This is a vital battle in the bottom section of the K-League 1, with both Seoul and Gangwon undergoing more anxiety than glee. This fixture is a real "six-pointer" with the hosting team at 9th and the visiting team in 10th position.
- Seoul have the fewest points (17) at home in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the fewest points from losing position (7) in K-League 1
Seoul form and stats
Seoul's results here at Seoul Olympic Stadium in the K-League 1 have been very modest with 4 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats. When Seoul hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Seoul, Gwangju and Seongnam), they have won 3 of 4 matches!
Seoul's previous game was a K-League 1 match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Seongnam. The home side are looking to build on that result. Midfield player Aleksandar Paločević got a match rating of 8.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Paločević scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 32 successful passes (of 35 total).
In the preceding match a 4-3 victory visiting Gwangju.This is expected to be a close game, with Seoul perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Seoul as a small favourite), we find ten games. Seoul has won two of these, drawn three and lost five.
Seoul has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. On the other hand, Seoul have conceded 22 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Gangwon form and stats
There's been little loot from Gangwon's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 16 away games in the K-League 1. Gangwon only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws.
There were no winners in Gangwon's previous match, a K-League 1 home game that ended 1-1 vs Incheon United. Dae-won Kim, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.65. Kim hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times.
A 0-4 defeat away at Pohang Steelers before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Gangwon in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Gangwon, five draws and three defeats.
The attacking power of Gangwon when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 16 league matches away. As for defending, Gangwon rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches. When Gangwon is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Gwangju, Seongnam and Gangwon.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent match: Gangwon - Seoul 1-4. Head to head totals (for the former ten meetings): Seoul won two games, four matches ended in a draw and Gangwon got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  S. Na 9 goals |  A. Paločević 9 goals |  Y. Cho 7 goals |
Seoul missing players
Gangwon missing players
| Seoul | Gangwon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 44 | 21 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 38 |
| 45 | 22 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 32 | 50 |
| 92% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 61% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 72% | 69% |
| 44% | 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 47% |
| 19% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 28% | 28% |
| 14% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | 50% |
| 25% | 28% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 33% | 39% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 31% |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 10.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.8 | 9.8 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 27% | 29% |
| 9.5 | 8.3 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4 | 4 |
- Gangwon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Gangwon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gangwon have the fewest points (12) away in K-League 1
- Gangwon have the fewest points from losing position (7) 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.
- Seoul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Seoul have the fewest points (17) at home 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 | Suwon Bluewings | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 45 |
| 5 | Suwon | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -4 | 45 |
| 6 | Jeju United | 33 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 43 |
| 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 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 33 |