K-League 1 duel: Close contest expected between Jeju United and Jeonbuk Motors

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Sun 16.October
Match begins: 07:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jeju World Cup Stadium

We have to say that both contenders are in pretty good shape, Jeonbuk Motors having a 15 point lead on Jeju United in the league table. Get ready!

Insights:
  • Jeju United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Jeonbuk Motors is in the best form (5-0-1) in K-League 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Jeju United form and stats

Jeju United have played 17 K-League 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-7-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The supporters are hoping that Jeju will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against Incheon United. The talented striker Seo outdid all others in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.85 out of 10. Seo scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Pohang Steelers and winning 2-1.

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 Jeju United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Observe: 9 of the latest 10 league matches from these players have had goals from both sides.

Jeju United has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. Jeju United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Jeonbuk Motors form and stats

Jeonbuk Motors have an excellent away record in the K-League 1 so far with 12-2-3 from 17 games.

Jeonbuk go into this game after a win, the home game against Gangwon that ended 1-0. Park, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.72. Park won 3 of 5 duels.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Ulsan wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Jeonbuk Motors in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Jeonbuk Motors, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Jeonbuk Motors are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 30 times in 17 away games so far. Jeonbuk are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head match ended Jeonbuk Motors - Jeju United 1-0, earlier this season. Jeju United-Jeonbuk Motors H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Jeju two wins, Jeonbuk Motors four wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Jeju UnitedM. Joo
M. Joo
16 goals
Jeonbuk MotorsM. Barrow
M. Barrow
13 goals
Jeju UnitedG. Fernandes
G. Fernandes
8 goals

Jeju United missing players

Jeonbuk Motors missing players

Jeju United Jeonbuk Motors
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
13 5 2 Won W 4 12 19
10 7 1 Drew D 0 2 10
13 6 3 Lost L 1 4 7
49 24 9 Scored S 6 31 52
47 21 8 Conceded C 3 17 34
89% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
75% 72% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 67% 64%
61% 61% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 56% 42%
31% 28% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 28%
8% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 8%
58% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 53%
25% 33% 17% Clean Sheets C S 60% 44% 36%
28% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 14%
 
4.8 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.8 4.1
3.1 2.5 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.3 4.7
1.6 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.7 1.5
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.3 11.4 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.2 9.8
4.5 4.3 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.6 4.2
30% 31% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 38% 34%
 
8.9 8.6 5 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.3 10.4
4.1 4.1 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 3.8
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Jeju United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Jeonbuk Motors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in K-League 1
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the most clean sheets (13) in K-League 1
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the most clean sheets (8) away in K-League 1
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the most points (38) away in K-League 1
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the most scored goals (30) away in K-League 1
  • Jeonbuk Motors have the the best goal difference (+15) away in K-League 1
  • Jeonbuk Motors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Jeonbuk Motors is in the best form (5-0-1) in K-League 1

  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 33 19 9 5 48 28 17 11 4 2 28 14 16 8 5 3 20 14 20 66
2 Jeonbuk Motors 33 17 10 6 47 31 16 5 8 3 17 16 17 12 2 3 30 15 16 61
3 Pohang Steelers 33 15 10 8 47 34 15 8 5 2 23 11 18 7 5 6 24 23 13 55
4 Incheon United 33 12 13 8 41 35 16 6 6 4 19 13 17 6 7 4 22 22 6 49
5 Jeju United 33 12 10 11 45 41 17 5 7 5 23 19 16 7 3 6 22 22 4 46
6 Gangwon 33 13 6 14 47 47 16 8 2 6 23 20 17 5 4 8 24 27 0 45
7 Suwon 33 12 8 13 51 53 17 8 3 6 36 33 16 4 5 7 15 20 -2 44
8 Seoul 33 10 11 12 38 42 16 6 4 6 21 20 17 4 7 6 17 22 -4 41
9 Daegu 33 7 14 12 40 50 17 7 5 5 23 19 16 0 9 7 17 31 -10 35
10 Sangju Sangmu 33 8 10 15 39 40 17 5 4 8 20 20 16 3 6 7 19 20 -1 34
11 Suwon Bluewings 33 8 10 15 35 46 17 5 6 6 20 20 16 3 4 9 15 26 -11 34
12 Seongnam 33 6 7 20 30 61 17 3 5 9 16 34 16 3 2 11 14 27 -31 25

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.