DGB Arena: Daegu vs Incheon United K-League 1 preview

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 05:00 (UTC)
Venue: DGB Arena (66422 seats)

With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Daegu fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Incheon United.

Insights:
  • Daegu is in the best form (4-1-1)
  • Incheon United have the fewest points from losing position (0) in K-League 1

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Daegu form and stats

2-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the K-League 1 numbers at home for Daegu so far this season. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Daegu has won their last four matches.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Gwangju.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the K-League 1 game versus Seoul in only four days. This game is also played here at DGB Arena.

Daegu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Daegu's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Incheon United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Incheon United, who have the most conceded goals (15) away in K-League 1, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-5 (win-draw-lose).

The Incheon goalkeeper Tae-Hui Lee is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 199 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Ulsan.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager S. Cho when Do-hyeok Kim scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.

After this away game Incheon return home for a K-League 1 game against Pohang Steelers. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Incheon have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 6 goals have been scored. Incheon are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Incheon United - Daegu 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Daegu won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Incheon United has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

DaeguE. Bruno da Silva
E. Bruno da Silva
4 goals
Incheon UnitedE. Aguilar Vargas
E. Aguilar Vargas
4 goals
DaeguC. Silva dos Santos
C. Silva dos Santos
3 goals

Daegu missing players

Incheon United missing players

Daegu Incheon United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 2 6 13
5 2 0 Won W 1 1 4
4 3 1 Drew D 0 0 2
4 1 1 Lost L 1 5 7
15 6 2 Scored S 4 6 13
17 7 5 Conceded C 3 15 21
85% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 85%
62% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 69%
46% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 62%
23% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 31%
23% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 15%
54% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 46%
38% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 23%
23% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 46%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.9 11.8 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 7.5 8.3
3.7 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3 3
31% 24% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 80% 33% 33%
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • All of Incheon United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Daegu is in the best form (4-1-1)
  • Incheon United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Incheon United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Incheon United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Incheon United have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in K-League 1
  • Incheon United have the fewest points from losing position (0) in K-League 1
  • Incheon United have the most conceded goals (15) away in K-League 1
  • Incheon United have the most matches over the total-line (8) in K-League 1
  • Incheon United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jeonbuk Motors 13 8 5 0 25 9 7 5 2 0 15 5 6 3 3 0 10 4 16 29
2 Ulsan 13 7 4 2 18 9 6 4 2 0 13 3 7 3 2 2 5 6 9 25
3 Jeju United 13 4 8 1 14 9 6 3 3 0 8 5 7 1 5 1 6 4 5 20
4 Suwon Bluewings 13 5 4 4 14 10 7 3 2 2 9 7 6 2 2 2 5 3 4 19
5 Pohang Steelers 13 5 4 4 13 14 7 2 3 2 5 8 6 3 1 2 8 6 -1 19
6 Daegu 13 5 4 4 15 17 6 2 3 1 6 7 7 3 1 3 9 10 -2 19
7 Seongnam 13 4 4 5 10 11 7 3 1 3 6 6 6 1 3 2 4 5 -1 16
8 Seoul 13 4 2 7 15 17 6 2 1 3 8 7 7 2 1 4 7 10 -2 14
9 Incheon United 13 4 2 7 13 21 7 3 2 2 7 6 6 1 0 5 6 15 -8 14
10 Gwangju 13 4 1 8 11 15 6 2 0 4 4 6 7 2 1 4 7 9 -4 13
11 Gangwon 13 3 4 6 12 17 6 2 2 2 7 5 7 1 2 4 5 12 -5 13
12 Suwon 13 2 4 7 11 22 7 2 2 3 8 10 6 0 2 4 3 12 -11 10

Read more about K-League 1

The K League 1 is the top level of the South Korean football league pyramid. It was founded in 1983 as the Korean Super League, later renamed K League Classic and in 2018 renamed K League 1. It currently has twelve teams playing 33 fixtures each, then enter championship and relegation rounds.