AFC Champions League match preview: Jeonbuk Motors versus Sydney

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Jeonbuk Motors and Sydney get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League Group Stage fixture.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Jeonbuk Motors form and stats

Jeonbuk was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the AFC Champions League.

1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Jeonbuk Motors have to build on here in the K-League Classic.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Jeonbuk Motors, as their goalkeeper Bum-Soo Lee has completely shut out the opponents for 197 minutes in the K-League Classic.

The home regulars witnessed a 0-0 draw versus Sydney in the AFC Champions League last time out and are hoping for a win here. The goalie Lee was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.83 out of ten. Lee topped it up with a clean sheet.

In the game before, an away victory in the K-League Classic match versus Seongnam with a 4-0 scoreline.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Jeonbuk Motors have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost three.

Jeonbuk aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 2 goals from 4 games. From these home matches, Jeonbuk Motors have conceded only 3 goals.

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Sydney form and stats

Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.

4 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Sydney playing as the away team in the A-League this season.

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Jeonbuk Motors in their previous outing. The AFC Champions League battle ended 0-0. Midfield player Yazbek was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Yazbek hit one key pass and had 44 successful passes (of 55 total).

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Adelaide United.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sydney have scored 15 goals in 12 league games away. 17 goals have been conceded by Sydney in these games.

Head 2 Head

This duo met each other earlier on this season: Jeonbuk Motors - Sydney 0-0. Numbers for the previous three meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Jeonbuk Motors, two draws and zero wins for Sydney. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

SydneyA. Le Fondre
A. Le Fondre
6 goals
SydneyA. Caceres
A. Caceres
5 goals
SydneyD. da Silva
D. da Silva
5 goals

Jeonbuk Motors missing players

Sydney missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jeonbuk Motors Sydney
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
13 5   Won W   4 10
6 3   Drew D   3 6
6 4   Lost L   5 9
38 13   Scored S   15 39
23 10   Conceded C   17 35
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
64% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 88%
36% 17%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 60%
28% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 32%
16% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 20%
40% 33%   BTTS BTTS   25% 44%
44% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 28%
24% 33%   Failed to Score F T   50% 32%
 
4.6 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 6.4
4.3 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.2
2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
2 1   Red cards R C   0 2
 
11.2 12.3   Shots (avg) S (   13.2 14.6
4.8 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 5
32% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 31%
 
9.5 9.8   Shots against (avg) S A   13.7 12.2
3.6 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
2 Jeonbuk Motors 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Sydney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
  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 9 7 2 0 15 5 5 4 1 0 9 3 4 3 1 0 6 2 10 23
2 Incheon United 9 5 3 1 10 6 6 2 3 1 6 5 3 3 0 0 4 1 4 18
3 Pohang Steelers 9 4 3 2 12 8 2 1 1 0 3 1 7 3 2 2 9 7 4 15
4 Jeonbuk Motors 9 4 2 3 10 7 4 1 1 2 2 3 5 3 1 1 8 4 3 14
5 Jeju United 9 3 4 2 8 8 6 1 3 2 3 5 3 2 1 0 5 3 0 13
6 Sangju Sangmu 9 3 3 3 12 9 3 2 1 0 6 3 6 1 2 3 6 6 3 12
7 Gangwon 9 2 4 3 10 10 6 2 1 3 6 6 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 10
8 Seoul 9 2 4 3 10 10 3 1 1 1 5 4 6 1 3 2 5 6 0 10
9 Suwon 9 3 1 5 13 15 3 2 0 1 10 9 6 1 1 4 3 6 -2 10
10 Daegu 9 2 2 5 10 15 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 0 1 3 4 9 -5 8
11 Suwon Bluewings 9 1 4 4 7 11 5 1 2 2 4 5 4 0 2 2 3 6 -4 7
12 Seongnam 9 1 2 6 7 20 6 0 2 4 2 12 3 1 0 2 5 8 -13 5
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Melbourne City 24 13 7 4 53 30 12 6 4 2 25 15 12 7 3 2 28 15 23 46
2 Western United 22 12 5 5 36 26 12 8 2 2 23 12 10 4 3 3 13 14 10 41
3 Melbourne Victory 22 10 8 4 30 21 12 5 5 2 19 12 10 5 3 2 11 9 9 38
4 Adelaide United 23 9 7 7 32 30 10 4 2 4 16 13 13 5 5 3 16 17 2 34
5 Wellington Phoenix 21 10 3 8 29 39 11 7 2 2 18 16 10 3 1 6 11 23 -10 33
6 Macarthur 22 9 5 8 36 37 10 6 2 2 19 13 12 3 3 6 17 24 -1 32
7 Sydney 24 8 7 9 35 37 12 4 4 4 20 20 12 4 3 5 15 17 -2 31
8 Central Coast Mariners 21 7 6 8 36 33 11 6 3 2 24 16 10 1 3 6 12 17 3 27
9 Newcastle Jets 21 7 4 10 37 33 11 6 1 4 26 14 10 1 3 6 11 19 4 25
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 21 5 7 9 24 31 11 3 5 3 11 11 10 2 2 6 13 20 -7 22
11 Brisbane Roar 22 6 4 12 25 33 10 5 1 4 15 13 12 1 3 8 10 20 -8 22
12 Perth Glory 23 3 5 15 17 40 11 1 3 7 5 14 12 2 2 8 12 26 -23 14

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
2 Jeonbuk Motors 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 Sydney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0

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