Match Report
In the standings it was Daegu 3rd on 7 points, Gwangju 1st on 12 — separated by 5. Gwangju's recent output lagged their position: 20th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Daegu 1.2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Gwangju 1.2 and 0.2, with the league averaging 1.27.
Daegu arrived off three consecutive draws, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 4 Daegu wins, 3 for Gwangju, 2 draws, at 2.89 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 22% of those meetings. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 78% of the meetings.
The match was played at DGB Arena in Daegu (capacity 66,422). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Daegu: Hyeon-jun Kim (90')