National League preview: Can Gimpo edge out victory against Cheonan City?

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Competition: Korea Republic National League
Competition: Fri 10.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gimpo Stadium (5068 seats)

Gimpo and Cheonan City are both riding high in the National League with their 1st and 2nd places respectively. Expect a top match!

Insights:
  • Gimpo have the most clean sheets (12) in National League
  • Cheonan City have the most scored goals (37) in National League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Gimpo form and stats

5-3-2 (win-draw-lost) are the National League numbers at home for Gimpo, who have the most clean sheets (12) in National League, so far this season.

Gimpo are returning here after visiting Gangneung City in a National League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Park Kyung-Rok and Yun Min-Ho scored the goal(s).

Before that, Gimpo drew at home versus Daejeon Korail.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Gimpo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won two times, drawn zero and lost zero.

A decent goal production from Gimpo in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. Gimpo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Gimpo Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.

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Cheonan City form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the National League. Cheonan City have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

The manager Kim Tae-Young was unhappy after their last game, a National League match played at their home ground Chonan Soccer Center Main Stadium. Cheonan City suffered a 2-3 loss to Daejeon Korail (placed 8th). Late heartbreak for Cheonan in the Daejeon Korail match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Gyeongju HNP with the score of 2-0.

Cheonan are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and zero defeats. From a total of two matches.

Cheonan City have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 20 goals from 9 away matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Cheonan as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have met each other before in this season, with the result Cheonan City - Gimpo 0-1 written in the official records. Head to head statistics (for the preceeding two meetings): Gimpo won one game, one match ended with a draw and Cheonan City have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one

Top Goalscorers

Cheonan CityJ. Kim
J. Kim
11 goals
Cheonan CityJ. Cho
J. Cho
7 goals
GimpoS. Son
S. Son
4 goals

Gimpo missing players

Cheonan City missing players

Gimpo Cheonan City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 2 9 21
11 5 2 Won W 1 5 11
6 3 0 Drew D 0 3 5
3 2 0 Lost L 1 1 5
25 15 3 Scored S 3 20 37
13 8 1 Conceded C 2 7 18
85% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 90%
60% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 76%
30% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 52%
10% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 24%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 14%
35% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 43%
60% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 44% 43%
20% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 24%
 
3.6 3.4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.7 3.4
3.8 3.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.1 2.4
1.7 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.3 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.5 8.5 11 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.4 7.7
3.5 4.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5.6 3.7
36% 32% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 41% 46%
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Cheonan City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cheonan City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Cheonan City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in National League
  • Cheonan City have the most scored goals (20) away in National League
  • Cheonan City have the most scored goals (37) in National League
  • Cheonan City have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in National League
  • Cheonan City have the the best goal difference (+13) away in National League
  • Cheonan City have the the best goal difference (+19) in National League
  • Gimpo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Gimpo have the most clean sheets (12) in National League

  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 20 11 6 3 25 13 10 5 3 2 15 8 10 6 3 1 10 5 12 39
2 Cheonan City 21 11 5 5 37 18 12 6 2 4 17 11 9 5 3 1 20 7 19 38
3 Mokpo City 20 9 7 4 18 13 10 4 6 0 10 5 10 5 1 4 8 8 5 34
4 Ulsan Citize 20 9 5 6 24 14 10 6 2 2 15 4 10 3 3 4 9 10 10 32
5 Gyeongju HNP 20 9 4 7 29 24 11 5 3 3 16 13 9 4 1 4 13 11 5 31
6 Gimhae City 20 8 6 6 25 25 10 4 3 3 14 14 10 4 3 3 11 11 0 30
7 Busan Transportation 19 7 8 4 20 20 9 3 6 0 11 7 10 4 2 4 9 13 0 29
8 Daejeon Korail 21 6 10 5 26 22 10 4 4 2 12 6 11 2 6 3 14 16 4 28
9 Changwon City 19 7 6 6 20 19 9 4 1 4 10 9 10 3 5 2 10 10 1 27
10 Paju Citizen 20 6 8 6 24 26 10 3 3 4 10 12 10 3 5 2 14 14 -2 26
11 Hwaseong 19 6 7 6 19 20 10 5 1 4 8 9 9 1 6 2 11 11 -1 25
12 Cheongju 19 5 5 9 24 29 9 2 2 5 12 18 10 3 3 4 12 11 -5 20
13 Pyeongtaek Citizen 20 3 5 12 14 28 10 2 4 4 6 12 10 1 1 8 8 16 -14 14
14 Yangju Citizen 18 3 5 10 10 28 9 1 3 5 6 17 9 2 2 5 4 11 -18 14
15 Gangneung City 20 2 5 13 13 29 9 2 3 4 9 12 11 0 2 9 4 17 -16 11

Read more about National League

The Korea National League, formerly known as the K2 League, is the third highest tier of football in South Korea. It has eight teams playing a season from March to November- Each team plays 28 fixtures and the top three in the league table enter the subsequent play-offs. Currently no teams are promoted.