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Baltika — North Korea: forecast for the friendly match
Kaliningrad's Baltika will play a friendly match against a rather unusual opponent, the DPRK national team, on February 4. The Asian team has already managed to beat Uzbek "Surkhan" and "Tyumen" from the last place of the First League. Will it be possible to beat Baltika, which is competing for a place in the RPL? The answer is in our forecast for this match.
Command Analysis
Baltika
Russian FederationCurrent form
Last season, Baltika still could not keep its registration in the RPL, despite all the efforts of the players. The club took the penultimate place, four points behind the play-off zone. But the Kaliningrad club is not going to leave the Premier League for a long time and plans to return to the top division of Russian football this season. Now Andrey Talalaev's wards occupy the first place in the standings and are unlikely to lose a direct ticket to the elite, because the gap from the third Ural is already eight points. Moreover, Kaliningrad has already won eight consecutive games in the First League, and the unbeaten streak has already reached 11 matches. In the last game of the year, Alania was heavily beaten (3-0). At the same time, the team will no longer be able to continue fighting in the Russian Cup - the hosts lost to Ural (0:1) on the way to the Regions.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the squad on the eve of the friendly match.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has conceded only two goals in the last five matches.
- None of the last ten matches of the club ended in a draw.
Approximate composition: Borisko, Osipov, Andrade, Varatynov, Kovalev, Petrov, Mendel, Mohammad, Pryakhin, Eldarushev, Lisakovich.
North Korea
North KoreaCurrent form
The DPRK national team is holding a training camp before the crucial selection matches for the 2026 World Cup. However, Koreans don't have many chances to get there. After six matches, the team is in last place in Group A, with only two points. After draws with Qatar (2:2) and the United Arab Emirates (1:1), Shin Yong-Nam's team suffered three defeats in a row, losing to Kyrgyzstan (0:1), Iran (2:3) and Uzbekistan (0:1). Four matches before the end of the qualifying round, the team is five points behind Qatar from fourth place, so the chances of even getting into the play-off zone remain slim. In recent friendly matches, North Korea managed to beat Surkhan (3:1) and Tyumen (1:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The Asian national team has no injury problems on the eve of the friendly match.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has won the last two friendly matches
- In two of the last four matches of the DPRK national team, there were deletions
Approximate line-up: Joo-hyuk Kang, Yoo-Song Kim, Kook-Chol Young, Kook-Chol Kang II, Ok-Chol Cho, Pom-hyuk Kim, Kwang Song Han, Kook-Bom Kim, Il-Song Ri, Jo-Guk Ri, Park Chun-song
Tip and bets
The DPRK national team is at a good level relative to other Asian teams and even retains theoretical chances for the World Cup. In recent friendly matches, North Korea has already shown a high level of play, scoring two victories. For sure, the Asian team will be able to avoid defeat in the game against Baltika, besides, the Russian club has another friendly match scheduled on the same day, so not all the main players will be available.
Our forecast is that North Korea will not lose in 1.75
Bet on the total
The Korean team demonstrates good defensive discipline and rarely allows opponents to freely create chances at their own goal. Baltika also showed excellent defensive play in the last matches of the First League, so it's hardly worth counting on a scoring extravaganza here.
Our forecast is a total of less than 2.5 goals in 1.82
Betting on corners
We believe that the game will be closed, which means that you don't have to wait for a lot of corners. The rivals are unlikely to reach the nine-corner mark.
The bet is a total of less than 8.5 corners for 1.99
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