These teams have both struggled so far, but three lovely points in this important fixture would certainly provide a boost. Get set for Gwangju - Gangwon!
- Gwangju have the fewest clean sheets (6) in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the fewest points from losing position (6) in K-League 1
Gangwon could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a FA Cup game only four sleeps ago.
Gwangju form and stats
The story so far in the K-League 1 for Gwangju at their home stadium (Gwangju World Cup Stadium) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats. Three consecutive losses here at Gwangju World Cup Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
It's back home for Gwangju, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Suwon away with the result 3-1. Won-sang Eom, Heui-kyun Lee and Eom Ji-Sung found the net in that victory. Midfielder Won-sang Eom was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.82 (out of ten) in that game. Eom scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and had 25 successful passes (of 29 total).
Heartbreak before that as Gwangju lost 1-2 at Gangwon's place.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Seoul are coming to town in three days.
The Gwangju fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 16 matches. 20 goals have been conceded.
Gangwon form and stats
Gangwon have only collected 12 points from their away games in the K-League 1, after 3-3-10 (16 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a FA Cup home defeat versus Daegu with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
A loss against Seoul was the result prior to that, in a K-League 1 home game.Gangwon have another fixture away from home in just three nights, a K-League 1 game against Pohang Steelers. A back-breaking diary for the visitors!
The attacking power of Gangwon when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Gangwon's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 26 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H meeting ended Gangwon - Gwangju 2-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gwangju two wins, five draws and Gangwon three victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ko 6 goals |  D. Kim 6 goals |  J. Kim 5 goals |
Gwangju missing players
Gangwon missing players
| Gwangju | Gangwon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 19 | 8 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 10 | 14 |
| 34 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 35 |
| 45 | 20 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 26 | 43 |
| 94% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 67% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 67% |
| 45% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 45% |
| 18% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 19% | 24% |
| 9% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 45% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 48% |
| 18% | 31% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 30% |
| 42% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 30% |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 12.8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| 4 | 5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 26% | 21% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 28% | 30% |
- Gangwon have the fewest points (12) away in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the fewest points from losing position (6) in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the fewest scored goals (13) away in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the the worst goal difference (-13) away in K-League 1
- Gangwon haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Gwangju have the fewest clean sheets (6) in K-League 1
- Gwangju have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in K-League 1
- Gwangju have the the worst goal difference (-11) in K-League 1
| 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 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 58 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 64 |
| 2 | Ulsan | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 64 |
| 3 | Daegu | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 49 |
| 4 | Jeju United | 33 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Suwon Bluewings | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 45 |
| 6 | Suwon | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -4 | 45 |
| 7 | Pohang Steelers | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 | Incheon United | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -9 | 40 |
| 9 | Seoul | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | Gangwon | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -8 | 37 |
| 11 | Seongnam | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 37 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 34 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 25 | -11 | 32 |