Daejeon Citizen Backed to Bounce Back Against FC Gwangju

Daejeon Citizen will have Masatoshi Ishida back from injury, but Seo Young-jae may still be unavailable.

FC Gwangju will be without midfielder Choi Kyung-rok, who is suspended for two matches. Defenders Min Sang-gi and Jeong Ji-hoon are also doubts for this game.

Daejeon Citizen

Suspended: None

Doubtful: Seo Young-jae (unspecified)

Injured/Unavailable: None

FC Gwangju

Suspended: Choi Kyung-rok (2 matches)

Doubtful: Jeong Ji-hoon (unspecified), Min Sang-gi (unspecified)

Injured/Unavailable: None

Main pick: Home win

Daejeon Citizen lost 3-2 away to Gimcheon Sangmu in their previous league match. It was a disappointing outing as they let a lead slip, and although they looked set to equalise late on, they were eventually hit by a stoppage-time winner. Daejeon Citizen are now without a win in their last nine league games.

FC Gwangju were beaten 2-1 at home by Jeju SK in their last league match. They opened the scoring but were pegged back before half-time. After the break, Choi Kyung-rok was sent off, throwing the team into disarray, and they eventually conceded again to lose.

Both sides are in poor form. Daejeon Citizen are winless in nine straight league matches, while FC Gwangju have gone 18 league games without a victory. On top of that, FC Gwangju also have a Korean FA Cup fixture in midweek. Daejeon Citizen should see this match as a major chance to pull away from the relegation battle, so the pick is a home win.

Head-to-head

When the two teams met for the first time this season, Daejeon Citizen thrashed FC Gwangju 5-0 away from home.