It's a new beginning in K-League 1 - the first fixture of the season. Read the full preview and see how Daejeon Citizen and Gangwon did in their pre-season matches!
Daejeon Citizen form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Daejeon as they were promoted from K League 2 last season. Happy days that were secured through 21 wins, 11 draws and 8 losses from 40 games. The team scored 44 goals at home last season and conceded 24. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Gangwon form and stats
Let's have a look at how Gangwon performed last season in the K-League 1: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 13 victories, 6 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 47 and conceded {47 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 8 with 24/27 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Daejeon Citizen wins - draws - Gangwon wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Daejeon Citizen missing players
Gangwon missing players
| Daejeon Citizen | Gangwon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daejeon Citizen | Last season | Gangwon | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 20 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 70 | 44 | Scored | S | 26 | 50 | ||
| 45 | 24 | Conceded | C | 30 | 52 | ||
| 98% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 95% | ||
| 82% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 71% | ||
| 57% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 53% | ||
| 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 35% | 29% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 65% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 55% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 5% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 26% | ||
| 5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 38% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | ||
| 8.4 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.6 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Seoul | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Gwangju | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Jeonbuk Motors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 5 | Incheon United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 6 | Suwon Bluewings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 7 | Daejeon Citizen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jeju United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Suwon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Daegu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Gangwon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gwangju | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 68 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 36 | 86 |
| 2 | Daejeon Citizen | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 74 |
| 3 | Anyang | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 52 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 69 |
| 4 | Bucheon 1995 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 44 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 8 | 61 |
| 5 | Gyeongnam | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 61 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | -1 | 56 |
| 6 | Asan Mugunghwa | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -5 | 52 |
| 7 | Seoul E. | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 47 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 23 | -1 | 48 |
| 8 | Gimpo | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 65 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -26 | 41 |
| 9 | Ansan Greeners | 40 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 67 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | -18 | 37 |
| 10 | Busan I'Park | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 52 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -18 | 36 |
| 11 | Jeonnam Dragons | 40 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 58 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 33 | -11 | 35 |
| Last season | 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 76 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 73 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 60 |
| 4 | Incheon United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 54 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 52 |
| 6 | Gangwon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 49 |