A key match in National League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Gangneung City in 3rd position and Hwaseong placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
Gangneung City form and stats
When playing at home in the National League, Gangneung City, who have the most clean sheets (9) in National League, have managed 4 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Gangneung after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Gangneung have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Gangneung Stadium with 13 goals in 8 league matches. Gangneung have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Hwaseong form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the National League.
The end of the last match, against Mokpo City, was very satisfying as Choi Chi-Won scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Hwaseong have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Hwaseong have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Hwaseong - Gangneung 0-1.Top Goalscorers
  C. Choi 6 goals |   T. Ha 5 goals |  H. Kim 5 goals |
Gangneung City missing players
Hwaseong missing players
| Gangneung City | Hwaseong | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 25 |
| 14 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 67% |
| 33% | 30% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 22% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 28% |
| 11% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 28% | 20% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 56% |
| 50% | 60% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 22% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Gangneung City has the most clean sheets (9) in National League
- Gangneung City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Gangneung City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hwaseong have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Gimhae City | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Gyeongju HNP | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 31 |
| 3 | Gangneung City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Hwaseong | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 5 | Busan Transportation | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 6 | Daejeon Korail | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | Mokpo City | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | Gimpo | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 9 | Cheongju | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Cheonan City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Changwon City | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | Pyeongtaek Citizen | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -17 | 12 |
| 13 | Jeonju | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -14 | 11 |
| 14 | Yangju Citizen | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 23 | -22 | 11 |
| 15 | Gyeongju Citizen | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 8 |
| 16 | Chuncheon | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -21 | 7 |