In this week 26 match, on Wednesday Aug 3rd, Gangwon and Jeonbuk Motors will play a match in Chuncheon in a clash of these two mismatched K-League 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 8th placed Gangwon, recorded a 1-2 loss against Ulsan. Lee Chung-yong struck first for Ulsan in the 10th minute, then in the 44th minute, Jin-Ho Kim sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kim Dae-Won. Gangwon is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Jeonbuk Motors is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Jeju United. Moon Seon-Min struck first for Jeonbuk Motors in the 64th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Jeju United couldn’t muster any offence and Jeonbuk Motors ran away with the shutout win. Jeonbuk Motors looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Sun May 15th, Jeonbuk Motors hosted Gangwon at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in their last match together. Jeonbuk Motors and Gangwon battled to a 1-1 draw. Kim Dae-Won struck first for Gangwon in the 84th minute, but Modou Barrow got the equalizer for Jeonbuk Motors in the 88th minute earning Jeonbuk Motors a comeback draw.
Gustavo has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Jeonbuk Motors. Gangwon’s most prolific scorer has been Hyun-Jun Yang. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.