Seongnam will cross fingers that their home comfort is enough to get something from this back-breaking encounter, against frisky Ulsan.
- Seongnam have the fewest scored goals (28) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most clean sheets (13) in K-League 1
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the AFC Champions League.
Seongnam form and stats
When playing at home in the K-League 1, Seongnam have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games.
Seongnam are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Jeju United. The defeat against Jeju United was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored seven minutes into stoppage time (by Kim Kyeong-Jae). Midfield player Jong-seong Lee got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, the max score being 10. Lee scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).
Ahead of that match, Seongnam won a home game hosting Gangwon (2-0).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Seongnam here at Tancheon Sports Complex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 15 games). Seongnam have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ulsan form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their K-League 1 travels is 8 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. Momentum is building for Ulsan in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
184 minutes! That's how long the Ulsan goalkeeper Hyun-Woo Cho and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
There were no winners in Ulsan's previous match, a AFC Champions League home game that ended 1-1 vs Pohang Steelers (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) (placed 7th).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Jeonbuk Motors (after extra-time) with the score of 3-2.After this away game Ulsan return home for a FA Cup game against Jeonnam Dragons. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Ulsan have scored 23 goals in 16 league games away. As opposed to that, Ulsan have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these sides face each other this season, as the history books show this recent game: Ulsan - Seongnam 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Seongnam two wins, one draw and Ulsan seven victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Mulić 12 goals |  D. Lee 11 goals |  V. Qazaishvili 8 goals |
Seongnam missing players
Ulsan missing players
| Seongnam | Ulsan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 23 | 53 |
| 39 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 1 | 17 | 33 |
| 81% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 84% |
| 53% | 53% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 69% | 69% |
| 41% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 62% | 59% |
| 25% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 19% | 31% |
| 6% | 13% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 16% |
| 44% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 56% | 56% |
| 34% | 47% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 38% | 41% |
| 41% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 19% | 19% |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 8.9 | 11 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 26% | 27% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 35% | 37% |
- Seongnam have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in K-League 1
- Seongnam have the fewest scored goals (14) at home in K-League 1
- Seongnam have the fewest scored goals (28) in K-League 1
- Seongnam have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ulsan have the most clean sheets (13) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most points (29) away in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most scored goals in the first half (22) 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 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 64 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 26 | 63 |
| 3 | Daegu | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 49 |
| 4 | Suwon | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 45 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 32 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Suwon Bluewings | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | -1 | 42 |
| 7 | Pohang Steelers | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | -4 | 42 |
| 8 | Gangwon | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -5 | 37 |
| 9 | Incheon United | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -10 | 37 |
| 10 | Seoul | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Seongnam | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 29 |