Soccer betting preview: Incheon United welcomes Gangwon in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Fri 02.September
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sungui Arena Park (20891 seats)

A glance at the K-League 1 table shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Read our Incheon United - Gangwon guide!

Insights:
  • Incheon United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Gangwon have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in K-League 1

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.

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Incheon United form and stats

The story so far in the K-League 1 for Incheon United at their home stadium (Sungui Arena Park) is 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. Incheon United has recorded two wins in a row here at Sungui Arena Park, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

A nice win for Incheon United last time playing, versus Seoul. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Hernandes and Kim scoring for the victors. Goalkeeper Lee got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.85 out of ten. Lee topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Pohang Steelers the opponent.

There will be little rest for Incheon after this match as they are travelling to Jeju United for a K-League 1 game in only four days.

Incheon United has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Incheon have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gangwon form and stats

There's been little loot from Gangwon's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 14 away games in the K-League 1. Gangwon only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws.

Two trips in a row for Gangwon, whose coach Choi could celebrate last time after the win against Suwon Bluewings. Attacker Kim got a player rating of 7.53 in the game. "Man of the match" Kim served one assist and hit two key passes.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Suwon.

Take note that 11 of this team's 13 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sangju Sangmu in just four days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Gangwon have scored 19 goals in 14 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Gangwon have conceded 26 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Incheon United - Gangwon 4-1 was the product when these contenders previously did battle, some time ago this season. Incheon-Gangwon H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Incheon United four wins, Gangwon four wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GangwonD. Kim
D. Kim
10 goals
GangwonH. Yang
H. Yang
5 goals
Incheon UnitedM. Lee
M. Lee
4 goals

Incheon United missing players

Gangwon missing players

Incheon United Gangwon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 5 14 28
11 6 1 Won W 0 3 10
11 5 3 Drew D 1 4 6
6 3 1 Lost L 4 7 12
37 19 6 Scored S 5 19 40
30 12 5 Conceded C 10 26 44
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
64% 57% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 82%
39% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 71% 57%
32% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 43% 36%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 21%
57% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 64%
29% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 21%
18% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 18%
 
4 4.1 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.5 4.2
4.5 3.9 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 4.3 4.2
1.6 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 0.8 1.1
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.9 9.4 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.7 9.4
3.8 3.9 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.6 4.3 3.8
35% 35% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 32% 38%
 
11.4 10 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 7.8 9.4 9.3
4.5 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.3 3.8
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Gangwon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gangwon have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in K-League 1
  • Gangwon have the most conceded goals (26) away in K-League 1
  • Incheon United 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 28 17 8 3 44 24 14 9 4 1 24 12 14 8 4 2 20 12 20 59
2 Jeonbuk Motors 28 14 8 6 36 27 14 4 7 3 16 16 14 10 1 3 20 11 9 50
3 Pohang Steelers 28 12 9 7 38 30 14 7 5 2 19 10 14 5 4 5 19 20 8 45
4 Incheon United 28 11 11 6 37 30 14 6 5 3 19 12 14 5 6 3 18 18 7 44
5 Jeju United 28 11 8 9 38 33 15 5 6 4 21 16 13 6 2 5 17 17 5 41
6 Seoul 28 9 9 10 34 34 13 5 3 5 17 15 15 4 6 5 17 19 0 36
7 Suwon 28 10 6 12 44 46 14 6 2 6 31 30 14 4 4 6 13 16 -2 36
8 Gangwon 28 10 6 12 40 44 14 7 2 5 21 18 14 3 4 7 19 26 -4 36
9 Suwon Bluewings 28 7 9 12 27 36 14 5 5 4 15 12 14 2 4 8 12 24 -9 30
10 Daegu 28 5 13 10 33 39 14 5 5 4 19 14 14 0 8 6 14 25 -6 28
11 Sangju Sangmu 28 6 9 13 33 34 14 4 3 7 16 16 14 2 6 6 17 18 -1 27
12 Seongnam 28 5 6 17 27 54 14 2 4 8 13 29 14 3 2 9 14 25 -27 21

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.