A stunning late goal from Toni Kroos handed Germany a 2-1 win over Sweden in their last match but the world champions still need to beat South Korea by two clear goals to guarantee a place in the last 16.
Such is the state of Group F, however, that a narrower win could also see them move into the knockouts, whilst a draw could potentially also be enough if Sweden do not beat Mexico.
Joachim Low’s men feature in Wednesday’s dabble of the day from dabblebet, who are offering 35/1 (36.0) on South Korea avoiding defeat and a red card being shown in the match.
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Germany are yet to hit top gear in the World Cup and failed to break down a stubborn Mexican defence before requiring a world-class strike in the 95th minute to beat Sweden.
This is not that much of a surprise considering their build-up to the tournament was hardly ideal, with Die Mannschaft winning just one game and have now claimed victory in just two of their last eight games.
South Korea, meanwhile, have lost both their World Cup matches so far but can still make the knockout stages if they beat Germany and Sweden lose, making the match in Kazan all to play for.
At time of writing, there have been 172 red cards in World Cup history and three in 2018 – including Jerome Boateng’s 82nd-minute dismissal in Germany’s win over Sweden.
That was the eighth red card for a German in the competition since 1930, with four of those coming since 1998, whilst a whopping 20 red cards have been shown to teams playing Die Mannschaft – by far the most of any country.
Although they have had just two players sent off in their history, Korea have also seen seven opponents dismissed in their 31 World Cup matches.
With that in mind, this 35/1 (36.0) quote on South Korea/draw double chance and a red card to be shown could prove a worthy longshot ahead of this crucial Group F clash.
South Korea/draw Double Chance and a red card to be shown at 35/1 (36.0) with dabblebet
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