A quick peek at the K-League 1 table shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's a lot more information available. Read our Seoul - Daejeon Citizen preview!
- Seoul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Daejeon Citizen have the most scored goals (19) away in K-League 1
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Seoul form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 9 K-League 1 games here at Seoul World Cup Stadium for Seoul. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Happy days for Seoul in their previous game, a fixture away at Suwon Bluewings (placed 12th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. At last, a league victory after three fixtures without one. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Ahn when Willyan scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Midfielder Barba was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Barba served one assist, hit one key pass and had 68 successful passes (of 75 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Pohang Steelers that ended 1-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Seoul handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Sports gamblers who like gambling for low-scoring matches might like to know that this club have played 5 league fixtures in a row with two goals or less (under 2.5).
The Seoul fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Seoul are not conceding a lot of goals here at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Daejeon Citizen form and stats
3-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Daejeon Citizen in their K-League 1 matches away.
Daejeon Citizen are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Jeju United (placed 4th).
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Gwangju.We have checked recent matches where Daejeon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored in 12 of this club's last 16 league fixtures.
The travelling fans enjoy Daejeon Citizen's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 10 league matches away. Daejeon Citizen's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other already this season, with the final score Daejeon Citizen - Seoul 3-2 registered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Seoul eight wins, one draw and Daejeon Citizen one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Na 8 goals |   T. Pereira da Silva 7 goals |  W. Da Silva Barbosa 4 goals |
Seoul missing players
Daejeon Citizen missing players
| Seoul | Daejeon Citizen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 30 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 89% |
| 84% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 79% |
| 53% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 70% | 63% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 37% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 40% | 26% |
| 68% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 68% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 26% |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.5 | 13.8 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.7 | 11.4 |
| 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| 38% | 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| 10.7 | 11 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.3 | 15.7 | 13.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 7.7 | 6.2 |
- Daejeon Citizen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Daejeon Citizen have the most conceded goals (19) away in K-League 1
- Daejeon Citizen have the most scored goals (19) away in K-League 1
- Daejeon Citizen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Seoul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Seoul have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Seoul haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ulsan | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Pohang Steelers | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 3 | Seoul | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Jeju United | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Gwangju | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Jeonbuk Motors | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Daejeon Citizen | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Daegu | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Incheon United | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Suwon | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -16 | 19 |
| 11 | Gangwon | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -12 | 13 |
| 12 | Suwon Bluewings | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -15 | 9 |
