National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Incheon United or Anyang that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Incheon nor Anyang 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.
Incheon United form and stats
Incheon United participated in Korean Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Incheon United have to build on here at Sungui Arena Park in the K-League Classic.
Stress levels are on the rise for Incheon's attacking players as they have now played 255 minutes without scoring in a league game. Kim Joon-Beom was their last goal scorer.
In the match before that, Incheon hosted Suwon Bluewings and drew the K-League Classic game 0-0.
Incheon were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the K-League Classic game versus Jeju United in only three days. This game is also played here at Sungui Arena Park.
A decent goal production from Incheon United in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Incheon are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sungui Arena Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Anyang form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Cheonan City in order to reach 3rd round of Korean Cup. Anyang was sent out of Korean Cup in the 3rd round last season.Anyang are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the K League 2, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses). Anyang has drawn their two previous away games.
Before that, Anyang travelled to Sangju Sangmu and returned home with a draw after the K League 2 game finished 0-0.
A new game in only four days for Anyang, the K League 2 home match versus Asan Mugunghwa. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Anyang as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. Anyang are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Aguilar Vargas 3 goals |  J. Mo 2 goals | J. Mun 1 goals |
Incheon United missing players
Anyang missing players
| Incheon United | Anyang | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | ||
| 35 | 12 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jeonbuk Motors | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Ulsan | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Seongnam | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Suwon Bluewings | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Seoul | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Gangwon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Pohang Steelers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | Gwangju | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Daegu | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 11 | Incheon United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -8 | 7 |
| 12 | Suwon | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 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 | Daejeon Citizen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Seoul E. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 3 | Asan Mugunghwa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Jeonnam Dragons | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Ansan Greeners | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Anyang | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Sangju Sangmu | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Busan I'Park | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 9 | Bucheon 1995 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 10 | Gyeongnam | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 4 |