National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Daejeon Citizen or Ansan Greeners that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Daejeon nor Ansan Greeners 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
Action has already taken place for Daejeon Citizen in Korean Cup as they have defeated Chuncheon to reach the 3rd Round. Daejeon participated in Korean Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Daejeon Citizen have to build on here at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in the K League 2.
The home supporters saw a 3-3 draw versus Anyang in the K League 2 last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that, Daejeon had a K League 2 home game versus Jeonnam Dragons which ended with a victory 2-0.
Opportunity lost for Daejeon in the Anyang match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Lee Jeong-Mun was able to secure the draw 3-3 in the game against Anyang after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The Daejeon manager S. Hwang has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. Daejeon's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ansan Greeners form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Siheung Citizen in order to reach 3rd Round of Korean Cup. They also participated in Korean Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Playing away, Ansan Greeners have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 2 defeats in the K League 2 this season.
Greeners's last game was the home draw against Asan Mugunghwa (1-1). Prior to that result Greeners won their away game at Seoul E. in the K League 2. The scoreline was 2-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Greeners manager G. Kim as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Jeonnam Dragons.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Greeners have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. Ansan Greeners are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Daejeon Citizen-Ansan Greeners H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Daejeon four wins, Ansan Greeners two wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. da Costa Alfredo 7 goals | J. Park 3 goals | B. Baio da Cunha 2 goals |
Daejeon Citizen missing players
Ansan Greeners missing players
| Daejeon Citizen | Ansan Greeners | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 22 | 34 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 16% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 254 | 127 | Total Shots | T S | 115 | 200 | ||
| 97 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 83 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Suwon | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Daejeon Citizen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Jeju United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Bucheon 1995 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Gyeongnam | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Jeonnam Dragons | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Seoul E. | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 9 |
| 8 | Ansan Greeners | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 | Anyang | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Asan Mugunghwa | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -9 | 4 |