National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sangju Sangmu or Seongnam that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Sangju Sangmu nor Seongnam 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.
Sangju Sangmu form and stats
Sangju Sangmu participated in Korean Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Sangju Sangmu have played 5 K League 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). The last three games played by Sangju, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
An away draw last time out for Sangju, facing Anyang in a game that ended 0-0.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a K League 2 home game that ended 1-1 versus Daejeon Citizen.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the K League 2 game versus Jeonnam Dragons in only four days. This game is also played here at Gimcheon Stadium.
Sangju Sangmu aren't scoring a lot here at Gimcheon Stadium in the league, with only 4 goals from 5 games. Sangju have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Seongnam form and stats
Seongnam's mission in Korean Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.There's been little loot from Seongnam's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the K-League Classic. Seongnam only have 1 win to counter their 2 defeats and 4 draws. Two points from the last two away games for Seongnam, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Seongnam has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Jeju United for a K-League Classic game that ended a draw (2-2). Midfield player Kyu-seong Lee was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.15/10. Lee hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total). The draw against Jeju United came from a losing position. The Seongnam manager N. Kim brought on Fejsal Mulić as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
A 2-2 draw at Seoul's stadium before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Seongnam are hosting Suwon in the K-League Classic only three days away.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 7 goals have been conceded by Seongnam in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sangju victories, three draws and four Seongnam wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Mulić 5 goals |  H. Oh 2 goals | K. Lee 1 goals |
Sangju Sangmu missing players
Seongnam missing players
| Sangju Sangmu | Seongnam | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Scored | S | 11 | 22 | ||
| 28 | 6 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10.8 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 7.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 28% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 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 | Jeonnam Dragons | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| 2 | Anyang | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Busan I'Park | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 4 | Ansan Greeners | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Daejeon Citizen | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Seoul E. | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Gyeongnam | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Sangju Sangmu | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | Asan Mugunghwa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Bucheon 1995 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -13 | 7 |
| 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 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Suwon Bluewings | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Motors | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Daegu | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 6 | Jeju United | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -10 | 19 |
| 8 | Suwon | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 18 |
| 9 | Seongnam | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Gangwon | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | Seoul | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 14 |