Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Gwangju & Gangwon 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 Gwangju nor Gangwon 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.
Gwangju form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The story so far in the K-League Classic for Gwangju at their home stadium (Gwangju World Cup Stadium) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Gwangju with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Incheon United game, 28 days ago, have they avoided a loss. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Gwangju, their manager J. Park and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Gwangju lost their last game at Gangwon after a 1-4 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Gwangju lost 2-4 at home to Daegu.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Gwangju as they are travelling to their away game against Busan I'Park in the K-League Classic. That match is three days after this one.
Gwangju are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Gwangju defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Gangwon form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.As the visiting team in K-League Classic matches, Gangwon have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Gangwon are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Gangwon go into this game after a win, the home game against Gwangju that ended 4-1. The game before that, in the K-League Classic, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against Busan I'Park.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Gangwon manager B. Kim as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Ulsan.
Gangwon have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Gangwon have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Gwangju, six draws and two wins for Gangwon. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  F. de Sousa Silva 6 goals |   M. Ko 5 goals |  J. Cho 4 goals |
Gwangju missing players
Gangwon missing players
| Gwangju | Gangwon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Scored | S | 10 | 35 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Conceded | C | 22 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 245 | 148 | Total Shots | T S | 110 | 230 | ||
| 101 | 62 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 89 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 26 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Sangju Sangmu | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Daegu | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | Busan I'Park | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Suwon Bluewings | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Seongnam | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | Gwangju | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 10 |
| 11 | Seoul | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 10 |
| 12 | Incheon United | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 3 |