National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Daejeon Citizen or Geoje Citizen that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Daejeon Citizen and Geoje Citizen.
Daejeon Citizen form and stats
Daejeon was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Korean Cup.Seven points from three K-League Classic home games is a great start for Daejeon Citizen, who are hoping to build on that form here at Daejeon World Cup Stadium.
The supporters are hoping that Daejeon Citizen will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 3-5 away loss in the game against Suwon. Did Daejeon Citizen get overconfident in their match against Suwon? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 3-5 defeat. Daejeon's goalkeeper Chang-Geun was extremely busy against Suwon, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves. The striker Orobó outperformed all the other footballers in that game and managed a match rating of 8.45 out of 10. Orobó scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Ahead of that match, Daejeon Citizen won a home game hosting Seoul (3-2).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ulsan are coming to town in four days.
Daejeon Citizen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Daejeon World Cup Stadium with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Daejeon are not conceding a lot of goals here at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Geoje Citizen form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Gyeongju HNP and Yangpyeong in order to reach 3rd round of Korean Cup. Geoje Citizen's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the 1st round.The story so far for the visiting team on their K3 League Advanced travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
Geoje Citizen play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-2 victory visiting Jungnang Chorus Mustang. As you can tell from the result, the match against Jungnang Chorus Mustang was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Jeonbuk Motors II's place.The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 20 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 9 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. 4 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Citizen have another game away from home in just four days, a K3 League Advanced fixture versus Chungju Citizen. A strenuous itinerary for them!
Geoje Citizen struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Daejeon Citizen missing players
Geoje Citizen missing players
| Daejeon Citizen | Geoje Citizen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 53 | 28 | Scored | S | 17 | 37 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 25 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 68% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 46% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 44% | ||
| 9.7 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 7.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 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 | Ulsan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Seoul | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Daejeon Citizen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Gwangju | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Jeonbuk Motors | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Suwon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 8 | Daegu | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 9 | Jeju United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 10 | Incheon United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 5 |
| 11 | Gangwon | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 12 | Suwon Bluewings | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 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 | Dangjin Citizen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Yeoju Sejong | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Goyang Happiness | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Pyeongchang United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Geoje Citizen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Chungju Citizen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Pukyeong National Uni. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Jinju Citizen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Daegu II | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Busan IPark II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Jeonbuk Motors II | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Gangwon II | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Daejeon Hana Citizen II | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Sejong Vanesse | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Jeonju | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Jungnang Chorus Mustang | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 |
