K League 2 prediction and preview: Asan Mugunghwa modest favorites to beat Jeonnam Dragons

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Competition: Korea Republic K League 2
Date: Sun 07.July
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yishunsin Stadium

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Asan Mugunghwa leading Jeonnam Dragons by 9 points.

It's no vacation for neither Asan Mugunghwa nor Jeonnam Dragons as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Asan Mugunghwa form and stats

3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Asan Mugunghwa so far this season.

Asan Mugunghwa drew their last game, also a home match. Jeonnam Dragons was the opponent, 1-1 the score. A strong away win before that one, visiting Busan I'Park and winning 4-2.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Asan Mugunghwa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.

Asan Mugunghwa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 12 goals in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Asan Mugunghwa defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Jeonnam Dragons form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Jeonnam Dragons, who have the fewest scored goals (7) away in K League 2, so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).

Jeonnam Dragons are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Asan Mugunghwa. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Bucheon 1995.

Jeonnam Dragons are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. From a total of three matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Jeonnam Dragons as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games. As opposed to that, Jeonnam Dragons have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Asan Mugunghwa - Jeonnam Dragons 1-1 entered in the official records. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 1 Asan Mugunghwa victory, 2 draws and 0 Jeonnam Dragons wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Ko Moo-Yeol
7 goals
Kim Young-Uk
3 goals
Bruno Nunes
3 goals

Asan Mugunghwa missing players

Jeonnam Dragons missing players

Asan Mugunghwa Jeonnam Dragons
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
18 9 3 Played 2 9 18
8 3 3 Won 0 2 5
4 3 0 Drew 0 3 4
6 3 0 Lost 2 4 9
23 12 7 Scored 0 7 15
23 14 3 Conceded 3 12 26
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 78% 67% Over 1.5 50% 78% 72%
39% 44% 67% Over 2.5 0% 33% 44%
28% 33% 67% Over 3.5 0% 0% 11%
17% 22% 33% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
39% 67% 67% BTTS 0% 56% 56%
39% 22% 33% Clean Sheets 0% 11% 22%
33% 22% 0% Failed To Score 100% 33% 22%
 
4.5 4.1 4 Corners For (avg) 6 4.6 4.9
3.6 3.2 2 Corners Against (avg) 3.5 5 4.8
1.1 1.5 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.5 2.4 2.1
2 1 0 Red Cards 0 2 3
Key stats this season:
  • Asan Mugunghwa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jeonnam Dragons haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Asan Mugunghwa
All K3 League Advanced K League 2 FA Cup
All Home Away
02-06-19 KL2 Seoul E. 0 - 2 Asan Mugunghwa
15-06-19 KL2 Suwon 2 - 0 Asan Mugunghwa
22-06-19 KL2 Asan Mugunghwa 1 - 0 Daejeon Citizen
30-06-19 KL2 Busan I'Park 2 - 4 Asan Mugunghwa
07-07-19 KL2 Asan Mugunghwa 1 - 1 Jeonnam Dragons
13-07-19 KL2 Anyang 10:00 Asan Mugunghwa
21-07-19 KL2 Asan Mugunghwa 10:00 Seoul E.
27-07-19 KL2 Daejeon Citizen 11:00 Asan Mugunghwa
04-08-19 KL2 Asan Mugunghwa 11:00 Busan I'Park
12-08-19 KL2 Ansan Greeners 11:00 Asan Mugunghwa
Jeonnam Dragons
All K-League Classic Club Friendlies K League 2 FA Cup
All Home Away
01-06-19 KL2 Jeonnam Dragons 1 - 3 Ansan Greeners
17-06-19 KL2 Seoul E. 0 - 1 Jeonnam Dragons
23-06-19 KL2 Anyang 2 - 1 Jeonnam Dragons
30-06-19 KL2 Jeonnam Dragons 1 - 0 Bucheon 1995
07-07-19 KL2 Asan Mugunghwa 1 - 1 Jeonnam Dragons
14-07-19 KL2 Jeonnam Dragons 10:00 Daejeon Citizen
21-07-19 KL2 Ansan Greeners 10:00 Jeonnam Dragons
28-07-19 KL2 Jeonnam Dragons 11:00 Seoul E.
03-08-19 KL2 Jeonnam Dragons 11:00 Gwangju
11-08-19 KL2 Anyang 11:00 Jeonnam Dragons

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Gwangju 18 12 6 0 29 8 9 6 3 0 19 6 9 6 3 0 10 2 21 42
2 Busan I'Park 18 10 5 3 41 24 10 5 3 2 22 17 8 5 2 1 19 7 17 35
3 Asan Mugunghwa 18 8 4 6 23 23 9 3 3 3 12 14 9 5 1 3 11 9 0 28
4 Suwon 17 8 3 6 25 21 8 4 1 3 12 9 9 4 2 3 13 12 4 27
5 Anyang 17 7 4 6 23 20 7 3 1 3 7 7 10 4 3 3 16 13 3 25
6 Ansan Greeners 18 6 6 6 20 18 9 3 3 3 9 7 9 3 3 3 11 11 2 24
7 Bucheon 1995 17 5 5 7 20 25 10 3 4 3 11 12 7 2 1 4 9 13 -5 20
8 Jeonnam Dragons 18 5 4 9 15 26 9 3 1 5 8 14 9 2 3 4 7 12 -11 19
9 Daejeon Citizen 17 3 4 10 11 25 9 1 1 7 3 16 8 2 3 3 8 9 -14 13
10 Seoul E. 18 1 5 12 17 34 8 1 3 4 8 11 10 0 2 8 9 23 -17 8

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