Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gimpo & Seoul face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Korean Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Gimpo nor Seoul 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.
Gimpo form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Korean Cup for Gimpo, as the manager Ko led his troops to eliminate Yeoju Sejong, and reach the 3rd Round. Gimpo participated in Korean Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Gimpo have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the K League 2. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
The Gimpo coach Ko and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Cheongju.
In the match before that, Gimpo hosted Bucheon 1995 and drew the K League 2 game 1-1.The manager Ko will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ansan Greeners in only four days.
A decent goal production from Gimpo in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Defensively Gimpo have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Seoul form and stats
Seoul was sent out of Korean Cup in the final last season, when Jeonbuk Motors turned out to be too strong.It's gone fairly well in the K-League Classic away games so far for Seoul with six points collected from three matches.
Seoul are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against Daegu. Seoul delivered their win in the match against Daegu already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance! Goalkeeper Baek was absolutely vital in the Seoul victory against Daegu, making seven saves. Goalkeeper Baek got the top player rating of the team with 8.71/10. Baek topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Daejeon Citizen's place.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The K-League Classic trip to Pohang Steelers.
As opposed to that, Seoul have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Mina Zapata 4 goals |   S. Na 3 goals |  A. Paločević 2 goals |
Gimpo missing players
Seoul missing players
| Gimpo | Seoul | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Scored | S | 15 | 32 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4 | ||
| 26% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | ||
| 9.9 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 10 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Anyang | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Gyeongnam | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 3 | Busan I'Park | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Bucheon 1995 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Gimpo | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Sangju Sangmu | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Seongnam | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Jeonnam Dragons | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -5 | 7 |
| 9 | Cheongju | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Chungnam Asan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 11 | Seoul E. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Ansan Greeners | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Cheonan City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 0 |
| 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 |
