Daegu —Gangwon: forecast for the South Korean Championship match

South Korea

Daegu FC

South Korea

K-League 1

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15 February 23:30 UTC

Gangwon FC

South Korea

In one of the matches of the first round of the South Korean K-League 1, Daegu, who barely retained their place in the top division, and Gangwon, the silver medalist of last season, will play. The meeting will take place on February 16. Will any of the rivals be able to start 2025 with a victory? The answer is in our forecast for this match.

Daegu FC vs Gangwon FC Prediction and Betting Tips (16.02.2025)

Command Analysis

Daegu FC

South Korea

Current form

Daegu spent the entire last season on the verge of relegation from the elite division. At the end of the year, the team was only one point ahead of the last Incheon United. So the hosts escaped from direct relegation and ended up in the play-offs. There, the club's rivals were Asan, which took second place in the last season of the K-League 2. The team from Daegu lost the away match with a score of 3:4, but managed to beat the opponent at home with a score of 2:1. The confrontation went into extra time, where the representative of the top division turned out to be stronger. Lee Chang-dong scored the decisive goal and left his team in K-League 1. In 2025, the hosts will try to avoid such adventures.

Disqualifications and injuries

The hosts have no problems with the squad on the eve of the start of the season.

Interesting betting trends

The team has lost four of the last five matches.
None of the last five matches of the hosts ended in a draw.

Approximate line-up: Oh Sung-hoon - Kayo Marcelo, Yoshino, Kim-sung-won Yang, Yong-Ra Lee, Se-jin Park, Hwang Ja-Won-Jong Chi-in, Chang-Min Ahn, Cesinha

Gangwon FC

South Korea

Current form

Gangwon made impressive progress last season. In 2023, the team managed to keep their registration in the major league only as a result of play-off matches, and in 2024 they fought for the championship. The guests still managed to take the first place - the reigning champion, Ulsan, was too strong. But the team managed to keep the second place, ahead by one point of "Kimcheon Sanmu". The guests scored 62 goals in 38 matches, sharing the title of the most productive team with Ulsan. In the offseason, Gangwon played a number of friendly matches with European teams, but only managed to beat Polish Thermalika (2:1). At the end of January, the team suffered defeats from CSKA Sofia (0:3) and Czech Sigma (1:2).

Disqualifications and injuries

The guests have no problems with the line-up at the moment.

Interesting betting trends

The team has won only one of the last seven matches.
The visitors have scored only one goal in the last three matches.

The approximate line-up: Kwang-yong Lee - Chun-Seok Song, Yong Bin Kim, Marco Clouds, Moon-Ki Hwang-Gi-Huk Lee, Yoo Hyun Lee, Dong-hyun Kim -In Soo Yoo, Franco Kovacevich, Min-Hyuk Young.

Trends

The bet is an accurate score of 1:1

The last face-to-face match ended with the following score

6.00

Bet Both will score

This bet has played in five of the last six matches of the hosts

1.85

The bid is the number 1 in the final bill

This pattern has worked in three of the last four matches between the teams.

1.63

Tip and bets

1.98handicap (0) on "Daegu"

Gangwon did not perform well in friendly matches, so it is not a fact that the club will be able to successfully start the championship. The first match will be played on the road against Daegu, who can't wait to prove that they didn't stay in the top division for nothing. We believe that with the support of their fans, the hosts can achieve a positive result in the first round.

Our forecast is an Asian handicap (0) for Daegu in 1.98

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1.65total less than 2.5 goals

Bet on the total

The hosts had defensive problems last season, so for sure this aspect of the game was given special attention during pre-season training. The guests failed to show a confident attacking game in recent friendly games, so you should not expect high performance in the first round. Most likely, Gangwon and Daegu won't score more than two goals in the opening match of the season.

Our forecast is a total of less than 2.5 goals in 1.65

The first half bet

We do not expect that the opponents will move forward with great strength immediately after the kickoff. Obviously, it will take time to take a closer look at each other. In this scenario, a draw is likely based on the results of the first half.

Our forecast is a draw in the first half for 1.95

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