Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Gyeongnam in 5th and Daejeon Citizen in 6th place.
Daejeon Citizen could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a K League 2 game only four sleeps ago.
Gyeongnam form and stats
5-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the K League 2 numbers at home for Gyeongnam so far this season.
The fans are hoping that Gyeongnam will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the K League 2 game against Suwon (placed 2nd). Before that match, a win away at Bucheon 1995.
Gyeongnam are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 13 games. Gyeongnam's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Daejeon Citizen form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their K League 2 travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Daejeon Citizen delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Anyang (placed 9th) in their previous match; a K League 2 game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Jeonnam Dragons at their stadium, the result 2-1.
Daejeon have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Daejeon in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Daejeon Citizen - Gyeongnam 2-3 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Gyeongnam wins - draws - Daejeon Citizen wins). As for goals, nine matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. da Costa Alfredo 13 goals |   S. Baek 9 goals | K. Ko 6 goals |
Gyeongnam missing players
Daejeon Citizen missing players
| Gyeongnam | Daejeon Citizen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 39 | 19 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 33 |
| 37 | 16 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 34 |
| 92% | 92% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 73% | 69% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 69% |
| 58% | 54% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | 50% |
| 38% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 27% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 69% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 54% |
| 23% | 31% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 27% |
| 15% | 15% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 236 | 133 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 126 | 235 |
| 101 | 58 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 52 | 98 |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | 34% |
- Daejeon Citizen has the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in K League 2
- Daejeon Citizen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gyeongnam has the most dropped points from leading position (18) in K League 2
- Gyeongnam has the most matches over the total-line (15) in K League 2
- Gyeongnam has the most points from losing position (17) in K League 2
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jeju United | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Suwon | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 24 | 54 |
| 3 | Seoul E. | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Gyeongnam | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 36 |
| 6 | Daejeon Citizen | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Ansan Greeners | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -16 | 28 |
| 8 | Bucheon 1995 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 26 |
| 9 | Anyang | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -8 | 25 |
| 10 | Asan Mugunghwa | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -20 | 22 |