The Ulsan & Jeonbuk Motors managers Hong and Kim are both fearful of and eagerly anticipating this very important game in the upper regions of the K-League 1 standings.
- Ulsan have the fewest conceded goals (28) in K-League 1
- Jeonbuk Motors is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 Ulsan and Jeonbuk Motors.
Ulsan form and stats
37 points is a decent return from 17 K-League 1 games here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium for Ulsan. The data says 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Ulsan, as their goalkeeper Hyun-Woo Cho has completely shut out the opponents for 270 minutes in the K-League 1.
The Ulsan club members got no joy from their last fixture, a FA Cup duel also played here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Jeonbuk Motors.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Incheon United and winning 3-0.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 Ulsan have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Ulsan are traveling soon after this match as the K-League 1 match at Pohang Steelers awaits in three days.
Ulsan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium with 28 goals in 17 league matches. Ulsan have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Jeonbuk Motors form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 12 wins, 2 draws and only 3 losses in the K-League 1.
Two away games in a row for Jeonbuk Motors, whose boss Kim could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Ulsan.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Pohang Steelers.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Jeonbuk Motors in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Jeonbuk, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gangwon in just three days.
Jeonbuk Motors are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 30 times in 17 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far).
Head 2 Head
The duelists have battled earlier this season: Jeonbuk Motors - Ulsan 1-1. Last ten meetings with these sides: Ulsan won three, Jeonbuk Motors were winners in four and we saw three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Barrow 12 goals |  W. Eom 11 goals | L. Nascimento Lopes de Souza 11 goals |
Ulsan missing players
Jeonbuk Motors missing players
| Ulsan | Jeonbuk Motors | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 17 | 34 |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 51 | 28 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 30 | 50 |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 32 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 79% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 65% | 65% |
| 47% | 59% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 53% | 41% |
| 15% | 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 35% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 9% |
| 56% | 59% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 47% | 53% |
| 35% | 41% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 47% | 35% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | 15% |
| 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 13.4 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 32% | 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 38% | 34% |
| 8.1 | 7.1 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 11.9 | 10.4 |
| 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
- Jeonbuk Motors have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Jeonbuk Motors have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in K-League 1
- Jeonbuk Motors have the most clean sheets (8) away in K-League 1
- Jeonbuk Motors have the most points (38) away in K-League 1
- Jeonbuk Motors have the most scored goals (30) away in K-League 1
- Jeonbuk Motors have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in K-League 1
- Jeonbuk Motors have the the best goal difference (+15) away in K-League 1
- Jeonbuk Motors haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Jeonbuk Motors is in the best form (4-2-0) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ulsan have the fewest conceded goals (28) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most points (37) at home in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the most points from losing position (23) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the the best goal difference (+14) at home in K-League 1
- Ulsan have the the best goal difference (+20) in K-League 1
- Ulsan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 66 |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Motors | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 61 |
| 3 | Pohang Steelers | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 55 |
| 4 | Incheon United | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 49 |
| 5 | Jeju United | 33 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 46 |
| 6 | Gangwon | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | Suwon | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 44 |
| 8 | Seoul | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -4 | 41 |
| 9 | Daegu | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 31 | -10 | 35 |
| 10 | Sangju Sangmu | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Suwon Bluewings | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 34 |
| 12 | Seongnam | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 27 | -31 | 25 |
