Gangwon FC and Daegu FC go head-to-head in round 20 of the South Korean K League 1 on Saturday. Byung-Soo Kim’s men have failed to win their last eight visits to the Gangneung Stadium in the league and will head into the weekend looking to end this six-year run.
Gangwon failed to find their feet on Tuesday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by FC Seoul after conceding a 72nd-minute equalizer at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
Kyeong-Ho Jeong’s side have gone four back-to-back games without a win in the league, losing three and claiming one draw since a 1-0 victory over Gwangju on May 25.
Gangwon have picked up 22 points from their 19 K League 1 matches so far to sit 10th in the table, level on points with ninth-placed Jeju FC.
Meanwhile, Daegu needed an 83rd-minute strike from Edgar Silva to salvage a 1-1 draw against Pohang Steelers at the DGB Daegu Bank Park last time out.
With that result, Kim’s men have failed to taste victory in eight straight league games, losing five and picking up two draws since beating Jeju FC 3-1 in May.
Daegu have won just three of their 19 league matches so far while losing 12 and claiming four draws to collect 13 points and sit rock-bottom in the standings.
Gangwon FC and Daegu have endured a difficult campaign so far and will be looking to begin a turnaround this weekend.
Home advantage gives Gangwon a slight upper hand and we are backing them to come away with a narrow victory.
Prediction: Gangwon FC 2-1 Daegu FC
Tip 1: Result - Gangwon to win
Tip 2: First to score - Gangwon (The hosts have opened the scoring in four of their last five games against Daegu)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - Yes (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in the last five meetings between the two teams)