Gwangju hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 10th position in the K-League 1 table. Visiting Gangwon holds 7th place with 16 pts.
Gwangju and Gangwon should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Gwangju form and stats
Gwangju's struggle is real here at Gwangju World Cup Stadium with only 7 points collected from 7 K-League 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-4. Game days at Gwangju World Cup Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Gwangju as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Gwangju shared the glory with Pohang Steelers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Incheon United and winning 3-1.
The Gwangju fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Gwangju have conceded 12 from these games.
Gangwon form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gangwon so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Two away games in a row for Gangwon, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Seoul in the K-League 1. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Sangju Sangmu.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gangwon as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Gangwon have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Gangwon - Gwangju 4-1 entered in the official records. Gwangju-Gangwon H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Gwangju one win, Gangwon three wins, six draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  F. de Sousa Silva 8 goals |   M. Ko 5 goals |  J. Cho 4 goals |
Gwangju missing players
Gangwon missing players
| Gwangju | Gangwon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 21 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 60% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 33% | 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 53% |
| 27% | 29% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 33% |
| 13% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 47% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 53% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 47% | 43% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 62% | 40% |
| 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5 | 5.9 |
| 5.3 | 4.9 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 124 | 61 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 78 | 145 |
| 45 | 25 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 23 | 52 |
| 31% | 32% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 22% | 35% |
- Gangwon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Gwangju has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Gwangju have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Gwangju have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gwangju have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Gwangju haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 35 |
| 3 | Sangju Sangmu | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Daegu | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Seongnam | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 8 | Busan I'Park | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 9 | Seoul | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 16 |
| 10 | Gwangju | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 11 | Suwon Bluewings | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Incheon United | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 5 |