National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Daegu or Sangju Sangmu that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Daegu nor Sangju Sangmu 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.
Daegu form and stats
Daegu was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Korean Cup.The story so far in the K-League 1 for Daegu at their home stadium (DGB Arena) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. Daegu have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
No payout for Daegu in their previous match, an away game at Jeonbuk Motors that ended in defeat 1-2. Attacking player Edgar Silva bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.43 out of 10. Silva scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A K-League 1 defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Ulsan.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 Daegu's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won one match, drawn three and lost zero.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Daegu as they are travelling to their away game against Gangwon in the K-League 1. That match is three days after this one.
The Daegu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. Daegu are not conceding a lot of goals here at DGB Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches.
Sangju Sangmu form and stats
Sangju's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.Playing away, Sangju Sangmu have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the K League 2 this season. Total Korean Cup statistics for Sangju Sangmu: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Sangju Sangmu are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sangju goalkeeper Jeong-Mook Kang is eager to challenge this, with his 385 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Sangju's last game was the home draw against Gyeongnam (0-0).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Bucheon 1995.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sangju playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The K League 2 trip to Asan Mugunghwa.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sangju Sangmu have scored 14 goals in 12 league games away. Sangju have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Daegu-Sangju Sangmu H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Daegu three wins, Sangju Sangmu four wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Bruno da Silva 5 goals |  C. Silva dos Santos 5 goals | J. Kim 5 goals |
Daegu missing players
Sangju Sangmu missing players
| Daegu | Sangju Sangmu | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 47 | 25 | Scored | S | 13 | 42 | ||
| 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 70% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.8 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 10.6 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 42% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 44 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Suwon Bluewings | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Daegu | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Suwon | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Jeju United | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Seoul | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 10 | Gangwon | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 24 |
| 11 | Seongnam | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 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 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 41 |
| 2 | Jeonnam Dragons | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Daejeon Citizen | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Anyang | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | Busan I'Park | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 32 |
| 6 | Gyeongnam | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Asan Mugunghwa | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Ansan Greeners | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 29 |
| 9 | Seoul E. | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Bucheon 1995 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 20 |