Brazil vs. South Korea Bet Builder Tips: Veteran Silva features in 17/2 double
Current World Cup favourites Brazil will attempt to book their place in the quarter-finals by beating South Korea on Monday evening and at BettingOdds.com we have picked out an eye-catching 17/2 bet builder for the game...
Brazil may have suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Cameroon in their last group game, but having fielded effectively his B team with qualification assured, Tite will resort to unleashing all his stars in Monday night's clash with South Korea, and with the potential return of Neymar the five-times winners will be red-hot favourites to win the match and are 1/4 to win the game in 90 minutes.
South Korea produced a grandstand finish to qualify for the last-16 as a late Hwang Hee-Chan goal helped them beat Portugal 2-1 and book their spot against Brazil in the knockout stages, but they will be long outsiders to shock the South Americans and South Korea are 11/1, while the draw is available at 9/2 with Boylesports.
The teams have met five times since 1999 and Brazil have ran out winners on all five occasions with the last clash seeing Brazil win comfortably 3-0 back in 2019, so it's no shock to see the tournament favourites clear at the head of the betting for this tie and it's hard to not see them prevailing with relative ease.
Brazil vs South Korea Bet Builder Tips
Our first part of the Bet Builder focuses on the South Korean backline and it could prove to be an extremely busy day for defenders with the potential attacking threats of Neymar, Richarlison, Raphinia and Vinicius Jr all sure to cause major problems. Brazil are without Gabriel Jesus who is out for the rest of the tournament, but in Raphinia they have arguably a star that slips under the radar slightly and lives in the shadow of Neymar.
The Barcelona attacker is a real menace on the flank and he is sure to be constantly on the front foot, so it could be a busy evening for Kim Jin-su, who will be enlisted with the job to keep him quiet. Despite Raphinia's brilliance with the ball at his feet he can often flatter to deceive in attack, so the selection of over 1.5 tackles in the match for Kim Jin-su looks an eye-catching start to our 17/2 bet builder double. Kim Jin-su has attempted eight tackles in the World Cup and won seven of them, so the stats suggest he's a solid bet in this game.
Completing our 17/2 bet builder will be a potentially shock anytime goalscorer, as with little value available on some of Brazil's integral figures in attack it's worth looking for a potential defender to hit the name. Veteran centre half Thiago Silva could have very little to do during most of the game with Brazil sure to threaten the South Koreans for most of the game and are sure to win a host of corners and set-pieces in an attacking area.
The underdogs may lack significant height in their defensive line, so why not take a chance on the Chelsea centre half Silva managing to get on the end of one of the crosses and he can score in the 90 minutes. He netted in both the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, so will be eager to make it three tournaments on the bounce he's found the back of the net and this could be an ideal opportunity for him to ignite a Brazil win and help his nation book their place in the last-eight.