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Head to head

Republic of Ireland vs South Korea

If they played today

Republic of Ireland at home
38% / 26% / 35%
Republic of Ireland win / draw / South Korea win
Republic of Ireland–South Korea
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 1–0 9.8%
  • 0–1 9.3%
  • 2–1 8.4%
  • 1–2 8.0%
Neutral venue
31% / 26% / 43%
Republic of Ireland win / draw / South Korea win
Republic of Ireland–South Korea
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 0–1 10.3%
  • 1–2 9.0%
  • 1–0 8.4%
  • 0–2 7.5%
South Korea at home
24% / 24% / 51%
Republic of Ireland win / draw / South Korea win
Republic of Ireland–South Korea
  • 1–1 11.6%
  • 0–1 10.9%
  • 1–2 9.6%
  • 0–2 9.1%
  • 1–0 7.0%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 Republic of IrelandSouth Korea
Current Elo17621842
Elo rank48th33rd
Peak Elo1927 (2002)1940 (1980)
Matches played6331010
All-time record243W 179D 211L539W 252D 219L
Goals for8581794
Goals against769917
Biggest win8–0 vs Malta · 1983-11-16 · UEFA Euro qualification16–0 vs Nepal · 2003-09-29 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–7 vs Brazil · 1982-05-27 · Friendly0–9 vs Hungary · 1954-06-17 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.090.19

When they've met

Republic of Ireland and South Korea have never played each other.