Soccer betting preview: Seongnam welcomes Busan I'Park in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Fri 14.August
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Seongnam Tancheon Sports Complex (16000 seats)

With their 2 point advantage in the league table, Seongnam fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Busan I'Park.

Seongnam and Busan I'Park 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.

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Seongnam form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the K-League 1 this season. Seongnam have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Seongnam Tancheon Sports Complex. With seven home K-League 1 games in a row without a win, the Seongnam fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Incheon United game long ago, can be stopped today.

Happy days for Seongnam in their previous game, a K-League 1 match away at Incheon United (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Seoul with the scoreline 1-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Seongnam have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost four.

Seongnam have scored 2 goals here in 7 league matches, a depressing statistic. Seongnam have conceded 11 from these games.

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Busan I'Park form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Busan I'Park so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose). It's a growing despair in I'Park as they have recorded three consecutive losses. I'Park has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

I'Park lost away at Sangju Sangmu (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Ulsan.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by I'Park in our archives, and the results are: one win for Busan I'Park, two draws and one defeat.

The visiting I'Park have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 7 games. In the opposite end, I'Park have conceded 13 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Busan I'Park - Seongnam 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Seongnam won three, Busan I'Park won three and four draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Busan I'ParkR. Pacheco da Silva
R. Pacheco da Silva
4 goals
Busan I'ParkJ. Lee
J. Lee
4 goals
SeongnamD. Yang
D. Yang
3 goals

Seongnam missing players

Busan I'Park missing players

Seongnam Busan I'Park
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 2 7 15
4 0 0 Won W 1 2 3
5 2 1 Drew D 0 1 6
6 5 1 Lost L 1 4 6
12 2 0 Scored S 4 7 15
16 11 2 Conceded C 5 13 21
87% 71% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 87%
60% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 80%
27% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 43% 40%
13% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 14% 7%
33% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 53%
40% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 27%
40% 71% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 33%
 
3.7 3.6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.1 5.1
5.1 3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.4 4.6
1.1 0.3 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
115 50 13 Total Shots T S 13 55 126
44 15 1 Shots on Target S O 8 21 44
27% 13% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 34%
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Busan I'Park have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Busan I'Park have scored at least twice as many goals away as Seongnam have scored home.
  • Busan I'Park have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Busan I'Park haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Seongnam has the fewest points (2) at home
  • Seongnam has the fewest scored goals (2) at home
  • Seongnam have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Seongnam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Seongnam have yet to win a 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 15 4 5 6 12 16 7 0 2 5 2 11 8 4 3 1 10 5 -4 17
7 Gangwon 15 4 4 7 18 24 7 3 2 2 13 12 8 1 2 5 5 12 -6 16
8 Seoul 15 5 1 9 14 30 7 3 0 4 6 10 8 2 1 5 8 20 -16 16
9 Busan I'Park 15 3 6 6 15 21 8 1 5 2 8 8 7 2 1 4 7 13 -6 15
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

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.