K League 2 preview: Can Gwangju edge out victory against Seoul E.?

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Competition: Korea Republic K League 2
Competition: Wed 16.March
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gwangju World Cup Stadium (44118 seats)

Gwangju contest Seoul E. for honour and sporting success.

Insights:
  • Seoul E. have the most points (7) away in K League 2

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Gwangju and Seoul E..

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Gwangju form and stats

Only two K League 2 home games for Gwangju so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The Gwangju goalkeeper Kyung-Min Kim is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 200 minutes without conceding a goal in the K League 2.

A strong away win for Gwangju against Ansan Greeners the last match, as Kun-Hee and Hyeon-Seok were on target.

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 Gwangju have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won four times, drawn zero and lost one.

The manager Lee will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bucheon 1995 in only four days.

At Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju has the goal stats of 3-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Seoul E. form and stats

The seven points Seoul E. have gathered from their first three away trips in the K League 2 is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.

Seoul has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Gimpo for a 2-2 draw.

We have checked recent matches where Seoul E. have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were zero victories, two draws and six defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Asan Mugunghwa in just three days.

The visiting Seoul E. have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 3 games. Seoul are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the preceeding eight meetings featuring these two participants are: six wins for Gwangju, two draws and zero wins for Seoul E.. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

GwangjuI. Reis Silva Morais
I. Reis Silva Morais
2 goals
GwangjuLee Geon-hee
Lee Geon-hee
2 goals
GwangjuH. Doo
H. Doo
1 goals

Gwangju missing players

Seoul E. missing players

Gwangju Seoul E.
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 2 3 3
2 1 0 Won W 1 2 2
0 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 3 0 Scored S 3 4 4
2 2 0 Conceded C 2 2 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 33% 33%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 33%
67% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 67% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6.7 6.7
3.3 0.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5 5
2.7 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.7 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.7 14.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 12.7 12.7
5.7 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 6 6
29% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 22% 22%
 
5.7 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 5 5
2.7 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.3 2.3
Key stats in K League 2 this season:
  • Seoul E. have the most points (7) away in K League 2
Gwangju Last season Seoul E.
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   18 36
10 5   Won W   4 8
8 6   Drew D   7 13
20 8   Lost L   7 15
43 24   Scored S   21 40
52 25   Conceded C   21 39
95% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 86%
68% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 69%
45% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 44%
21% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 14%
11% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 3%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   44% 47%
16% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   39% 33%
37% 32%   Failed to Score F T   33% 33%
 
3.7 4.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 4.4
5.1 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 3.8
1.8 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   2 5
 
9.8 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.2 8.6
4.1 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.3
28% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 33%
 
10.9 9.5   Shots against (avg) S A   8.5 7.6
3.8 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.8 3.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bucheon 1995 4 3 1 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 10
2 Anyang 4 2 1 1 6 4 3 2 0 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
3 Seoul E. 3 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 7
4 Gimpo 5 2 1 2 6 8 2 0 1 1 2 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 -2 7
5 Gwangju 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Gyeongnam 4 2 0 2 7 7 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 6
7 Asan Mugunghwa 4 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 4 2 2 5
8 Jeonnam Dragons 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
9 Daejeon Citizen 4 0 3 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 3
10 Busan I'Park 4 0 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 -2 2
11 Ansan Greeners 5 0 2 3 2 6 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -4 2
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Seoul 5 3 1 1 9 6 2 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 6 6 3 47
2 Incheon United 5 1 4 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 47
3 Pohang Steelers 5 1 1 3 6 5 3 1 0 2 6 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 46
4 Seongnam 5 2 1 2 4 6 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 44
5 Gangwon 5 1 3 1 5 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 2 6 -3 43
6 Gwangju 5 1 2 2 8 9 3 0 2 1 6 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 -1 37
Last season 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 36 20 11 5 60 34 18 11 5 2 30 14 18 9 6 3 30 20 26 71
2 Anyang 36 17 11 8 51 37 18 6 8 4 20 15 18 11 3 4 31 22 14 62
3 Daejeon Citizen 36 17 7 12 53 48 18 9 4 5 29 22 18 8 3 7 24 26 5 58
4 Jeonnam Dragons 36 13 13 10 38 33 18 6 4 8 19 20 18 7 9 2 19 13 5 52
5 Busan I'Park 36 12 9 15 46 56 18 5 5 8 24 30 18 7 4 7 22 26 -10 45
6 Gyeongnam 36 11 10 15 40 45 18 6 4 8 22 24 18 5 6 7 18 21 -5 43
7 Ansan Greeners 36 11 10 15 37 49 18 5 5 8 19 24 18 6 5 7 18 25 -12 43
8 Asan Mugunghwa 36 11 8 17 38 41 18 7 3 8 24 23 18 4 5 9 14 18 -3 41
9 Seoul E. 36 8 13 15 40 39 18 4 6 8 19 18 18 4 7 7 21 21 1 37
10 Bucheon 1995 36 9 10 17 32 53 18 3 7 8 16 23 18 6 3 9 16 30 -21 37

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.