National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Incheon United or Suwon Bluewings that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Incheon United nor Suwon Bluewings 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
Last season their Korean Cup adventure 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, 6 draws and 3 losses from their games here at Sungui Arena Park.
Fernandes was the last player to score a league goal for Incheon and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Incheon United haven't scored in 250 minutes.
Incheon United's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Pohang Steelers.
A 0-0 draw away in the K-League Classic before that, with Suwon Bluewings the opponent.The match schedule is unforgiving for Incheon as they have a new game in only four days, a K-League Classic match thankfully also at home. Gangwon are visiting.
Incheon United aren't scoring a lot here at Sungui Arena Park in the league, with only {8 goals} from 10 games.
Suwon Bluewings form and stats
Bluewings's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.There's been little loot from Suwon Bluewings's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the K-League Classic. Suwon Bluewings only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
Suwon Bluewings have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 229 minutes ago. Byong-Jun was the goal scorer.
Suwon Bluewings failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Seoul that ended with defeat 0-1.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Incheon United in the K-League Classic.Suwon Bluewings are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.
The schedule is very tough for Bluewings now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A K-League Classic game at Daegu is waiting in only three days.
13 goals have been conceded by Suwon Bluewings in these games.
Head 2 Head
Suwon Bluewings have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (1-3-0) facing Incheon.Top Goalscorers
  B. An 4 goals |   S. Cheon 3 goals | B. Kim 2 goals |
Incheon United missing players
Suwon Bluewings missing players
| Incheon United | Suwon Bluewings | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 14 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Scored | S | 15 | 28 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 23% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | ||
| 10.9 | 9.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.9 | 12.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 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 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 3 | Seoul | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Jeju United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Gwangju | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Jeonbuk Motors | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Daejeon Citizen | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Daegu | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Incheon United | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Suwon | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -16 | 19 |
| 11 | Gangwon | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 13 |
| 12 | Suwon Bluewings | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -15 | 9 |
