11th- against 7th place might not sound all that inviting. But: We have the information that makes Seoul - Incheon United (even) more absorbing!
- Seoul have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in K-League 1
- Incheon United have the most conceded goals (26) away in K-League 1
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Seoul form and stats
Seoul's struggle is real here at Seoul World Cup Stadium with only 15 points collected from 15 K-League 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-3-8.
The Seoul supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Suwon in K-League 1 and win 2-1. The attacker Sang-Ho Na was declared "man of the match" for Seoul with a rating of 8.61/10. Na scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Seongnam the opponent.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 eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost five.
There will be little rest for Seoul after this match as they are travelling to Suwon Bluewings for a K-League 1 game in only four days.
Seoul has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. 21 goals have been conceded.
Incheon United form and stats
Incheon United have only collected 13 points from their away games in the K-League 1, after 4-1-8 (13 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Incheon as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Daegu match.
Incheon United's previous game was their home loss versus Seongnam (0-1). Midfield player Elías Aguilar was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.82/10. Aguilar hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
A loss against Jeju United was the result prior to that, in a home game.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Incheon United playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were one Incheon win, four draws and five defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The K-League 1 trip to Jeonbuk Motors.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Incheon have scored 17 goals in 13 league games away. For Incheon, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Seoul - Incheon United 0-1 was the outcome when this pair of squads previously did battle, some time ago this season. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two squads are: four wins for Seoul, two draws and four wins for Incheon United. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Mugoša 9 goals |   S. Na 8 goals | E. Aguilar Vargas 5 goals |
Seoul missing players
Incheon United missing players
| Seoul | Incheon United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 30 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 32 |
| 38 | 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 38 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 62% | 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 85% | 68% |
| 45% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 77% | 54% |
| 17% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 46% | 25% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 14% |
| 52% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 25% |
| 34% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 36% |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 11.2 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 27% | 28% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | 35% |
- Incheon United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Incheon United have the most conceded goals (26) away in K-League 1
- Incheon United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Seoul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Seoul have the fewest points (15) at home in K-League 1
- Seoul have the most conceded goals in the first half (17) 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 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 55 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 54 |
| 3 | Daegu | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 44 |
| 4 | Suwon | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -1 | 41 |
| 5 | Pohang Steelers | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -1 | 39 |
| 6 | Suwon Bluewings | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -6 | 36 |
| 8 | Jeju United | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 12 | -1 | 35 |
| 9 | Seongnam | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 31 |
| 10 | Gwangju | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | Seoul | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Gangwon | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -4 | 27 |