Daejeon Citizen anticipate the arrival of Busan I'Park with expectations of acquiring all three points. Can they? Read our in-depth preview!
- Daejeon Citizen have the most scored goals (26) in K League 2
- Busan I'Park have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in K League 2
It's no vacation for neither Daejeon nor Busan I'Park 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.
Daejeon Citizen form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Daejeon World Cup Stadium as Daejeon Citizen have scored 15 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the K League 2 are 3-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The Daejeon Citizen followers enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Busan I'Park and win 4-3. The game against Busan I'Park had lots of late drama as Daejeon came back from being down 0-3 and finally secured the victory through Jin-Hyun's goal in the 88th minute.
1-1 away at Gyeongnam before that.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Daejeon Citizen's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 3 matches, drawn 2 and lost 1.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 6 games), Daejeon's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Daejeon Citizen defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Busan I'Park form and stats
Busan I'Park have only collected 1 point from their away games in the K League 2, after 0-1-6 (7 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Busan I'Park, having lost six matches in a row as the visiting team.
I'Park lost away at Daejeon Citizen (3-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Leading 3-0 was not enough for Busan I'Park in their fight with Daejeon Citizen last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 3-4 loss.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Jeonnam Dragons.It's early days yet, but Busan I'Park has scored 7 and conceded 14 goals from their travels in the league so far (7 games).
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved encountered each other previously this match year: Daejeon Citizen - Busan I'Park 4-3. Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two squads are: two wins for Daejeon Citizen, three draws and five wins for Busan I'Park. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ishida 7 goals |  Y. Cho 5 goals | L. Joaquim Ribeiro 4 goals |
Daejeon Citizen missing players
Busan I'Park missing players
| Daejeon Citizen | Busan I'Park | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 26 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 93% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 73% |
| 57% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 21% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 27% |
| 21% | 50% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 13% |
| 71% | 83% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 60% |
| 21% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 14% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 33% |
| 5.8 | 7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 3.3 | 2 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| 2.1 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 16.3 | 19.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 8.7 | 9.6 |
| 5.6 | 7 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 32% | 32% |
| 8.5 | 7.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.1 | 12.7 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 6 | 5.7 |
- Busan I'Park have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Busan I'Park have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Busan I'Park have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Busan I'Park have the fewest points (1) away in K League 2
- Busan I'Park have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in K League 2
- Busan I'Park have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in K League 2
- Busan I'Park have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in K League 2
- Busan I'Park have yet to win a game away.
- Busan I'Park haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Daejeon Citizen have created more than twice as many corners as Busan I'Park.
- Daejeon Citizen have not yet lost a game at home.
- Daejeon Citizen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Daejeon Citizen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Busan I'Park have scored away.
- Daejeon Citizen have the most scored goals (15) at home in K League 2
- Daejeon Citizen have the most scored goals (26) in K League 2
- Daejeon Citizen have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in K League 2
- Daejeon Citizen have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Daejeon Citizen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gwangju | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| 2 | Bucheon 1995 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | Daejeon Citizen | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Anyang | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Asan Mugunghwa | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Seoul E. | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Gyeongnam | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Gimpo | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 10 | Busan I'Park | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 10 |
| 11 | Ansan Greeners | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -9 | 7 |
