The Asian Cup continues with 3 big matches today. The highlight is of course the early match between South Korea and Bahrain in Group E. The public will surely favor the "Tigers". The public will definitely favor "Taiji Tigers" as South Korea has both star power and strength. However, it's worth noting that Bahrain's last 3 matches against South Korea were 2 draws and 1 loss in legal time, not losing hard, and the 3 halves of these matches were all opened at 1 goal or less. (Live on HOY TV 76 at 7:30pm on Monday)
As for Bahrain, they are not going to play against South Korea, and are expected to use their best tactic of urgency to minimize the amount of time the South Korean players have to use the ball. In fact, they made it to the last 16 last year against South Korea, where the match was tied at 1-1 in regulation time, and South Korea had to win in extra time to advance. Including this match, in the last 3 meetings between the two sides, all the half-time scores were 1 goal or less, so it is clear that Bahrain has the ability to stop the South Koreans, so we recommend a half-time tip.
