North Korea vs Kyrgyzstan: prediction & betting odds 5 June 2025

The Matchday 9 clash in the third stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between North Korea and Kyrgyzstan will take place on June 5 at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. North Korea vs. Kyrgyzstan: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Referee

Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)


Matches – 8 (International matches, 2024/25);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 31;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.9;

Red cards shown – 0;

Average fouls per match – 28;

Penalties – 50%.

Betting tips 5 June 2025

As the AFC third-round qualifying campaign nears its end, North Korea are mathematically out of contention, while Kyrgyzstan still cling to faint hopes of reaching the next stage.  

As usual, North Korea will not be playing on home soil. The match is set to take place in neutral territory – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – where they narrowly lost to the UAE back in March (1:2), a result that sealed their elimination. That came on the heels of a heavy 1:5 defeat to Qatar, further exposing the team’s limitations. Despite this, North Korea enter as slight favourites according to bookmakers – somewhat surprising, given their tally of just one point from four matches.

Kyrgyzstan have struggled mightily on the road, losing all four away games with a combined scoreline of 1:8. North Korea, by contrast, have been stubborn in "home" fixtures, putting up a solid fight against group heavyweights Iran (2:3) and Uzbekistan (0:1), both games played just days apart. Kyrgyzstan’s recent 3:1 win over Qatar gave them a glimmer of hope, but that success came at home. On the road, they’ve even lost to Malaysia – a side eliminated in the previous qualification round (3:4).

While the neutral venue levels the playing field somewhat, North Korea have shown more resilience in similar circumstances. Motivation is rarely a question with this team — even with no chance of advancing, national pride is on the line. A win may be just beyond them, but they’re unlikely to lose either.

Betting prediction
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North Korea vs Kyrgyzstan Odds

AFC World Cup: previous matches in the tournament

North Korea
25.03.25
North Korea
UAE
L
20.03.25
Qatar
North Korea
L
19.11.24
North Korea
Uzbekistan
L
14.11.24
North Korea
Iran
L
15.10.24
Kyrgyzstan
North Korea
L
10.10.24
UAE
North Korea
D
10.09.24
North Korea
Qatar
D
05.09.24
Uzbekistan
North Korea
L
11.06.24
North Korea
Myanmar
W
06.06.24
North Korea
Syria
W
26.03.24
North Korea
Japan
GAME CANCELLED
D
21.03.24
Japan
North Korea
L
21.11.23
Myanmar
North Korea
W
16.11.23
Syria
North Korea
L
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Kyrgyzstan
25.03.25
Kyrgyzstan
Qatar
W
20.03.25
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
L
19.11.24
Kyrgyzstan
Iran
L
14.11.24
UAE
Kyrgyzstan
L
15.10.24
Kyrgyzstan
North Korea
W
10.10.24
Qatar
Kyrgyzstan
L
10.09.24
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
L
05.09.24
Iran
Kyrgyzstan
L
11.06.24
Oman
Kyrgyzstan
D
06.06.24
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
D
26.03.24
Kyrgyzstan
Chinese Taipei
W
21.03.24
Chinese Taipei
Kyrgyzstan
W
21.11.23
Kyrgyzstan
Oman
W
16.11.23
Malaysia
Kyrgyzstan
L
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H2H: North Korea — Kyrgyzstan

AFC World Cup
15.10.24
Kyrgyzstan
North Korea

Group stage

WC Qualification Asia: Group D
Team
Played
Matches played
W
D
L
Goals
Goals
Points
Points
1
Oman
  1:1 2:0 3:0 6 4 1 1
11:2
13
2
Kyrgyzstan
1:0   1:1 5:1 6 3 2 1
13:7
11
3
Malaysia
0:2 4:3   3:1 6 3 1 2
9:9
10
4
Chinese Taipei
0:3 0:2 0:1   6 0 0 6
2:17
0

Team lineups

North Korea

Sin Yong-Nam
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Ju-Hyok Kang
gk. 0 0
Kuk-Chol Jang
df. 0 0
Chung Song Paek
fw. 0 0
Substitutes
0 0
Kwang Jun Yu
gk. 0 0
Tam Kye
mf. 0 0
Kyrgyzstan

M. Lisitsyn
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
0 0
Erzhan Tokotaev
gk. 14 -13
Tamirlan Kozubaev
df. 13 0
Valeriy Kichin
df. 9 1
Aleksandr Mishchenko
df. 0 0
Odilzhon Abdurakhmanov
mf. 12 2
Ermek Kenzhebaev
mf. 7 0
Erbol Atabaev
mf. 5 0
Eldiyar Zarypbekov
mf. 0 0
Kairat Zhyrgalbek Uulu
mf. 0 0
Joel Kojo
fw. 14 6
Substitutes
0 0
0 0
Gulzhigit Alykulov
mf. 13 1
Kimi Björn Merk
mf. 7 1
Gulzhigit Borubaev
mf. 0 0
Magomed Uzdenov
mf. 0 0
Kai Merk
fw. 11 2
Beknaz Almazbekov
fw. 7 0

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