Seoul will cross fingers that their home advantage is enough to get a victory from this gruelling encounter, versus dynamic Ulsan.
- Seoul have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most clean sheets (10) in K-League 1
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Seoul and Ulsan.
Seoul form and stats
Seoul's struggle is real here at Seoul World Cup Stadium with only 12 points collected from 12 K-League 1 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-6.
The spoils were shared in Seoul's previous game, also at home. Visiting Pohang Steelers (placed 3rd) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. The attacker Sang-Ho Na was "man of the match" for Seoul with a rating of 7.45/10. Na scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 20 successful passes (of 22 total). The hometeam coach J. Park made a successful contribution in the game against Pohang Steelers, bringing on Gabriel Barbosa who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. A painful moment in the game against Pohang Steelers was the missed penalty kick from Aleksandar Paločević in the 90th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
Ahead of that match, Seoul lost 0-1 at home to Jeju United.The manager J. Park will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Jeju United in only four days.
Seoul aren't scoring a lot here at Seoul World Cup Stadium in the league, with only 11 goals from 12 games. Seoul's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ulsan form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (10) in K-League 1, are W5-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the K-League 1. Visiting Ulsan has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Ulsan had fun at their own home (Seoul World Cup Stadium) last time out, beating Suwon Bluewings 3-1. Dong-jun Lee and Chung-yong Lee (2) scored. Chung-yong Lee got a match rating of 8.74 in that game, top player of the team. Lee scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 45 successful passes (of 54 total).
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Jeju United.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Incheon United in just four days.
Ulsan have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Ulsan in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also encountered each other earlier on this season: Seoul - Ulsan 0-0. Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Seoul won zero, Ulsan triumphed in seven and we saw three draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Lee 9 goals |  S. Na 7 goals |  L. Hinterseer 6 goals |
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| Seoul | Ulsan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 41 |
| 29 | 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 84% |
| 58% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 58% | 68% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 36% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 46% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 42% | 40% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 10.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.4 | 11.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 26% | 26% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 31% | 38% |
- Seoul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Seoul have the fewest points (12) at home in K-League 1
- Seoul have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most clean sheets (10) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most points (20) away in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most scored 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 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 48 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 43 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Suwon Bluewings | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | Daegu | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 34 |
| 6 | Suwon | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 34 |
| 7 | Incheon United | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -5 | 33 |
| 8 | Jeju United | 25 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Gangwon | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Seongnam | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Seoul | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Gwangju | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 25 |