K-League 1 match preview: Busan I'Park versus Gwangju

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Sat 18.July
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Busan Gudeok Stadium (24363 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Busan I'Park are in the 6th position while the guesting Gwangju worry at 10th.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Busan I'Park form and stats

When playing at home in the K-League 1, Busan I'Park have managed 1 win, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games.

Happy days for I'Park in their previous game, a FA Cup match away at Suwon that ended with a 1-0 victory. Ahead of that match, I'Park won a home game hosting Seoul (2-0).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does I'Park handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and one defeat.

I'Park has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Busan I'Park's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gwangju form and stats

As the visiting team in K-League 1 matches, Gwangju have produced an overall stat of 1-0-4 so far. It's looking increasingly bleak for Gwangju who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Incheon United was the last time a defeat was avoided. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Gwangju are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a FA Cup home defeat versus Gangwon with 2-4 on the scoreboard. A 1-4 defeat away at Gangwon before that.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Gangwon was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

We have checked recent matches where Gwangju have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were two victories, zero draws and two defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Gwangju's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels. As opposed to that, Gwangju have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Gwangju - I'Park 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Busan I'Park, six draws and three wins for Gwangju. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

I'ParkJ. Lee
J. Lee
4 goals

Busan I'Park missing players

Gwangju missing players

Busan I'Park Gwangju
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 2 Played P 2 5 11
3 1 1 Won W 1 1 3
5 4 1 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 1 4 7
14 7 3 Scored S 2 2 10
14 6 1 Conceded C 4 7 18
91% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 20% 64%
36% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 20% 36%
27% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 27%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 18%
64% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 20% 45%
27% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 9%
18% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 45%
 
5.2 6.8 9 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 2 3.9
5.1 4.3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.6 5
2 2.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
106 59 27 Total Shots T S 17 37 90
39 22 12 Shots on Target S O 6 10 32
36% 32% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 20% 31%
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Busan I'Park have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Gwangju have scored away.
  • Busan I'Park have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Gwangju have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Gwangju have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Gwangju have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Gwangju haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ulsan 11 8 2 1 26 8 5 3 1 1 10 4 6 5 1 0 16 4 18 26
2 Jeonbuk Motors 11 8 1 2 17 7 5 4 1 0 7 2 6 4 0 2 10 5 10 25
3 Sangju Sangmu 11 6 3 2 12 11 5 4 0 1 7 4 6 2 3 1 5 7 1 21
4 Pohang Steelers 11 6 2 3 22 13 6 2 1 3 7 9 5 4 1 0 15 4 9 20
5 Daegu 11 5 4 2 22 14 6 3 2 1 14 7 5 2 2 1 8 7 8 19
6 Busan I'Park 11 3 5 3 14 14 6 1 4 1 7 6 5 2 1 2 7 8 0 14
7 Gangwon 11 4 2 5 16 19 6 3 1 2 11 10 5 1 1 3 5 9 -3 14
8 Suwon Bluewings 11 2 4 5 12 15 6 1 2 3 8 10 5 1 2 2 4 5 -3 10
9 Seongnam 11 2 4 5 8 14 5 0 1 4 1 9 6 2 3 1 7 5 -6 10
10 Gwangju 11 3 1 7 10 18 6 2 1 3 8 11 5 1 0 4 2 7 -8 10
11 Seoul 11 3 1 7 9 23 5 2 0 3 3 7 6 1 1 4 6 16 -14 10
12 Incheon United 11 0 3 8 5 17 5 0 2 3 3 8 6 0 1 5 2 9 -12 3

Read more about K-League 1

The K League 1 is the top level of the South Korean football league pyramid. It was founded in 1983 as the Korean Super League, later renamed K League Classic and in 2018 renamed K League 1. It currently has twelve teams playing 33 fixtures each, then enter championship and relegation rounds.