South Korea vs Saudi Arabia, Asian Championship Handball – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
32:31
27/01/2026 at 06:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Asian Championship - 5th-8th places - 5th place

Chances of winning


South Korea
35.2%
Draw
11.1%
Saudi Arabia
53.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
51.3% 10.9% 37.8%

Our Initial ML Estimation

53.6% 10.4% 36.2%


Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

  • South Korea has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-16.1%)
  • Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that South Korea's form might have worsened.
  • Saudi Arabia has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+15.9%)
  • Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Saudi Arabia's recent form is better than expected.
  • ML Model estimates a higher probability for South Korea than the current prediction. (+18.4%)
  • Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for South Korea, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.
  • ML Model estimates a lower probability for Saudi Arabia than the current prediction. (-17.5%)
  • Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests a potential downturn for Saudi Arabia, possibly due to injuries or other negative factors.
  • South Korea - Saudi Arabia Odds

    1 X 2 Marga
    Avarage Now
    (Initially)
    2.58
    (1.77)
    8.2
    (8.33)
    1.69
    (2.4)
    10.2%
    (10.3%)

    • The most likely Over/Under: 53.50
    • The most likely Handicap: 2 (-2)
    Preview Facts
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Saudi Arabia won 2.
    • Saudi Arabia is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).
    • South Korea has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
    • South Korea may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
    • Saudi Arabia could have a small edge in this match.
    • We predict that Saudi Arabia will win today's game, with odds of 1.69.
    • In the last 9 head-to-head matches, Saudi Arabia won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 221:237. (average 24.6:26.3).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between South Korea - Saudi Arabia were as follows:
    19.10.2023 Saudi Arabia - South Korea 27:29
    20.01.2023 Saudi Arabia - South Korea 23:34
    Latest results of South Korea
    25.01.2026 South Korea - Kuwait 27:31
    23.01.2026 South Korea - Iraq 35:30
    22.01.2026 South Korea - Japan 22:23
    20.01.2026 Qatar - South Korea 31:32
    18.01.2026 South Korea - Oman 29:24
    Latest results of Saudi Arabia
    25.01.2026 Bahrain - Saudi Arabia 21:23
    22.01.2026 Saudi Arabia - Qatar 25:32
    19.01.2026 Australia - Saudi Arabia 24:42
    17.01.2026 Saudi Arabia - Japan 27:24
    Draw
    Play Offs

    Semi-finals
    1JapanBahrain25 : 35
    2QatarKuwait27 : 26

    Final
    1BahrainQatar29 : 26

    3rd place
    2JapanKuwait32 : 33