Pre-match info: 15 points divide the squads before this game, Daegu having performed best. Will Seoul strike back?
- Seoul have the fewest points (16) at home in K-League 1
- Daegu is in the best form (4-2-0)
Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's aim for an energetic game!
Seoul form and stats
Seoul's results here at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the K-League 1 have been very modest with 4 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats.
Seoul are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
It's back home for Seoul, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Suwon Bluewings away with the result 2-0. Cho Young Wook and Sang-Ho Na found the net in that victory. The forward Cho Young Wook was named "man of the match" for Seoul with the rating of 7.73/10. Wook scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Incheon United that ended 0-0.The Seoul fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 16 matches. On the other hand, Seoul have conceded 21 goals.
Daegu form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their K-League 1 travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. Daegu has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
The Daegu goalkeeper Young-Eun Choi is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 255 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Daegu's last game was the home draw against Suwon (0-0). Jeong-un Hong was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.65. The defender Hong won 2 of 5 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Jeju United at their stadium, the result 1-0.The visiting Daegu have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 16 games. As opposed to that, Daegu have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Daegu - Seoul 1-1 was the output when this pair of contenders last played each other, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Seoul victories, four draws and three Daegu wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Na 9 goals |  C. Silva dos Santos 9 goals |  E. Bruno da Silva 8 goals |
Seoul missing players
Daegu missing players
| Seoul | Daegu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 31 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 32 | 17 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 36 |
| 38 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 34 |
| 90% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | 87% |
| 61% | 56% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 69% | 68% |
| 42% | 56% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 45% |
| 16% | 19% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 10% | 6% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 10% |
| 48% | 44% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 55% |
| 26% | 25% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 35% |
| 35% | 44% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 31% | 23% |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.3 | 11.2 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.8 | 11 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 26% | 26% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 31% | 31% |
- Daegu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Daegu is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Seoul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Seoul have the fewest points (16) at home 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 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 61 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 55 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 25 | 60 |
| 3 | Daegu | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 48 |
| 4 | Suwon | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 45 |
| 5 | Suwon Bluewings | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | -2 | 39 |
| 6 | Pohang Steelers | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 39 |
| 7 | Jeju United | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Incheon United | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -8 | 37 |
| 9 | Seongnam | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -10 | 34 |
| 10 | Seoul | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
| 11 | Gwangju | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 12 | Gangwon | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -7 | 27 |