National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Busan I'Park or Jeonbuk Motors that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither I'Park nor Jeonbuk Motors 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.
Busan I'Park form and stats
I'Park participated in Korean Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Busan I'Park have played 7 K-League Classic games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-5-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Lee Dong-Jun was the last player to score a league goal for Busan I'Park and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Busan I'Park haven't scored in 205 minutes.
In their previous game, the manager D. Cho led his Busan I'Park to a defeat in the K-League Classic match away at Daegu. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Busan Gudeok Stadium. In the match before that, Busan I'Park hosted Gwangju and drew the K-League Classic game 0-0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Busan I'Park as they have a new game in only four days, a K-League Classic match thankfully also at home. Ulsan are visiting.
Busan I'Park are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. I'Park are not conceding a lot of goals here at Busan Gudeok Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Jeonbuk Motors form and stats
Jeonbuk Motors's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the 4th round.As the visiting team in K-League Classic matches, Jeonbuk Motors have produced an overall stat of 4-1-2 so far.
Lee Seung-Gi, Han Kyo-Won and Gustavo scored in Jeonbuk's previous match, the home game against Seoul that ended 3-0. A 1-1 draw at Incheon United's stadium before that.
After this away game Jeonbuk Motors return home for a K-League Classic game against Pohang Steelers. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Jeonbuk Motors are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Jeonbuk Motors as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - one - nine (I'Park wins - draws - Jeonbuk Motors wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Han 5 goals |   R. Pacheco da Silva 4 goals | J. Lee 4 goals |
Busan I'Park missing players
Jeonbuk Motors missing players
| Busan I'Park | Jeonbuk Motors | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 20 | Scored | S | 18 | 37 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 16 | 23 | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 16% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 249 | 140 | Total Shots | T S | 139 | 291 | ||
| 91 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 98 | ||
| 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ulsan | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 32 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | Sangju Sangmu | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 24 |
| 5 | Daegu | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 6 | Busan I'Park | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 8 | Seongnam | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Suwon Bluewings | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Gwangju | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 11 | Seoul | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -19 | 10 |
| 12 | Incheon United | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 5 |