Suwon Bluewings and Jeonbuk Motors meet at Suwon World Cup Stadium, in a match for the 17 th round of the K League. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 04-24-2018, Jeonbuk Motors won at home by (2-0). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates total equilibrium between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 3 wins for each team in the last 8 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 01-10-2017, in the K League, which ended in a draw by (1-1). The goals of the match were scored by Park Gi-Dong (33 ‘), for Suwon Bluewings, and Lee Dong-Gook (82’), for Jeonbuk Motors. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since the Suwon Bluewings presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.
Suwon Bluewings:
The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 28 points won, after 8 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Jeju United, by (2-3). In the last match, they won in an away match against Jeonnam Dragons, by (0-2). This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium. In the last 8 home league matches Suwon Bluewings has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 16 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 7 games in which they suffered the first goal.
For this day, the local team is motivated, as well as having won their last match for the competition, also advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League. If we analyze all their matches, the home team lost only one game in the last five contested. Another important fact is that acting before his liking for the K-League 2018 lost only two games in eight disputed, with three wins and three draws. In these conditions he was slightly more efficient in his defensive sector, as he scored on average 1.38 goals and suffered only one goal per game. Brazilian striker Waguininho, with six goals scored and one assist, stands out in this squad.
Jeonbuk Motors:
After 12 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 38 points won. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Ulsan by (0-2), after in the previous match they have tied at home, against Incheon United, by (3-3). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. In the last 8 away league matches Jeonbuk Motors has a record of 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so they have won 19 points out of 24 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 7 away matches. In their home matches there are a few frequent results: at half-time 0-0 (4 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 0-2 (3 out of 8 matches). The defense has been strong and has suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 5 of the last 8 they played there were less than 3 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 12 of its last 16 matches for the K League, of these 12 came to rest in advantage in 6 and always managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘.
The visitor arrives making an even more positive campaign than the rival, because he leads the competition and also advanced towards the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League. If we analyze all his games, he arrives without knowing defeats four consecutive matches, being that in the last one, by the k-League of 2018, he won. Another important fact is that acting outside their domain by the competition has been making a great campaign, since in eight games played suffered only one loss, plus a draw and six losses. In these conditions presented an average of 2.12 goals scored and only 0.38 suffered, demonstrating in this way a great offensive and defensive performance.
PREDICTION: Jeonbuk to win @ 1.85
