National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Incheon United or Gyeongnam that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Incheon United form and stats
Last season, Incheon's Korean Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the K-League Classic this season. Incheon United have only managed 1 win, 5 draws and 2 losses from their games here at Sungui Arena Park.
Incheon United drew their last game, also a home match. Gwangju was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Hang-Jin was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.8 out of 10. The defender Hang-Jin scored one goal and won 3 of 8 duels.
Before that, Incheon drew at home versus Jeonbuk Motors.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Incheon United as they are travelling to their away game against Daegu in the K-League Classic. That match is three days after this one.
Incheon United have scored {7 league goals} here from 8 matches, not a lot.
Gyeongnam form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.2 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Gyeongnam playing as the away team in the K League 2 this season.
The manager Seol was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Changwon Football Center. Gyeongnam suffered a 1-2 loss to Busan I'Park.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Seongnam in the K League 2.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The K League 2 trip to Cheongju.
Gyeongnam has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. It's not easy to score on Gyeongnam as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Incheon United have won or drawn the last 5 fixtures (1-4-0) facing Gyeongnam.Top Goalscorers
  G. Nascimento de Castro 5 goals |  K. Won 4 goals | G. Garcia de Oliveira 4 goals |
Incheon United missing players
Gyeongnam missing players
| Incheon United | Gyeongnam | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 31 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 28% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 21% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 11.6 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Seoul | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Jeju United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Pohang Steelers | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Daejeon Citizen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Daegu | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Jeonbuk Motors | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 8 | Gwangju | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Suwon | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 10 | Incheon United | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 11 | Gangwon | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Suwon Bluewings | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gimpo | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Anyang | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Sangju Sangmu | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Busan I'Park | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Bucheon 1995 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Gyeongnam | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Seongnam | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Seoul E. | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Asan Mugunghwa | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 11 | Cheongju | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 13 |
| 12 | Ansan Greeners | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 10 |
| 13 | Cheonan City | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -23 | 1 |
