K-League 1: Important and interesting fight between Gwangju and Seoul at Gwangju World Cup Stadium. Both are in need of a good run!
- Gwangju is in the worst form (0-1-5)
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Gwangju form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the K-League 1 this season. Gwangju have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from their games here at Gwangju World Cup Stadium.
The fans are hoping that Gwangju will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the K-League 1 game against Pohang Steelers (placed 5th). The goalie Bo-sang Yun was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.4 out of ten. Yun saved a penalty and stopped the opponent with four saves.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Suwon Bluewings (3-4).This is expected to be a close game, with Gwangju perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gwangju as a small favourite), we find eight games. Gwangju has won two of these, drawn four and lost two.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Gwangju here at Gwangju World Cup Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). On the other hand, Gwangju have conceded 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Seoul form and stats
There's been little loot from Seoul's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the K-League 1. Seoul only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Seoul, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Suwon Bluewings game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Seoul are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Daegu (placed 4th). Goalkeeper Han-been Yang got the top player rating of the team with 7.82/10. Yang stopped the opponent with five saves. The draw against Daegu came from a losing position. The Seoul manager J. Park brought on Aleksandar Paločević as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Suwon Bluewings.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Seoul playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were three Seoul wins, five draws and three defeats.
The attacking power of Seoul when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Seoul in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Seoul - Gwangju 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - one - eight (Gwangju wins - draws - Seoul wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Na 4 goals |  A. Paločević 4 goals |  F. de Sousa Silva 3 goals |
Gwangju missing players
Seoul missing players
| Gwangju | Seoul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 24 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 21 |
| 94% | 88% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 94% |
| 61% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 69% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 39% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 50% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 19% |
| 50% | 62% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 38% |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.9 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 13.9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.4 | 11.2 |
| 4.2 | 5.1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 23% |
- Gwangju have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Gwangju is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Suwon Bluewings | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Daegu | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Jeju United | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Suwon | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 8 | Incheon United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -10 | 20 |
| 9 | Gangwon | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Seongnam | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 17 |
| 11 | Seoul | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 14 |