We love the setup of this match, with Hwaseong at 4th and Paju Citizen in 5th. Here's all you need to know!
- Hwaseong have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paju Citizen have not yet lost a game away.
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!
Hwaseong form and stats
Hwaseong have played 8 National League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in Hwaseong's previous game, also at home. Visiting Gyeongju HNP (placed 3rd) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Opportunity lost for Hwaseong in the Gyeongju HNP match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Dong-Geon was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Gyeongju HNP after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Cheongju.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hwaseong have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 1.
The Hwaseong fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. Hwaseong's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Paju Citizen form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their National League travels is 2 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats. The away team now have five uninterrupted draws in a row when involved in away matches.
Paju Citizen has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Daejeon Korail for a 1-1 draw. The draw against Daejeon Korail came from a losing position. The Paju Citizen manager Lee brought on Seong-Hwan as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Gyeongju HNP.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Paju Citizen in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Citizen, 4 draws and 1 defeat.
The attacking power of Paju Citizen when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far). It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the last ten meetings): Hwaseong won two games, three matches ended in a draw and Paju Citizen managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Jeong 5 goals | D. Kim 4 goals |  D. Cho 3 goals |
Hwaseong missing players
Paju Citizen missing players
| Hwaseong | Paju Citizen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 13 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 92% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 62% | 71% |
| 69% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 62% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 36% |
| 23% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 15% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 36% |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.5 | 13.7 | 15.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| 6.8 | 6.6 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10 | 8.9 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.6 |
- Hwaseong have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paju Citizen have not yet lost a game away.
| 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 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Siheung Citizen | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | Gyeongju HNP | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Hwaseong | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Paju Citizen | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Yangju Citizen | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Busan Transportation | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Gimhae City | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Daejeon Korail | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Gangneung City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 11 | Cheongju | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | Ulsan Citize | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Mokpo City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 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 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 8 |
