National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Gangwon or Suwon Bluewings that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Gangwon nor Suwon Bluewings 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.
Gangwon form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The story so far in the K-League Classic for Gangwon at their home stadium (Chuncheon Songam Stadium) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.
In their previous game, the manager B. Kim led his Gangwon to a defeat in the K-League Classic match away at Ulsan. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Chuncheon Songam Stadium. Midfielder Chang Woo Rim was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.33 (out of ten) in that game. Rim dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that, Gangwon had a K-League Classic home game versus Suwon Bluewings which ended with a victory 3-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Gangwon perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Gangwon as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Gangwon has won seven of these, drawn three and lost four.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the K-League Classic game versus Daegu in only three days. This game is also played here at Chuncheon Songam Stadium.
The Gangwon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Gangwon have conceded only 9 goals.
Suwon Bluewings form and stats
Bluewings's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Suwon Bluewings have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the K-League Classic this season.
Suwon Bluewings aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 223 league minutes without a goal. U. Deric was the last player to find the net.
Suwon Bluewings played 0-0 against Jeju United in their previous match. Midfielder Seong-keun Choi was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Choi dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Gangwon's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Suwon Bluewings in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Bluewings, two draws and four defeats.
A new game in only three days for Bluewings, the K-League Classic home match versus Seongnam. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Suwon Bluewings have scored 16 goals in 11 league games away. As opposed to that, Suwon Bluewings have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Gangwon two wins, three draws and Suwon Bluewings five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Kim 6 goals |   M. Ko 5 goals | D. Kim 4 goals |
Gangwon missing players
Suwon Bluewings missing players
| Gangwon | Suwon Bluewings | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 18 | 33 | ||
| 30 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -3 | 30 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 29 |
| 8 | Jeju United | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Gangwon | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Seongnam | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 22 |
| 11 | Seoul | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 19 |