K League 2 preview: Can Busan I'Park edge out victory against Asan Mugunghwa?

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Competition: Korea Republic K League 2
Competition: Thu 08.July
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Busan Gudeok Stadium (24363 seats)

Get ready for Busan I'Park - Asan Mugunghwa! Despite the season performances so far this game should be cracking!

Insights:
  • Busan I'Park have the most scored goals (27) in K League 2
  • Asan Mugunghwa have the fewest points from losing position (1) in K League 2

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Busan I'Park form and stats

Busan I'Park's results here at Busan Gudeok Stadium in the K League 2 have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Busan I'Park are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Busan Gudeok Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.

The Busan I'Park goalkeeper Pil-Soo Choi is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the K League 2.

An away draw last time out for I'Park, facing Bucheon 1995 in a game that ended 0-0.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Seoul E..

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Busan I'Park handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, five draws and one defeat.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Jeonnam Dragons are coming to town in three days.

A decent goal production from I'Park in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Busan I'Park with 16 goals conceded in these matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Asan Mugunghwa form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Asan Mugunghwa so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-6 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Mugunghwa who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Seoul E. was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Two away games in a row for Asan Mugunghwa, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Anyang in the K League 2.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sangju Sangmu wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Mugunghwa are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bucheon 1995 in just four days.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 11 goals have been conceded by Mugunghwa in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Asan Mugunghwa - I'Park 4-0 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: I'Park won five, Asan Mugunghwa won three and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

I'ParkB. An
B. An
13 goals
Asan MugunghwaA. de Oliveira
A. de Oliveira
5 goals
Asan MugunghwaKim In-Gyun
Kim In-Gyun
4 goals

Busan I'Park missing players

Asan Mugunghwa missing players

Busan I'Park Asan Mugunghwa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 2 9 18
8 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
3 2 1 Drew D 1 2 4
7 4 2 Lost L 1 6 10
27 14 3 Scored S 1 5 17
28 16 7 Conceded C 2 11 21
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
78% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 44% 56%
61% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 44%
28% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 22%
22% 38% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
61% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 44%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 22%
28% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 44%
 
3.6 3.4 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3 3.2
5.1 6 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.9 3.5
1.3 1.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.7 8.4 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.1 9.7
5.2 4.9 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.6 3.7
29% 36% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 16% 26%
Key stats in K League 2 this season:
  • Asan Mugunghwa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Asan Mugunghwa have the fewest points (5) away in K League 2
  • Asan Mugunghwa have the fewest points from losing position (1) in K League 2
  • Asan Mugunghwa have the fewest scored goals (5) away in K League 2
  • Busan I'Park have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Busan I'Park have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Busan I'Park have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Asan Mugunghwa have scored away.
  • Busan I'Park have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in K League 2
  • Busan I'Park have the most conceded goals (16) at home in K League 2
  • Busan I'Park have the most conceded goals (28) in K League 2
  • Busan I'Park have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in K League 2
  • Busan I'Park have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in K League 2
  • Busan I'Park have the most scored goals (27) in K League 2
  • Busan I'Park 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 Sangju Sangmu 19 9 6 4 26 18 9 5 3 1 13 5 10 4 3 3 13 13 8 33
2 Anyang 19 9 6 4 24 18 10 4 3 3 8 6 9 5 3 1 16 12 6 33
3 Jeonnam Dragons 19 8 7 4 19 12 10 4 2 4 10 8 9 4 5 0 9 4 7 31
4 Daejeon Citizen 19 8 4 7 25 27 10 3 3 4 14 15 9 5 1 3 11 12 -2 28
5 Busan I'Park 18 8 3 7 27 28 8 2 2 4 14 16 10 6 1 3 13 12 -1 27
6 Ansan Greeners 19 6 7 6 19 21 9 3 3 3 12 12 10 3 4 3 7 9 -2 25
7 Gyeongnam 19 6 5 8 22 23 9 2 2 5 10 12 10 4 3 3 12 11 -1 23
8 Seoul E. 19 4 8 7 18 16 10 3 3 4 12 7 9 1 5 3 6 9 2 20
9 Bucheon 1995 19 3 8 8 12 25 10 1 6 3 5 8 9 2 2 5 7 17 -13 17
10 Asan Mugunghwa 18 4 4 10 17 21 9 3 2 4 12 10 9 1 2 6 5 11 -4 16

Read more about K League 2

The K League 2 is the second highest level of football in South Korea. It currently has ten clubs playing 36 fixtures each in the regular season, meeting each other four times. The top team in the league table is promoted while places two to four enter a promotion play-off.