National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gangwon or Hwaseong that keep their silverware dream alive.
Hwaseong could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a K2-League game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Pocheon, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Hwaseong.
Gangwon form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.2 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Gangwon have to build on here at Chuncheon Songam Stadium in the K-League Classic.
The spoils were shared in Gangwon's previous game, also at home. Visiting Pohang Steelers travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Hyun-Jun was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Pohang Steelers after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Defender Rim got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.4/10. Rim served one assist, hit one key pass and won 4 of 8 duels.
A 2-2 draw away in the K-League Classic before that, with Seoul the opponent.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Gangwon at home in the league. 6 on target and 6 scored by the opposition; from 6 matches.
Hwaseong form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Hyochang and Daejeon Citizen in order to reach 3rd round of Korean Cup. Hwaseong's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Hwaseong are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the K2-League, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Pocheon in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Dangjin Citizen in the K2-League.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ulsan Citize in just four days.
Hwaseong have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kim 4 goals |  K. Kim 3 goals | D. Islamovic 2 goals |
Gangwon missing players
Hwaseong missing players
| Gangwon | Hwaseong | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 17 | Scored | S | 19 | 34 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.9 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | ||
| 9.5 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 7.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Incheon United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Jeonbuk Motors | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Sangju Sangmu | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Seoul | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Suwon | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Daegu | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 11 | Suwon Bluewings | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -13 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Changwon City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Gyeongju HNP | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Siheung Citizen | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Paju Citizen | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Daejeon Korail | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 6 | Ulsan Citize | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Gangneung City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Busan Transportation | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Cheongju | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Yangju Citizen | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Hwaseong | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Gimhae City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Pocheon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Mokpo City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Cheonan City | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Dangjin Citizen | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
