English Premier League players who are the top scorer of their respective clubs in the EPL this season. Son Heung-Min and Hwang He Chan are two prolific forward players that are in the Korean team and I expect them to help their country win the tournament