18 October 2026, 05:00 UTC

Daejeon Citizen vs Gwangju FC K League 1 prediction & result

Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon
Referee: Kim Woo-sung
Full time3 – 2

Final score: Daejeon Citizen 3-2 Gwangju FC.

Before kick-off the model made it 64% Daejeon Citizen, 20% draw, 16% Gwangju FC — fair odds of 1.56, 5.00 and 6.25.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the result correctly.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Daejeon Citizen at 64%: of 1,648 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.6% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

3'
⚽John Iredaleassist: Kwon Sung-yun
28'
⚽John Iredaleassist: Kim Dong-Hwa
🔁Masatoshi Ishidaout: Diogo Oliveira
29'
31'
Yu Je-Ho
45'
🔁Yu Je-Hoout: Ri Yong-jik
🔁Um Won-Sangout: Seo Jin-Su
45'
61'
🔁Ha Seung-unout: Moon Min-Seo
61'
Ri Yong-jik
73'
🔁John Iredaleout: Park Won-Jae
73'
🔁Min Sang-giout: Ahn Young-Kyu
73'
🔁Lee Min-Kiout: Kim Jong-Suk
⚽Seo Jin-Su (pen)
74'
74'
Kim Dong-Hwa
⚽Diogo Oliveiraassist: Gustav Ludwigson
78'
🔁Joo Min-Kyuout: Jeong Jae-hee
85'
⚽Moon Min-Seo (OG)
90+9'

Match stats — Daejeon Citizen vs Gwangju FC

60%Possession40%
16Shots11
5On target6
9Corners3

Line-ups

Daejeon Citizen 4-2-3-1
  • 1Lee Chang-GeunG
  • 33Kim Moon-HwanD
  • 4Jo Seong-KwonD
  • 98A. KrivotsyukD
  • 16Lee Myung-JaeD
  • 30Kim Bong-SooM
  • 6Kang Yun-SungM
  • 11Um Won-SangM
  • 7M. IshidaM
  • 17G. LudwigsonM
  • 10Joo Min-KyuF
Substitutes
  • 9Diogo de OliveiraF
  • 27Jeong Jae-HeeF
  • 13Kim Jin-YaD
  • 14Kim Jun-BumM
  • 31Kim Min-SooG
  • 20Lee Hyun-SikM
  • 26Lee Jung-TaekD
  • 41Park Byung-chanM
  • 19Seo Jin-SuF
Coach: Hwang Sun-Hong
Gwangju FC 4-4-2
  • 23Kim Dong-HwaG
  • 22Kwon Sung-YunD
  • 4T. van GrunsvenD
  • 39Min Sang-GiD
  • 3Lee Min-GiD
  • 40Shin Chang-MooM
  • 10Choi Kyoung-RokM
  • 14Yu Je-HoM
  • 9Ha Seung-UnM
  • 50A. Ba LouaF
  • 18J. IredaleF
Substitutes
  • 70Kim Woo-jinM
  • 88Moon Min-seoM
  • 33Park Won-JaeD
  • 37Lee Yong-JickM
  • 1Kim Kyeong-MinG
  • 8Ju Se-JongM
  • 17João PedroD
  • 6Ahn Young-KyuD
  • 21Kim Jong-SukM
Coach: Jeong-kyu Lee

Form going into Daejeon Citizen vs Gwangju FC

Daejeon Citizen

K League 1

  • W2-1Jeonbuk Motors9 October 2026

Gwangju FC

K League 1

  • W4-3Ulsan Hyundai FC11 October 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

K League 1 table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
3Daejeon Citizen351411105541+1453
12Gwangju FC35314183271-3923

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Daejeon Citizen vs Gwangju FC

  • 2 August 2026Daejeon Citizen 2–0 Gwangju FCK League 1
  • 2 May 2026Gwangju FC 0–5 Daejeon CitizenK League 1
  • 17 August 2025Gwangju FC 2–0 Daejeon CitizenK League 1
  • 22 June 2025Gwangju FC 2–2 Daejeon CitizenK League 1
  • 29 March 2025Daejeon Citizen 1–1 Gwangju FCK League 1
  • 2 November 2024Gwangju FC 0–0 Daejeon CitizenK League 1

Leading scorers: Daejeon Citizen and Gwangju FC

Daejeon Citizen

GoalsAssists

  • Diogo de Oliveira62
  • Jeong Jae-Hee41
  • M. Ishida41

Gwangju FC

GoalsAssists

  • J. Iredale90

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Daejeon Citizen beat Gwangju FC 3–2. The model had made a win for Daejeon Citizen its most likely outcome, at 64%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–1. The goals: John Iredale 3' for Gwangju FC, John Iredale 28' for Gwangju FC, Seo Jin-Su (penalty) 74' for Daejeon Citizen, Diogo Oliveira 78' for Daejeon Citizen, Moon Min-Seo (own goal) 90+9' for Daejeon Citizen.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Daejeon Citizen a 37.2% chance to finish in the top four: 48.0% after a win, 16.6% after a draw, under 1% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 48.0%, 10.8 points higher than before the match.

Read from our K League 1 season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Daejeon Citizen v Gwangju FC has moved

First published on 4 Oct at 57% / 24% / 19% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 3 updates, it read 64% / 20% / 16%: the biggest move is Daejeon Citizen's chance of winning, up 7 points.

  1. Daejeon Citizen win64%▲ +7
  2. Draw20%▼ −4
  3. Gwangju FC win16%▼ −3

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.