AFC Champions League: 8th Finals between Ulsan and Kawasaki Frontale

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Competition: Asia AFC Champions League
Competition: Tue 14.September
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium (44466 seats)

Ulsan and Kawasaki Frontale get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this AFC Champions League 8th Finals fixture.

These are full days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the K-League Classic. This match was also played here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Kawasaki Frontale have had more rest.

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Ulsan form and stats

Last season their AFC Champions League adventure ended in the finals.

32 points is a decent return from 15 K-League Classic games here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium for Ulsan. The data says 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. This match is a AFC Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Ulsan, who played 0-0 against Jeonbuk Motors. That match was also played at this venue (Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium). Young-woo Seol, defender, was given a rating of 7.65/10 in that game, top of the team. Seol hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.

Previous to that game, a K-League Classic home match hosting Incheon United in a game that was won 3-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ulsan have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost zero.

The manager M. Hong will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Daegu in only four days.

The Ulsan fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 15 league matches. On the other hand, Ulsan have conceded 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Kawasaki Frontale form and stats

Kawasaki Frontale's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Kawasaki Frontale collect 31 points from their 14 away matches in the J-League. 9 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Total AFC Champions League statistics for Kawasaki Frontale: 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

Kawasaki played 3-3 against Urawa Reds in their previous match. Drawing 3-3 against Urawa Reds after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 3-1. Their manager T. Oniki needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. A crazy, crazy match with masses of goals last time out for Kawasaki Frontale, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Before that, Kawasaki travelled to Urawa Reds and returned home with a draw after the Nabisco Cup game finished 1-1.

Kawasaki have another fixture away from home in just four nights, a J-League match vs Tokushima Vortis. A demanding itinerary for the guests!

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Kawasaki Frontale are regular goalscorers on their travels. Kawasaki Frontale are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 7 goals away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Ulsan victories, two draws and one Kawasaki Frontale win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Kawasaki FrontaleL. da Silva dos Santos
L. da Silva dos Santos
14 goals
UlsanD. Lee
D. Lee
9 goals
Kawasaki FrontaleY. Kobayashi
Y. Kobayashi
9 goals

Ulsan missing players

Kawasaki Frontale missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ulsan Kawasaki Frontale
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   13 25
17 11   Won W   8 16
7 3   Drew D   4 8
1 1   Lost L   1 1
48 30   Scored S   25 59
22 14   Conceded C   5 19
88% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
80% 87%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 92%
60% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   15% 44%
28% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 36%
12% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 20%
52% 53%   BTTS BTTS   31% 52%
48% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   62% 44%
12% 7%   Failed to Score F T   15% 8%
 
4.8 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 6.6
2.8 2.3   Corners against (avg) C A   2.8 3.3
1.4 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.8 0.7
1 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10.2 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   14.2 14.8
4 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.8 6.5
48% 48%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 36%

  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 28 15 10 3 46 30 15 9 5 1 29 16 13 6 5 2 17 14 16 55
2 Jeonbuk Motors 28 14 9 5 50 29 15 9 3 3 30 18 13 5 6 2 20 11 21 51
3 Daegu 28 11 8 9 33 33 13 6 5 2 17 12 15 5 3 7 16 21 0 41
4 Pohang Steelers 28 10 9 9 29 30 14 5 5 4 12 13 14 5 4 5 17 17 -1 39
5 Suwon 27 10 8 9 39 40 12 5 3 4 17 17 15 5 5 5 22 23 -1 38
6 Incheon United 26 10 6 10 31 35 13 6 5 2 14 9 13 4 1 8 17 26 -4 36
7 Suwon Bluewings 27 9 8 10 33 33 14 4 4 6 16 19 13 5 4 4 17 14 0 35
8 Jeju United 26 6 13 7 28 30 13 4 5 4 17 20 13 2 8 3 11 10 -2 31
9 Gwangju 26 8 4 14 25 31 13 5 3 5 14 12 13 3 1 9 11 19 -6 28
10 Gangwon 24 6 9 9 26 29 12 4 6 2 16 9 12 2 3 7 10 20 -3 27
11 Seongnam 27 6 9 12 22 33 13 4 3 6 11 16 14 2 6 6 11 17 -11 27
12 Seoul 27 6 7 14 27 36 14 3 3 8 15 20 13 3 4 6 12 16 -9 25
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kawasaki Frontale 27 20 6 1 58 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 14 9 4 1 31 7 41 66
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 27 19 5 3 60 23 15 11 3 1 35 9 12 8 2 2 25 14 37 62
3 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
4 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
5 Kashima Antlers 27 14 5 8 46 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 15 7 2 6 21 13 21 47
6 Sagan Tosu 27 13 8 6 36 22 13 8 3 2 23 10 14 5 5 4 13 12 14 47
7 Urawa Reds 27 13 6 8 29 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 13 4 3 6 11 13 3 45
8 Tokyo 27 12 6 9 36 35 11 6 1 4 19 18 16 6 5 5 17 17 1 42
9 Avispa Fukuoka 27 11 6 10 30 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 13 3 5 5 12 17 0 39
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 27 8 12 7 31 27 14 4 6 4 15 13 13 4 6 3 16 14 4 36
11 Cerezo Osaka 27 9 9 9 38 35 14 6 5 3 20 18 13 3 4 6 18 17 3 36
12 Consadole Sapporo 27 10 6 11 33 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 12 3 4 5 10 16 -6 36
13 Gamba Osaka 27 8 6 13 19 27 13 3 3 7 10 16 14 5 3 6 9 11 -8 30
14 Kashiwa Reysol 27 9 3 15 28 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 13 4 2 7 11 15 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 27 5 11 11 28 31 14 2 8 4 10 11 13 3 3 7 18 20 -3 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 27 5 11 11 26 39 13 2 5 6 10 21 14 3 6 5 16 18 -13 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 27 3 10 14 19 44 14 2 5 7 9 18 13 1 5 7 10 26 -25 19
19 Yokohama 27 4 6 17 21 57 13 3 4 6 14 21 14 1 2 11 7 36 -36 18
20 Oita Trinita 27 4 5 18 18 47 14 3 5 6 10 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -29 17

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 Kawasaki Frontale 27 20 6 1 58 17 13 11 2 0 27 10 14 9 4 1 31 7 41 66
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 27 19 5 3 60 23 15 11 3 1 35 9 12 8 2 2 25 14 37 62
3 Nagoya Grampus 28 15 5 8 31 21 14 8 2 4 15 10 14 7 3 4 16 11 10 50
4 Vissel Kobe 27 13 9 5 41 26 13 6 4 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 22 17 15 48
5 Kashima Antlers 27 14 5 8 46 25 12 7 3 2 25 12 15 7 2 6 21 13 21 47
6 Sagan Tosu 27 13 8 6 36 22 13 8 3 2 23 10 14 5 5 4 13 12 14 47
7 Urawa Reds 27 13 6 8 29 26 14 9 3 2 18 13 13 4 3 6 11 13 3 45
8 Tokyo 27 12 6 9 36 35 11 6 1 4 19 18 16 6 5 5 17 17 1 42
9 Avispa Fukuoka 27 11 6 10 30 30 14 8 1 5 18 13 13 3 5 5 12 17 0 39
10 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 27 8 12 7 31 27 14 4 6 4 15 13 13 4 6 3 16 14 4 36
11 Cerezo Osaka 27 9 9 9 38 35 14 6 5 3 20 18 13 3 4 6 18 17 3 36
12 Consadole Sapporo 27 10 6 11 33 39 15 7 2 6 23 23 12 3 4 5 10 16 -6 36
13 Gamba Osaka 27 8 6 13 19 27 13 3 3 7 10 16 14 5 3 6 9 11 -8 30
14 Kashiwa Reysol 27 9 3 15 28 37 14 5 1 8 17 22 13 4 2 7 11 15 -9 30
15 Shonan Bellmare 27 5 11 11 28 31 14 2 8 4 10 11 13 3 3 7 18 20 -3 26
16 Shimizu S-Pulse 27 5 11 11 26 39 13 2 5 6 10 21 14 3 6 5 16 18 -13 26
17 Tokushima Vortis 28 6 5 17 20 40 14 3 4 7 11 15 14 3 1 10 9 25 -20 23
18 Vegalta Sendai 27 3 10 14 19 44 14 2 5 7 9 18 13 1 5 7 10 26 -25 19
19 Yokohama 27 4 6 17 21 57 13 3 4 6 14 21 14 1 2 11 7 36 -36 18
20 Oita Trinita 27 4 5 18 18 47 14 3 5 6 10 18 13 1 0 12 8 29 -29 17

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