Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gwangju & Busan I'Park face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Korean Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Gwangju form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Gwangju have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the K-League Classic. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Gwangju lost their last game at Pohang Steelers after a 0-2 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Gwangju won a home game hosting Suwon (2-0).The manager Lee will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Daegu in only four days.
The Gwangju manager Lee has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Gwangju have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Busan I'Park form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Anyang in order to reach 3rd round of Korean Cup. They also participated in Korean Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.Things could have gone better for Busan I'Park in their K League 2 away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.
Busan I'Park has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Chungnam Asan for a 1-1 draw.
Before that, Busan I'Park secured a home win against Seoul E. with the score 1-0.A new game in only three days for I'Park, the K League 2 home match versus Gyeongnam. Busy days.
Busan I'Park are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. 4 goals have been conceded by Busan I'Park in these games.
Head 2 Head
Gwangju have been victorious in all of the 4 most recent duels against this side. Can they do it again?Top Goalscorers
  J. Asani 4 goals |  J. Nascimento Brito 3 goals | B. Pavan Lamas 3 goals |
Gwangju missing players
Busan I'Park missing players
| Gwangju | Busan I'Park | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 26 | ||
| 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | ||
| 7.9 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 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 | 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 |
