Match preview: 11 points stand between the participants before this game, Changwon City on top. Can Cheongju shorten the gap?
- Cheongju have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Changwon City have the fewest conceded goals (8) in National League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Cheongju form and stats
The story so far in the National League for Cheongju at their home stadium (Cheongju Stadium) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Cheongju has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Choi and the players.
Cheongju haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 385 minutes ago. Jeong-Hoon scored that one.
Cheongju lost their last game at Gimhae City (placed 8th) after a 0-2 scoreline.
Preceding that match was the home game against Hwaseong that was lost 0-3.The Cheongju fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Cheongju defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Changwon City form and stats
Playing away, Changwon City have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the National League this season.
Changwon City have lots to play for after their unexpected defeat (0-1) to Yangju Citizen in their previous outing, played at their own home ground.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Gangneung City with the score of 2-1.The visiting Changwon have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. It's not easy to score on Changwon City as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the last four meetings): Cheongju won three games, one match ended with a draw and Changwon City managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / twoTop Goalscorers
  L. Costa de Carvalho 6 goals |  H. Tae 4 goals | K. Lee 3 goals |
Cheongju missing players
Changwon City missing players
| Cheongju | Changwon City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 69% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 86% |
| 62% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 46% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 36% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 62% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 8.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 30% | 33% |
| 10.2 | 8.3 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 6.4 | 7.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 2.7 |
- Changwon City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Changwon City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Changwon City have the fewest conceded goals (8) in National League
- Changwon City have the the best goal difference (+10) in National League
- Cheongju have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cheongju haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Changwon City | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Siheung Citizen | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | Hwaseong | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Paju Citizen | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Gyeongju HNP | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Busan Transportation | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Yangju Citizen | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Gimhae City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Gangneung City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Daejeon Korail | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Cheongju | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 16 |
| 12 | Ulsan Citize | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Mokpo City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 14 | Pocheon | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Cheonan City | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Dangjin Citizen | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 8 |
