Balanced ball game between Seoul and Daegu expected

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Competition: Korea Republic K-League 1
Competition: Sat 16.July
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium (66080 seats)

Here's all you need to learn, and then some, before watching the Seoul - Daegu match!

Insights:
  • Seoul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Daegu have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in K-League 1

For Seoul relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Daegu are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Seoul and Daegu should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Seoul form and stats

When playing at home in the K-League 1, Seoul have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games.

Seoul lost their last game at Suwon (placed 6th) after a 3-4 scoreline. Did Seoul get overconfident in their match against Suwon? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 3-4 defeat. Seoul's goalkeeper Yang was extremely busy against Suwon, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. The versatile forward Shin-jin bettered all the other players in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.31 out of 10. Shin-jin scored one goal.

Ahead of that match, Seoul lost 0-1 at home to Jeonbuk Motors.

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 Seoul have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 6 and lost 4.

Seoul has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Seoul's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Daegu form and stats

There's been little loot from Daegu's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the K-League 1. Daegu only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 7 draws. With three draws in a row for Daegu the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.

Daegu's last game was the home draw against Ulsan (1-1).

A 1-1 draw at Suwon Bluewings's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Daegu playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 4 Daegu wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Few goals? 5 league games in a row with this club have had zero, one or two goals.

Daegu have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Daegu struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have played each other before in this season, with the final score Daegu - Seoul 0-2 written in the official records. Last ten meetings involving these contenders: Seoul won four, Daegu triumphed in two and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

SeoulS. Na
S. Na
5 goals
DaeguC. Silva dos Santos
C. Silva dos Santos
5 goals

Seoul missing players

Daegu missing players

Seoul Daegu
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
5 3 1 Won W 0 0 5
8 3 2 Drew D 3 7 11
8 4 0 Lost L 0 3 5
25 13 6 Scored S 3 11 27
26 12 4 Conceded C 3 16 25
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
71% 70% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 81%
38% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 30% 38%
24% 30% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 30% 24%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 5%
57% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 62%
24% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 29%
24% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 19%
 
5.2 6 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 3.5 3.5
3.7 3.7 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.9 4.8
1.7 1.8 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.6 11.5 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 9.6 9.5
4.4 4.5 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.1 3.6
27% 29% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 36%
 
8.2 7.8 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 10.4 9.5
4 4 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.7 3.9
Key stats in K-League 1 this season:
  • Daegu have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in K-League 1
  • Daegu have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in K-League 1
  • Daegu have the most matches under the total-line (8) in K-League 1
  • Daegu have yet to win a game away.
  • Seoul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Seoul haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 21 13 5 3 31 18 10 6 3 1 15 9 11 7 2 2 16 9 13 44
2 Jeonbuk Motors 21 11 6 4 26 17 10 2 5 3 9 11 11 9 1 1 17 6 9 39
3 Pohang Steelers 21 10 6 5 30 18 10 6 3 1 14 5 11 4 3 4 16 13 12 36
4 Jeju United 21 9 6 6 27 26 11 4 5 2 13 11 10 5 1 4 14 15 1 33
5 Incheon United 21 7 9 5 25 22 11 4 4 3 13 10 10 3 5 2 12 12 3 30
6 Suwon 21 8 4 9 31 32 10 5 1 4 23 21 11 3 3 5 8 11 -1 28
7 Daegu 21 5 11 5 27 25 11 5 4 2 16 9 10 0 7 3 11 16 2 26
8 Gangwon 21 6 6 9 26 32 11 5 2 4 16 14 10 1 4 5 10 18 -6 24
9 Seoul 21 5 8 8 25 26 10 3 3 4 13 12 11 2 5 4 12 14 -1 23
10 Sangju Sangmu 21 5 7 9 27 27 10 4 3 3 14 10 11 1 4 6 13 17 0 22
11 Suwon Bluewings 21 4 8 9 14 24 11 4 4 3 9 8 10 0 4 6 5 16 -10 20
12 Seongnam 21 2 6 13 16 38 11 0 4 7 7 23 10 2 2 6 9 15 -22 12

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.