A important fixture in K-League 1 as both squads are fighting for the top spots. With Jeonbuk Motors in 2nd place and Incheon United placed 4th, this promises to be a thriling battle. Read on to find out more!
- Jeonbuk Motors is in the best form (5-0-1) in K-League 1
- Incheon United have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in K-League 1
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Jeonbuk Motors form and stats
When playing at home in the K-League 1, Jeonbuk Motors have managed 5 wins, 8 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 16 games. In general it's been a long time since Jeonbuk Motors tasted defeat here at Jeonju World Cup Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Happy days for Jeonbuk Motors in their previous game, a fixture away at Jeju United that ended with a 2-1 victory. Jeonbuk goalkeeper Lee did an outstanding job against Jeju United with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Cho, a natural forward, was the champion player for the team in that match, earning a rating of 7.94 (out of 10). Cho scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that, Jeonbuk Motors had a home game versus Gangwon which ended with a victory 1-0.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Jeonbuk Motors matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats (from 9 games).
The manager Kim will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Seoul in only four days.
Jeonbuk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 16 games.
Incheon United form and stats
6 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Incheon United playing as the away team in the K-League 1 this season.
Incheon United played 1-1 against Pohang Steelers in their previous match. Kim, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.44. Kim scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Jeju United.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Incheon United when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 1 and winning 2 games.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Incheon have scored 22 goals in 17 league games away. As opposed to that, Incheon United have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H encounter ended Incheon United - Jeonbuk Motors 3-1, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Jeonbuk wins - draws - Incheon United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Barrow 13 goals | G. da Silva Sousa 8 goals |  K. Han 5 goals |
Jeonbuk Motors missing players
Incheon United missing players
| Jeonbuk Motors | Incheon United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 18 | 37 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 54 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 22 | 45 |
| 35 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 40 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 92% |
| 65% | 61% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 61% | 59% |
| 43% | 28% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 38% |
| 27% | 22% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 30% |
| 8% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| 54% | 56% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 51% |
| 35% | 28% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 30% |
| 14% | 22% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 22% | 27% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.9 | 9.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 34% | 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 31% | 31% |
| 10.5 | 8.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13.3 | 11.7 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
- Incheon United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Incheon United have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in K-League 1
- Incheon United have the most matches under the total-line (16) in K-League 1
- 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 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 |
