K-League 1 match preview: Gangwon versus Suwon

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Sat 15.May
Match begins: 07:30 (UTC)
Venue: Chuncheon Songam Stadium (30000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Chuncheon Songam Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Gangwon languishing in the 9th position so far. The guesting Suwon will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Gangwon have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in K-League 1
  • Suwon have the fewest clean sheets (1) in K-League 1

It's no vacation for neither Gangwon nor Suwon as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Gangwon form and stats

Gangwon have collected 9 points from their K-League 1 home games so far after 2-3-2. Gangwon have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

The home supporters saw a 2-2 draw versus Ulsan in the K-League 1 last time out and are looking for a win here. Min-woo Seo (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.22/10. Seo scored one goal.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Pohang Steelers that finished 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gangwon have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won seven, drawn one and lost four.

Gangwon are traveling soon after this match as the K-League 1 match at Seongnam awaits in four days.

The Gangwon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Suwon form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Suwon, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in K-League 1, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Suwon are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the K-League 1 against Gwangju (placed 12th). Murilo got a match rating of 8.14 in that game, top player of the team. Murilo scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.

Prior to that result Suwon won their away game at Jeju United. The scoreline was 3-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Suwon in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Suwon, two draws and four defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Suwon are hosting Pohang Steelers in the K-League 1 only three days away.

The attacking power of Suwon when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Suwon's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Suwon - Gangwon 2-1 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

SuwonL. Veldwijk
L. Veldwijk
5 goals
GangwonD. Kim
D. Kim
4 goals
GangwonM. Ko
M. Ko
3 goals

Gangwon missing players

Suwon missing players

Gangwon Suwon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 3 7 15
3 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
6 3 1 Drew D 0 2 4
6 2 1 Lost L 3 4 7
15 9 1 Scored S 1 6 16
20 7 3 Conceded C 9 13 24
93% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
73% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 80%
40% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 43% 53%
20% 29% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 20%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 13%
53% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 57% 67%
27% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
27% 29% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 43% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
9.6 10 11 Shots (avg) S ( 11.7 10.7 11.1
3.3 3.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.3
31% 35% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 19% 25%
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Gangwon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gangwon have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in K-League 1
  • Suwon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Suwon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Suwon have the fewest clean sheets (1) in K-League 1
  • Suwon have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in K-League 1
  • Suwon haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jeonbuk Motors 14 8 5 1 26 12 8 5 2 1 16 8 6 3 3 0 10 4 14 29
2 Ulsan 14 7 5 2 20 11 6 4 2 0 13 3 8 3 3 2 7 8 9 26
3 Suwon Bluewings 15 7 4 4 20 13 8 4 2 2 12 9 7 3 2 2 8 4 7 25
4 Daegu 14 6 4 4 18 17 7 3 3 1 9 7 7 3 1 3 9 10 1 22
5 Pohang Steelers 15 5 6 4 15 16 8 2 4 2 6 9 7 3 2 2 9 7 -1 21
6 Jeju United 15 4 8 3 17 15 7 3 3 1 9 8 8 1 5 2 8 7 2 20
7 Seongnam 13 4 4 5 10 11 7 3 1 3 6 6 6 1 3 2 4 5 -1 16
8 Suwon 15 4 4 7 16 24 8 3 2 3 10 11 7 1 2 4 6 13 -8 16
9 Gangwon 15 3 6 6 15 20 7 2 3 2 9 7 8 1 3 4 6 13 -5 15
10 Incheon United 15 4 3 8 14 25 8 3 3 2 8 7 7 1 0 6 6 18 -11 15
11 Seoul 13 4 2 7 15 17 6 2 1 3 8 7 7 2 1 4 7 10 -2 14
12 Gwangju 14 4 1 9 12 17 6 2 0 4 4 6 8 2 1 5 8 11 -5 13

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.