National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Pohang Steelers or Gangwon that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Pohang Steelers and Gangwon.
Pohang Steelers form and stats
Last season, Pohang Steelers's Korean Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Pohang Steelers are steadily winning K-League Classic games and points here at Steelyard Stadium. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.
Happy days for Steelers in their previous game, a fixture away at Incheon United that ended with a 1-0 victory.
Before that, Pohang Steelers played out a K-League Classic draw 1-1 when visiting Seoul.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Pohang Steelers, as the K-League Classic home game vs Suwon is only four days away.
A decent goal production from Steelers in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches.
Gangwon form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Gangwon so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-4 (win-draw-lose).
Gangwon has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Suwon for a 1-1 draw.
A 1-2 loss hosting Jeonbuk Motors before that.The schedule is very tough for Gangwon now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A K-League Classic game at Incheon United is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Gangwon when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Gangwon in these games.
Head 2 Head
Pohang Steelers have won or drawn the last 7 matches (4-3-0) against Gangwon.Top Goalscorers
  Go Young-jun 6 goals | H. Lee 5 goals |  S. Baek 4 goals |
Pohang Steelers missing players
Gangwon missing players
| Pohang Steelers | Gangwon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 52% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.3 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 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 |
