South KoreavsSaudi Arabia

South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: head-to-head stats

Since 1980

South Korea

wins

draws

19 meetings

Saudi Arabia

wins

South Korea and Saudi Arabia have met 19 times since 1980: South Korea won 6, Saudi Arabia 4, and 9 matches were drawn. South Korea lead the head-to-head by 2 wins. Goals: South Korea 18, Saudi Arabia 13. Last meeting: South Korea 1–1 Saudi Arabia (AFC Asian Cup, Jan 30, 2024). Next meeting: Nov 13 (Friendly).

First meeting: South Korea 3–1 Saudi Arabia; Jan 30, 1980 · Friendly
Last meeting: South Korea 1–1 Saudi Arabia; Jan 30, 2024 · AFC Asian Cup
Biggest South Korea win: South Korea 3–1 Saudi Arabia; Jan 30, 1980 · Friendly
Biggest Saudi Arabia win: South Korea 0–2 Saudi Arabia; Mar 25, 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Next match

Saudi Arabia vs South Korea

Fri · Nov 13 · 09:30 AMEST

Kickoff in

Friendly · Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium · Doha

Our prediction

28%

35%

37%

Saudi ArabiaDrawSouth Korea

Prediction & stats

The rivalry, match by match

19 meetings since 1980. Hover or tap a match for the details.

South Korea win
Draw
Saudi Arabia win
World Cup or continental finals
Bigger = wider margin

↑ South Korea win↓ Saudi Arabia win

KOR=KSA

1980
1990
2000
2010
2020

All-time balanceWins difference after every meeting

KOR +22015 · KOR ahead2005 · KSA ahead1980 · KOR ahead

Goals per decade

↑ KORKSA ↓

1980s: South Korea 8 goals, Saudi Arabia 4 goals
1990s: South Korea 2 goals, Saudi Arabia 2 goals
2000s: South Korea 4 goals, Saudi Arabia 6 goals
2010s: South Korea 2 goals, Saudi Arabia 0 goals
2020s: South Korea 2 goals, Saudi Arabia 1 goal

By competition

Competition	P	KOR W	D	KSA W
Friendly	7	3	3	1
FIFA World Cup qualification	6	2	2	2
AFC Asian Cup	5	0	4	1
Asian Games	1	1	0	0

All meetings

19 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.

DJan 30, 20241–1NAFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup
South Korea: Cho Gue-sung 90'
Saudi Arabia: Abdullah Radif 46'
WSep 12, 20231–0NFriendly
Friendly
DDec 31, 20180–0NFriendly
Friendly
WJan 4, 20152–0NFriendly
Friendly
DJun 10, 20090–0HFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
WNov 19, 20082–0AFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
South Korea: Lee Keun-ho 76', Park Chu-young 90'
Saudi Arabia: —
DJul 11, 20071–1NAFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup
South Korea: Choi Sung-kuk 66'
Saudi Arabia: Yasser Al-Qahtani 77' (pen.)
LAug 17, 20050–1HFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
South Korea: —
Saudi Arabia: Mohammed Al-Anbar 5'
LMar 25, 20050–2AFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
South Korea: —
Saudi Arabia: Saud Khariri 29', Yasser Al-Qahtani 73' (pen.)
LOct 26, 20001–2NAFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup
South Korea: Lee Dong-gook 90'
Saudi Arabia: Talal Al-Meshal 76', Talal Al-Meshal 80'

Show all 19 meetings

DOct 31, 19951–1HFriendly
Friendly
DOct 22, 19931–1NFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
South Korea: Shin Hong-Ki 63'
Saudi Arabia: Ahmed Jamil Madani 90'
WOct 25, 19892–0NFIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
South Korea: Hwangbo Kwan 42', Hwang Sun-hong 89'
Saudi Arabia: —
DDec 18, 19880–0NAFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup
WOct 5, 19862–0HAsian Games
Asian Games
DDec 2, 19841–1NAFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup
South Korea: Lee Tae-ho 51'
Saudi Arabia: Majed Abdullah 90'
LOct 17, 19810–2AFriendly
Friendly
DFeb 1, 19800–0AFriendly
Friendly
WJan 30, 19803–1AFriendly
Friendly

Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).