Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Seoul E. & Gwangju face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Korean Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Seoul and Gwangju.
Seoul E. form and stats
Last season, Seoul E.'s Korean Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the K League 2, Seoul E. have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 7 games.
A nice win for Seoul E. last time playing, versus Bucheon 1995. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Jerônimo (2) scoring for the victors.
Before that, Seoul had a K League 2 home game versus Cheonan City which ended with a victory 3-2.The manager Park will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ansan Greeners in only four days.
A decent goal production from Seoul E. in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. Seoul's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Gwangju form and stats
Last season their Korean Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.There's been little loot from Gwangju's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the K-League Classic. Gwangju only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
Gwangju has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Incheon United for a 1-1 draw. Defender Ahn was the best team player with a rating of 7.85. Ahn scored one goal and won 4 of 5 duels.
A loss against Daegu was the result prior to that, in a K-League Classic home game.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The K-League Classic trip to Suwon.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Gwangju have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. In the opposite end, Gwangju have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Gwangju have won at least one point in the last 12 games (9-3-0) against Seoul E..Top Goalscorers
  R. Jerônimo 5 goals |   J. Asani 4 goals | B. de Oliveira 3 goals |
Seoul E. missing players
Gwangju missing players
| Seoul E. | Gwangju | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 31 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 32% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
