This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Ulsan at LEO Stadium when the AFC Champions League tournament arrives in town and Viettel with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
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.
Ulsan form and stats
Ulsan was eliminated in the finals last season in the AFC Champions League.Ulsan are steadily winning K-League Classic games and points here at LEO Stadium. 5 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games. This match is a AFC Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition. The Ulsan fans aren't used to losing league-games here at LEO Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Ulsan has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
A nice win for Ulsan last time playing, versus Kaya. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Yoon Bit-Garam (2) scoring for the victors.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Kaya and winning 3-0.The manager M. Hong will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Bangkok Glass in only three days.
Ulsan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at LEO Stadium with 17 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, Ulsan have conceded only 6 goals.
Viettel form and stats
Viettel's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Viettel collect 17 points from their 7 away matches in the V-League. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). When we have look at the AFC Champions League statistics, we find 1W-0D-3L. This is both home and away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Binh Duong game have they lost an away game, meaning Viettel has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
The manager H. Gede was unhappy after their last game, a AFC Champions League match played at their home ground Sân vận động Hàng Đẫy. Viettel suffered a 1-3 loss to Bangkok Glass.
Prior to that match, the Viettel manager H. Gede faced defeat when travelling to Bangkok Glass and losing 0-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kaya in just three days.
The visiting Viettel have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. Viettel are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Viettel - Ulsan 0-1.Top Goalscorers
  D. Lee 6 goals | Kim Min-Jun 5 goals | I. Kim 4 goals |
Ulsan missing players
Viettel missing players
| Ulsan | Viettel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 25 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 8 | ||
| 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Suwon Bluewings | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Daegu | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Jeju United | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Suwon | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 21 |
| 8 | Gangwon | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Incheon United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -10 | 20 |
| 10 | Seongnam | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Seoul | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Viettel | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| 3 | Than Quang Ninh | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 4 | Nam Dinh | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 17 |
| 7 | Ha Noi | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Binh Dinh | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Da Nang | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Ha Noi T&T | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Ho Chi Minh City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Hai Phong | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 14 |
| 13 | Sai Gon | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 13 |
| 14 | Song Lam Nghe An | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 10 |