National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Jeonbuk Motors or Suwon Bluewings that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Jeonbuk 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.
Jeonbuk Motors form and stats
Jeonbuk Motors was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Korean Cup.The story so far in the K-League Classic for Jeonbuk Motors at their home stadium (Jeonju World Cup Stadium) is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
The spoils were shared in Jeonbuk Motors's previous game, also at home. Visiting Daegu travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Kim, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Kim scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 0 of 1 duels.
Ahead of that match, Jeonbuk Motors won a home game hosting Suwon Bluewings (2-1).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Jeonbuk handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The manager Kim will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sangju Sangmu in only three days.
Jeonbuk Motors have scored 7 league goals here from 9 matches, not a lot.
Suwon Bluewings form and stats
Suwon Bluewings was sent out of Korean Cup in the quarter-finals last season.Suwon Bluewings have only collected 4 points from their away games in the K-League Classic, after 0-4-5 (9 played).
There might be some fixture complaints from Bluewings as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-3 against Suwon. Suwon Bluewings did not look prepared in the first half against Suwon and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one. Defender Seok was the best team player with a rating of 7.13. Seok hit one key pass and won 2 of 5 duels.
It was a K-League Classic defeat before that one as the away game against Jeonbuk Motors wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.We have checked recent matches where Bluewings have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
A new game in only four days for Suwon Bluewings, the K-League Classic home match versus Incheon United. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Suwon Bluewings as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. Bluewings's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Jeonbuk Motors-Suwon Bluewings H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Jeonbuk Motors eight wins, Suwon Bluewings one win, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Kim 3 goals |  T. Kunimoto 3 goals | M. Barrow 3 goals |
Jeonbuk Motors missing players
Suwon Bluewings missing players
| Jeonbuk Motors | Suwon Bluewings | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Conceded | C | 22 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 48% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.7 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 7.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 23% | ||
| 10.1 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.9 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 40 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Jeju United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Incheon United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Daegu | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Seoul | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Suwon | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Sangju Sangmu | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Gangwon | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 18 |
| 11 | Suwon Bluewings | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -16 | 12 |
