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FIFA World Cup·Group Stage·2022-11-28360° TRACKING
South Korea2–3Ghana
✦The read
templateGhana beat South Korea 3-2. The expected-goals battle was even (South Korea 1.37 - 1.18 Ghana). South Korea dominated the ball with 64% possession. Gue-Sung Cho led the scoring with 2 goals.
Box score
Match statistics
1.37xG1.18
64%Possession36%
21Shots7
6On target3
83%Pass %78%
119Prog. passes55
180Final-3rd passes60
21Deep completions5
1.82xT created0.87
72%Field tilt28%
15.6PPDA38.2
Chance quality
Shot map
● 1.37 xG● 1.18 xG
Circle ∝ xG · filled = goal · South Korea attacks right, Ghana left
Momentum
Cumulative xG timeline
South Korea
network · pre 1st subDirectness 15%Width 100%Counter 0%Set-piece 81%Line height 62m
Ghana
network · pre 1st subDirectness 9%Width 97%Counter 0%Set-piece 86%Line height 47m
Difference makers
Key players — by xG + xA + xT
| Player | Pos | Min | G | A | xG | xA | xT | Pass | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jin-Su Kim | Left Back | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 50 | 72 |
| Jordan Ayew | Left Wing | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.42 | 0.27 | 22 | 73 |
| Gue-Sung Cho | Center Forward | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 18 | 67 |
| Heung-Min Son | Left Wing | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 38 | 71 |
| Kang-In Lee | Center Attacking Midfield | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 33 | 73 |
| Mohammed Kudus | Right Wing | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 21 | 81 |
| Mohamed Salisu | Left Center Back | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 43 | 74 |
| Iñaki Williams Arthuer | Center Forward | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 14 | 64 |
| Thomas Teye Partey | Right Defensive Midfield | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 49 | 88 |
| Tariq Lamptey | Right Back | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 19 | 58 |