Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Hwaseong (5th, 40 pts) and Cheonan City (14th, 22 pts). Hwaseong had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cheonan City 1.17 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, Hwaseong 1.54 and 1.04, with the league averaging 1.35.
Cheonan City were winless in 8. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Cheonan City, 8/15 for Hwaseong.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 1 Cheonan City win, 4 for Hwaseong, 3 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
Cheonan Baekseok Stadium, capacity 32,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Cheonan City: Aboubacar Toungara (57') · Hwaseong: Sava Petrov (79')
Key stats
Possession: Cheonan City 48% · Hwaseong 52% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 4-3