Gangwon FC host Kuching FA in the AFC Cup group stage. Kuching's recent matches have produced plenty of wins and goals, while Gangwon's form has been a lot more stop-start.
Both sides have taken just one point from their opening two group games, so there's nothing between them on paper yet. Gangwon have home advantage, but their numbers this season don't make that an obvious plus.
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Contrasting form lines
Kuching FA's wider record reads 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from 20 matches, with 40 goals scored and 22 conceded. Recent weeks have brought wins over Selangor, DPMM FC Brunei and Kelantan City, alongside the odd heavier result in both directions.
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Gangwon FC: 20 completed matches; Kuching FA: 20 completed matches.
Gangwon FC
- Win
- 20% 4 / 20
- Draw
- 50% 10 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 20
- Conceded
- 22
- Difference
- -2
Kuching FA
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 40
- Conceded
- 22
- Difference
- +18
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K League 1 | FC Seoul | Gangwon FC | 24.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| K League 1 | Gangwon FC | Incheon United | 18.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Gangwon FC | Phnom Penh Crown | 15.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| K League 1 | Gangwon FC | Bucheon FC 1995 | 09.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| K League 1 | Gangwon FC | Incheon United | 27.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| K League 1 | Gangwon FC | Jeju United FC | 20.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Kitchee | Gangwon FC | 17.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| K League 1 | Gimcheon Sangmu FC | Gangwon FC | 13.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| K League 1 | Gangwon FC | Jeonbuk Motors | 09.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| K League 1 | FC Anyang | Gangwon FC | 06.09.2026 | 0-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Cup | Selangor | Kuching FA | 23.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Super League | DPMM FC Brunei | Kuching FA | 18.10.2026 | 3-2 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Kuching FA | Kitchee | 15.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| FA Cup | Kuching FA | Kelantan City | 10.10.2026 | 4-1 |
| ASEAN Club Championship | Kuching FA | Tampines Rovers | 07.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| FA Cup | Kelantan City | Kuching FA | 20.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Phnom Penh Crown | Kuching FA | 17.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Super League | Melaka | Kuching FA | 12.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| FA Cup | Kuching FA | Kelantan Red Warrior FC | 08.09.2026 | 5-1 |
| Super League | Sabah FA | Kuching FA | 05.09.2026 | 0-2 |
Gangwon FC's record is far less potent: 4 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses from 20 games, with just 20 goals for and 23 against. They've drawn more than they've won, and goals have been hard to come by, including scoreless draws against Kitchee and Pohang Steelers.
Kuching arrive with far more attacking rhythm than their hosts.
Comparative Team Statistics: Gangwon FC vs Kuching FA

Level in the group
The table we have for this group shows just these two sides, both sitting on one point from two matches played. Kuching are third with a goal difference of minus one, Gangwon fourth having netted only once themselves.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group H | |||||||
| 1 | Phnom Penh Crown | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4/2 | 6 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 2 |
| 3 | Kuching FA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 1 |
| 4 | Gangwon FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 1 |
Neither team has won a group game yet, so this is as much about who breaks that deadlock first as anything else.

What kind of game might unfold
Gangwon's recent matches have leaned low-scoring and tight, with draws featuring heavily. That points to a side who might be cautious at home, especially needing to avoid slipping further behind in the group.
Kuching have shown they can score freely, though they've also conceded at times. If they push forward the way they have domestically, this could open up more than Gangwon's recent matches have.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Chul | Korea Republic | 36 | Defender | 176 | 67 |
| Park Ho-Young | Korea Republic | 27 | Defender | 198 | 87 |
| Mo Jae-Hyeon | Korea Republic | 30 | Midfielder | 184 | 74 |
| Lee You-Hyeon | Korea Republic | 29 | Midfielder | 179 | 74 |
| Kim Dae-Won | Korea Republic | 29 | Midfielder | 170 | 68 |
| Kim Gun-Hee | Korea Republic | 31 | Attacker | 186 | 82 |
| Choe Byeong-Chan | Korea Republic | 30 | Attacker | 175 | 65 |
| Kim Dong-Hyun | Korea Republic | 29 | Midfielder | 182 | 72 |
| Hwang Mun-Ki | Korea Republic | 29 | Defender | 176 cm | 75 kg |
| J. Sekidika | Nigeria | 30 | Attacker | 174 | 68 |
| K. Mammar | Sweden | 30 | Defender | 180 | 79 |
| Park Cheong-Hyo | Korea Republic | 36 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 77 |
| A. Halaihal | Israel | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Goh Young-Jun | Korea Republic | 25 | Attacker | 168 | 73 |
| Seo Min-Woo | Korea Republic | 28 | Midfielder | 184 | 75 |
| M. Tuci | Montenegro | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Kang Yun-Gu | Korea Republic | 24 | Midfielder | 177 | n/a |
| Kim Yi-Seok | Korea Republic | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Lee Gi-Hyuk | Korea Republic | 26 | Midfielder | 184 | 76 |
| Song Jun-Seok | Korea Republic | 25 | Defender | 170 | 67 |
| Park Sang-Hyeok | Korea Republic | 24 | Attacker | 182 | 75 |
| Cho Min-Kyu | Korea Republic | 23 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 84 |
| Lee Seung-Won | Korea Republic | 23 | Midfielder | 174 | 66 |
| Kim Do-Hyun | Korea Republic | 22 | Defender | 177 | n/a |
| Kim Jung-Hun | Korea Republic | 22 | Goalkeeper | 186 cm | n/a |
| Kang Joon-Hyuck | Korea Republic | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Hwang Eun-Chong | Korea Republic | 20 | n/a | 175 | 60 |
| Shin Min-Ha | Korea Republic | 21 | Defender | 187 | 76 |
| Kim Yu-Sung | Korea Republic | 20 | Midfielder | 190 | 81 |
| Yoo Byung-Heon | Korea Republic | 20 | n/a | 175 | 72 |
| Lee Ji-Ho | Korea Republic | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Kim Tae-Hwan | Korea Republic | 20 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| Jeong Seung-Bin | Korea Republic | 20 | Defender | 197 | 88 |
| Hong Jin-Hyeok | Korea Republic | 22 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Kim Jung-Hoon | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| K. Sung | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Eun-ho Lee | South Korea | 18 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Hyo-bin Lee | South Korea | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lee Hyobin | South Korea | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Won-woo Cho | South Korea | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Lee Yong-Jae | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| D. Kim | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Kang Seong-yun | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Wenzel-Halls | Australia | 28 | n/a | 175 cm | 70 kg |
| Alif Hassan | Malaysia | 32 | n/a | 175 cm | 73 kg |
| Haziq Nadzli | Malaysia | 28 | n/a | 176 cm | n/a |
| Nazmi Faiz Mansor | Malaysia | 32 | n/a | 168 | 56 |
| Safawi Rasid | Malaysia | 29 | n/a | 173 cm | 74 kg |
| Irfan Zakaria | Malaysia | 31 | n/a | 180 cm | 67 kg |
| K. Yamazaki | Japan | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| A. Mujagić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| J. Okwuosa | Nigeria | 36 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Ahmad Israiwah | Jordan | 32 | n/a | 175 cm | n/a |
| R. Lambert | Australia | 28 | n/a | 173 cm | n/a |
| Gabriel Peres | Brazil | 29 | n/a | 197 cm | 95 kg |
| Ramadhan Saifullah Usman | Malaysia | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| P. Shitembi | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Joao Pedro | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| A. Farhan | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| F. Anyie | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Y. Tanigawa | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| J. Mpacko Etame | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
With no markets to assess and both teams sitting level in the group, this one is tough to call with any real confidence.
We're happy to leave this fixture alone rather than force a selection without a price to measure it against.
