This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Daegu at Urawa Komaba Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Jeonbuk Motors with it. Read all about the Round of 16 match here!
This has all the signs of an engrossing match with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
Daegu form and stats
Daegu was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the AFC Champions League.5 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Daegu have to build on here at Urawa Komaba Stadium in the K-League Classic.
Daegu haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 184 minutes ago. Jin-Hyuk scored that one.
In their previous game, the manager Casado led his Daegu to a defeat away at Ulsan. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Urawa Komaba Stadium. Daegu were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Daegu's goalkeeper Oh was extremely busy against Ulsan, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves. Jeong was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.12 out of 10. The defender Jeong hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.
A K-League Classic defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Gangwon.The Daegu fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. On the other hand, Daegu have conceded 14 goals.
Jeonbuk Motors form and stats
Jeonbuk Motors was sent out of AFC Champions League in the quarter-finals last season.Jeonbuk Motors's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Jeonbuk Motors collect 31 points from their 14 away matches in the K-League Classic. 10 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
There might be some fixture complaints from Jeonbuk as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against Incheon United. Midfielder Song was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Song scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Suwon at their stadium, the result 1-0.Jeonbuk Motors have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 20 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
Jeonbuk Motors have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Daegu.Top Goalscorers
  G. da Silva Sousa 7 goals |  C. Silva dos Santos 6 goals |
Daegu missing players
Jeonbuk Motors missing players
| Daegu | Jeonbuk Motors | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 15 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 17 | 35 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 5 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.6 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 55 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 49 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Jeju United | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Incheon United | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Suwon | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Seoul | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Gangwon | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -5 | 33 |
| 9 | Daegu | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -6 | 27 |
| 10 | Suwon Bluewings | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -9 | 27 |
| 11 | Sangju Sangmu | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -26 | 18 |
