Mokpo City host Pocheon as odds-on favourites: Big match preview

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Competition: Korea Republic National League
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mokpo International Football Center Main (5952 seats)

The team playing at home, Mokpo City, should be the favourites in this fixture, but Pocheon have displayed both know-how and intrepidity. Read more about the match!

Insights:
  • Mokpo City have the most scored goals (35) in National League
  • Pocheon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Mokpo City and Pocheon should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Mokpo City form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Mokpo International Football Center Main as Mokpo City have scored 18 goals to get 21 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the National League are 6-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). days ago.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Mokpo, as their goalkeeper Jong-Hyun Je has completely shut out the opponents for 183 minutes in the National League.

Mokpo City are returning here after visiting Hwaseong and winning with a 4-0 scoreline. Jegal and Park scored the goal(s). As indicated by the result mentioned above, Mokpo played a great game against Hwaseong and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. What a game it was for Jegal when beating Hwaseong, applying the finishing touch to three goals!

Ahead of that match, Mokpo City won a home game hosting Busan Transportation (2-0).

A decent goal production from Mokpo City in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 10 league matches. From these home matches, Mokpo have conceded only 9 goals.

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Pocheon form and stats

The visitors are W3-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the National League.

Pocheon go into this game after a win, the home game against Yangju Citizen that ended 1-0. Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone four league matches without winning.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Paju Citizen wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Pocheon has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Pocheon rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also played each other before this season: Pocheon - Mokpo City 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Mokpo two wins, one draw and Pocheon one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mokpo CityJ. Jegal
J. Jegal
10 goals
Mokpo CityG. Jo
G. Jo
10 goals
PocheonY. Kim
Y. Kim
4 goals

Mokpo City missing players

Pocheon missing players

Mokpo City Pocheon
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 1 9 20
12 6 1 Won W 1 3 6
5 3 2 Drew D 0 4 9
3 1 0 Lost L 0 2 5
35 18 4 Scored S 1 14 20
16 9 3 Conceded C 0 14 23
90% 90% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 80%
75% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 78% 55%
40% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 56% 35%
25% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 56% 35%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 5%
35% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 78% 45%
55% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 22% 45%
20% 10% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 30%
 
4.2 4.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 1.2 1.7
4.5 5.2 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 10 2.7 3.3
1.4 0.8 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.2 1.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.9 10.7 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10 5.7 7.2
4 4.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 3.2
43% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 52% 31%
 
7.8 6.7 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7.7 9.5
3 2.6 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3 3.8
Key stats in National League this season:
  • Mokpo City have created more than twice as many corners as Pocheon.
  • Mokpo City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mokpo City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Mokpo City have the most clean sheets (11) in National League
  • Mokpo City have the most scored goals (35) in National League
  • Mokpo City have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in National League
  • Mokpo City have the the best goal difference (+19) in National League
  • Mokpo City is in the best form (5-1-0) in National League
  • Pocheon have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Pocheon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pocheon have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Pocheon have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Pocheon haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Hwaseong 20 13 5 2 30 15 10 6 3 1 14 8 10 7 2 1 16 7 15 44
2 Mokpo City 20 12 5 3 35 16 10 6 3 1 18 9 10 6 2 2 17 7 19 41
3 Ulsan Citize 20 11 4 5 26 18 10 7 0 3 16 7 10 4 4 2 10 11 8 37
4 Gimhae City 20 9 8 3 24 17 9 5 3 1 10 6 11 4 5 2 14 11 7 35
5 Siheung Citizen 20 8 7 5 30 26 10 7 0 3 21 16 10 1 7 2 9 10 4 31
6 Paju Citizen 21 9 3 9 25 22 11 6 0 5 18 11 10 3 3 4 7 11 3 30
7 Chuncheon 20 7 9 4 16 13 10 4 5 1 9 6 10 3 4 3 7 7 3 30
8 Pocheon 20 6 9 5 20 23 11 3 5 3 6 9 9 3 4 2 14 14 -3 27
9 Daejeon Korail 21 7 5 9 25 24 11 4 4 3 11 9 10 3 1 6 14 15 1 26
10 Gangneung City 20 5 7 8 19 23 9 0 5 4 7 11 11 5 2 4 12 12 -4 22
11 Gyeongju HNP 21 4 8 9 15 24 9 2 2 5 7 11 12 2 6 4 8 13 -9 20
12 Changwon City 21 5 4 12 16 28 9 2 2 5 8 11 12 3 2 7 8 17 -12 19
13 Busan Transportation 20 4 6 10 17 25 12 2 5 5 11 15 8 2 1 5 6 10 -8 18
14 Yangju Citizen 21 4 6 11 23 34 11 2 6 3 14 16 10 2 0 8 9 18 -11 18
15 Yangpyeong 21 4 4 13 21 34 11 3 2 6 12 15 10 1 2 7 9 19 -13 16
16 Goyang KH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.