Very important face-off in the bottom part of the K-League 1, with both Gangwon and Suwon undergoing more concern than delight. This match is a real "six-pointer" with the hosts placed 11th and the away team in 10th position.
- Gangwon have the fewest scored goals (18) in K-League 1
- Suwon have the most conceded goals (54) in K-League 1
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Gangwon form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the K-League 1 this season. Gangwon have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Gangneung Stadium.
Gangwon's last game was hosting Ulsan (placed 1st) and winning 2-0. This was their first victory after 15 consecutive league fixtures not winning!
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Jeju United the opponent.This is expected to be a close game, with Gangwon perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gangwon as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Gangwon has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 6.
Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 26 league games, 21 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).
Gangwon aren't scoring a lot here at Gangneung Stadium in the league, with only {11 goals} from 13 games. 17 goals have been conceded. Gangwon has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Suwon form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Suwon so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-9 (win-draw-lose). When Suwon is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Suwon, Daegu and Suwon Bluewings is teams we like to compare Gangwon with.
Two away games in a row for Suwon, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Jeju United.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Suwon Bluewings with the score of 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Suwon playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Suwon wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Suwon have conceded 30 goals in these games. When Suwon is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Suwon, Daegu and Suwon Bluewings.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other already this season, with the result Suwon - Gangwon 1-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: one - two - five (Gangwon wins - draws - Suwon wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Veldwijk 9 goals |  B. Yoon 7 goals |   S. Park 4 goals |
Gangwon missing players
Suwon missing players
| Gangwon | Suwon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 28 |
| 30 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 30 | 54 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 65% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 19% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 69% | 62% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 46% | 54% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 54% | 54% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 15% | 15% |
| 46% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.4 | 10.5 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.7 | 13 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 23% | 26% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 20% | 23% |
| 13.2 | 11.9 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 15.8 | 14.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
- Gangwon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gangwon have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the fewest scored goals (18) in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the most matches under the total-line (21) in K-League 1
- Suwon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Suwon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Suwon have the fewest points (8) away in K-League 1
- Suwon have the most conceded goals (30) away in K-League 1
- Suwon have the most conceded goals (54) in K-League 1
- Suwon have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in K-League 1
- Suwon have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in K-League 1
- Suwon have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in K-League 1
- Suwon have the the worst goal difference (-26) in K-League 1
- Suwon is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 57 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 46 |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Motors | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Seoul | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | Gwangju | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Incheon United | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Daejeon Citizen | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | Jeju United | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Daegu | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 34 |
| 10 | Suwon | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -26 | 23 |
| 11 | Gangwon | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 20 |
| 12 | Suwon Bluewings | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -14 | 19 |
